NTT DATA North America ยท 4 weeks ago
SAP Cutover lead
Plano, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Senior LevelNTT DATA is a trusted global innovator of business and technology services. They are currently seeking a SAP Cutover lead to manage all cutover activities for SAP S4 go-live, including defining cutover strategy, establishing communication protocols, and ensuring smooth transitions to support teams.
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Responsibilities
Define and Manage all cutover/ mock cutover ( including system builds for testing/other needs activities for planning, execution and closeout
Establish and update Cutover tracker including Transport Request , system build, SAP CPI build etc
Review daily activity and share report/follow-up with key stakeholders/action owners
Together with Client Cutover Manager co-lead all cutover activities
Review daily cutover activities and share report/follow-up with key stakeholders/action owners within Client and SI as well as with Partners
Establish Program specific Communication Protocol for crucial phases (e.g. Quality Cutover /Production Cutover / Black-Out Phase etc)
Develop the overall cutover strategy and plan for SAP S4 go-live
Define cutover scope, including technical, functional, data migration, and business activities
Build detailed cutover schedules covering pre-cutover, cutover weekend, and post-go-live tasks
Identify dependencies between business, IT, infrastructure, and third-party systems in a GxP Environment ( validation)
Act as the single point of contact for all cutover-related activities
Facilitate regular cutover planning workshops with business and technical stakeholders
Establish governance and escalation paths for cutover issues
Ensure fallback/rollback /black out plans are defined and tested
Provide regular status updates to project leadership and stakeholders
Prepare cutover dashboards, progress reports, and post-go-live reports
Communicate critical milestones, dependencies, and risks to all impacted teams
Ensure smooth handover to the hypercare and support teams
Validate that all cutover activities are properly documented and signed off
Conduct lessons-learned sessions for future cutovers
Monitor stabilization phase and ensure outstanding cutover items are resolved
Cutover strategy and master plan
Detailed cutover schedule with dependencies ( Including system builds) using MS Project
Risk, issue, and contingency plans for cutover
Communication plan for stakeholders during cutover
Post-cutover handover and lessons-learned report
Qualification
Required
Proficient in MS Project
Quick and fast response
Proficient in Office 365 app suite
SAP Cutover experience with S4 Private cloud
Pharmaceutical industry experience with GxP Validation requirements
Collaborative with internal and external stakeholders
Best communicator
Proficient in soft skills such as communication, leading meetings, documenting minutes of meetings, establishing RAID logs and maintaining
Sense of urgency and rigor for keeping on track
Sense of potential risks and escalation in time proactively
Company
NTT DATA North America
NTT DATA, Inc. is a trusted global innovator of business and technology services.
Founded in 1988
10001+ employees
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