SAP Cutover Lead:

eurpeople's customer, a global leading organisation is seeking an experienced SAP Cutover Lead to join their new, longterm, brownfield project in Switzerland.

We're seeking a SAP Cutover Lead, for a multi-year S/4 Brownfield Conversion project:

The business environment is quite large with many crossover business lines, and as such, experience of performing this role in complex large scale multi region or global project environments is essential. Small scale cutover project experience or individual business line experience is not sufficient in this scenario.

• Brownfield S/4 HANA migration experience or upgrade (Conversion from ECC to S/4 HANA) experience is essential.
• Experience with Conversion cycles for remediation of data
• High level stakeholder skills (quality of information needs to be at a proficient level), some programme management experience would be helpful so they can understand the broader topics.
• NZDT "Near Zero Down Time" or experience with other strategies for downtime optimizations would be helpful.

Job description:

• 1. Strategic Oversight:
• Provide strategic oversight and leadership for the entire cutover process, ensuring alignment with the overall project strategy and business objectives.
• Develop and communicate the cutover strategy to all stakeholders, ensuring clarity and understanding.
• 2. Team Leadership:
• Lead and manage the cutover team, including cutover managers, consultants, and other relevant personnel.
• Assign roles and responsibilities within the cutover team, ensuring effective coordination and collaboration.
• 3. Stakeholder Management:
• Engage with key stakeholders, including business leaders, project managers, and technical teams, to ensure alignment and support for cutover activities.
• Communicate cutover plans, progress, and issues to stakeholders, ensuring transparency and buy-in.
• 4. Risk Management:
• Identify and assess risks associated with the cutover process, developing and implementing mitigation strategies.
• Monitor and manage cutover risks, ensuring proactive resolution of potential issues.
• 5. Resource Allocation:
• Allocate and manage resources, including personnel, tools, and budget, to ensure successful cutover execution.
• Ensure that all necessary resources are available and ready for the cutover activities.
• 6. Performance Monitoring:
• Monitor the performance of the cutover process, using metrics and KPIs to track progress and identify areas for improvement.
• Conduct post-cutover reviews and assessments to capture lessons learned and improve future cutover processes.
• 7. Governance and Compliance:
• Ensure that the cutover process adheres to organizational policies, industry standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Implement cutover deliverables, governance frameworks and controls to ensure the integrity and compliance of the cutover activities.

Selected candidates would need to be flexible to undertake travel to Switzerland at approximately 1-2 times per month.

The customer WILL NOT consider candidate(s) who DO NOT possess a relevant passport that allows them to immediately travel to the project location. Candidates who require visas, work permits or sponsorship need not apply.

eurpeople is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

eurpeople is an Equal Opportunities employer; we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

For more information please send your CV providing your contact details and a representative of eurpeople will contact you. Alternatively please call eurpeople on the telephone number provided.