SAP Transition & Cutover Lead

About the role

This role focuses on leading the transition and cutover for a significant digital transformation centered on SAP S/4HANA. The successful candidate will define and secure alignment on the transition strategy, then develop and execute a detailed plan that covers business and technical milestones. This involves coordinating data migration, system cutovers, and introducing new tools while ensuring minimal disruption to operations.

A key part of the work involves leading a highly technical and cross-functional cutover workstream. This includes integrating governance, testing readiness across multiple cycles, and ensuring data and environment preparedness. The goal is to achieve a controlled and risk-mitigated transition, ensuring financial and inventory compliance throughout the process.

Success in this position means ensuring new systems are fully adopted and legacy systems deprecated. This involves setting up support mechanisms for users, identifying and mitigating risks, and maintaining clear communication with all stakeholders. The role also requires gathering feedback, evaluating the transition's effectiveness, and documenting lessons learned to inform future improvements.

The listed salary range for this full-time remote position is between $15,750 and $27,000 USD.

Skills that matter here

• SAP S/4HANA: This role requires experience with SAP S/4HANA as the core system for the digital transformation.
• data migration: The role involves coordinating the execution of data migration tasks as part of the system cutover.
• transition planning: A primary responsibility is to develop and execute detailed transition plans for the shift to new systems.
• stakeholder management: This role requires building relationships, managing expectations, and navigating senior stakeholders effectively.
• cross-functional leadership: The position involves leading and aligning diverse business, tech, finance, logistics, training, and SI teams.

Who this role suits

• You have over 10 years of experience in transition and cutover for large-scale transformation or ERP programs.
• You are adept at working across complex multisystem landscapes, including legacy systems and SAP.
• You can confidently influence decisions, build credibility quickly, and maintain trust at all organizational levels.
• You thrive in fast-paced, dynamic, and ambiguous environments while remaining resilient under pressure.

From the employer

• Define and secure cross-functional leadership alignment on a Transition and cutover strategy for the program.
• Develop and execute a detailed transition plan (incl. business and tech milestones, timelines, and deliverables) to guide the organization through the shift to new systems, processes, and technologies.
• Articulate what day 1 looks like.
• Lead a highly technical, analytical, and cross-functional cutover workstream that integrates governance, multi-cycle testing readiness (SIT/UAT/Rehearsals), data and environment readiness, business dependencies, and financial and inventory compliance to ensure a fully controlled and risk-mitigated transition.
• Ensure support mechanisms are in place to assist users during the transition phase (incl. hypercare, FAQs, and user guides).
• Ensure the transition plan is executed within timelines and with minimal disruption to operations.
• Coordinate the execution of transition tasks, including data migration, system cutovers, and the introduction of new tools or processes.
• Identify potential risks and challenges associated with the transition.
• Create a robust mitigation plan to de-risk and ensure business continuity.
• Maintain all stakeholders informed of progress, issues, and key updates related to the transition.
• Report on transition status and recommend any required adjustments.
• Ensure new systems/processes are fully adopted, and legacy systems/processes are deprecated.
• Gather feedback from stakeholders and end-users, evaluate the effectiveness of the transition, and recommend improvements as necessary.
• Document the impact of the transition on business operations, teams. Gather lessons learned throughout the transition process and present to key stakeholders.

• 10+ years in transition and cutover for large-scale transformation/ ERP programs with complex dependencies and external partners.
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA.
• Strong understanding of SIT, UAT and Cutover Rehearsal cycles, including environment readiness and multicycle planning.
• Strong understanding of core master and transactional data domains (Article Master, Vendors, POs, Inventory, Pricing, financial objects).
• Deep experience working across complex multisystem landscapes, including legacy systems, mapping layers, and SAP.
• Experience in retail/fashion and multi-country operations.
• Knowledge of data readiness (catalogue creation, ETL timing, reconciliation rules, data quality risks).
• Experience working with data migration/data readiness cycles (ETL, reconciliation, catalogue creation) within large transformations.
• Cross-functional leadership: Leads and aligns diverse business, tech, finance, logistics, training, and SI teams around an integrated transition and cutover plan.
• Clear communication: Communicates complex information clearly, both verbally and in writing, ensuring all stakeholders stay informed and aligned.
• Stakeholder management: Builds strong relationships, manages expectations, and navigates senior stakeholders with confidence and trust.
• Influence & relationship building: Confidently influences decisions, builds credibility quickly, and maintains trust at all levels of the organization.
• Resilience & conflict resolution: Stays calm under pressure, demonstrates high resilience, and effectively navigate and resolves conflicts.
• Adaptability & pace: Operates effectively in fast paced, dynamic, and high ambiguity environments.

• Full-time employment.
• Salary range: $15,750 – $27,000 USD.
• Relocation support.