SAP S​/HANA Cutover Lead​/Deployment & Go- Lead- Remote , CA)

Req

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We are currently seeking a SAP S/4

HANA Cutover Lead / Deployment & Go-Live Lead
- Remote to join our team in Ottawa, Ontario (CA-ON), Canada (CA).

SAP S/4

HANA Cutover Lead / Deployment & Go-Live Lead

Experience:

10+ years of overall IT/SAP experience

Role Type:
Senior Lead

Start Date:

ASAP

Position Overview We are seeking an experienced SAP Cutover Lead to lead the end-to-end planning, coordination, and execution of cutover activities for a complex SAP transformation program.

In this role, you will oversee the transition from legacy systems to SAP, ensuring all business and technology activities are properly planned, coordinated, and executed for a successful go-live. This includes developing the cutover strategy, managing detailed execution runbooks, leading cutover rehearsals, coordinating production deployment, overseeing command-center activities, and supporting post-go-live stabilization.

You will work closely with business stakeholders, SAP functional and technical teams, data migration, integration, infrastructure, security, testing, reporting, change management, and third-party vendors to deliver a controlled and timely deployment while minimizing disruption to critical business operations.

The ideal candidate brings significant experience leading complex SAP deployments, with a strong understanding of SAP cutover planning, data migration, integrations, production readiness, go/no-go governance, and hypercare.

Experience with SAP S/4

HANA and large-scale, multi-site or multi-country implementations is highly desirable.

• Develop and maintain the overall SAP cutover strategy, integrated cutover plan, detailed schedule, and execution runbook.
• Translate deployment requirements into clearly defined cutover activities, including owners, timelines, dependencies, prerequisites, and completion criteria.
• Establish entry and exit criteria, decision points, escalation paths, rollback procedures, and contingency plans.
• Identify critical-path activities and ensure dependencies across business and technology work streams are properly sequenced.
• Maintain an integrated view of all activities required before, during, and immediately following SAP go-live.

• Coordinate cutover activities across the following areas:

• SAP functional modules and work streams
• Business functions
• Data migration and conversion
• Interfaces and integrations
• Infrastructure and environments
• Security and user access
• Reporting and analytics
• Testing and validation
• Batch jobs and scheduling
• Third-party applications and vendors
• Business readiness and operational support

• Work closely with the IT Technical Lead, SAP functional and technical leads, business stakeholders, project managers, and implementation partners.
• Ensure clear ownership and accountability for every cutover activity.

• Plan and lead cutover rehearsals, mock cutovers, dress rehearsals, and production-readiness exercises.
• Facilitate cutover planning workshops and readiness-review meetings.
• Document rehearsal results, identify gaps and bottlenecks, and incorporate lessons learned into subsequent cutover plans.
• Validate that critical activities can be completed within the required production cutover window.
• Lead readiness assessments and ensure outstanding issues are resolved or formally accepted before go-live.

• Establish and manage go/no-go criteria and governance checkpoints.
• Facilitate go/no-go meetings with business and technology leadership.
• Ensure critical risks, dependencies,…