Title:- SAP Cutover Manager

Location:- Tallapoosa, Georgia (Day 1 Onsite)

Contract Only

Key Accountabilities:-

·Develop and own the overall Deployment Workplan. This should contain a list of deliverables and activities that will be executed by the Deployment workstream.

·Provide written documentation describing a project or program's overall Deployment strategy

·Work with project and program workstreams to plan and develop detailed cutover plans, which include both technical and functional steps to be executed during the deployment phase

·Identify risks, cross application dependencies and downstream impacts for each release

·Lead small team of cutover team members during the preparation and execution phases

·Lead deployment planning activities with IT, business and third party teams

·Determine go-live readiness criteria, socialize them with key stakeholders and obtain requisite approvals

·Plan and execute mock cutovers to help teams prepare for the final production cutover

·Establish and communicate the overall Deployment plan with senior stakeholders such as program management, business unit leads and the IT Head

·Manage the scope and schedule of cutover activities

·Manges risks and issues associated with the cutover and prepare appropriate mitigation plan

· Provide detailed backout options for severe contingencies

·Ensure compliance with IT processes including proper documentation and securing approvals of requisite changes through our Change Advisory Board process

·Provide timely escalation to IT leadership where necessary.

·Liaise with the functional SAP experts and business teams in order to assist with the planning and execution of Deployment activities.

Qualifications:-

·At least three years prior experience in having led SAP cutovers

·Familiarity with SAP Deployment and Cutover methodology

·Strong organization skills and attention to detail

·Ability to manage by influence within and across various IT and business disciplines

·Strong negotiation skills

·Effective oral and written communication skills

·Deep experience in MS Office, particularly Project