Senior SAP S/4 Cutover Project Manager, ESAB

Infosys

About The Position

The Senior SAP S/4 Cutover Project Manager will lead SAP S/4HANA cutover planning and execution, coordinating stakeholders and workstreams to support go-live readiness and a smooth transition to Hypercare and business-as-usual support. The role includes developing and managing cutover plans, facilitating rehearsals, coordinating data migration and readiness activities, and overseeing production cutover execution. It also encompasses project scope and objectives, stakeholder relationships, risk and quality management, estimates and budgets, resource allocation, team performance, and proposal support. The position is associated with Infosys’s Manufacturing unit and its work serving clients in Automotive, Aerospace, Defense, and Industrial Manufacturing.

Requirements

Proven experience developing and managing SAP S/4HANA cutover plans, including timelines, resource planning, dependencies, risk mitigation, and contingency planning aligned with SAP Activate methodology.
Demonstrated experience leading multiple cutover rehearsals and dress rehearsals, validating execution plans, resolving issues, and ensuring go-live readiness.
Strong experience managing end-to-end master and transactional data migration, including data cleansing, migration execution, reconciliation, and validation.
Ability to define, track, and validate go-live readiness criteria, including testing completion, UAT sign-off, data validation, user readiness, and issue closure for Go/No-Go decisions.
Proven ability to lead end-to-end production cutover execution and coordinate infrastructure, security, data migration, business, and project teams while managing communication, escalation, and issue resolution.
Working knowledge of SAP Cloud ALM for coordinating and tracking cutover tasks, managing issues, and monitoring progress across workstreams.
Ability to liaise with business teams, integration partners, and third-party vendors to ensure communication and readiness for cutover and subsequent support.
Ability to prepare and validate cutover documentation with project leads, including cutover strategy, planning, cutover-day communication, and rollback strategy.
Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent from an accredited institution; three years of progressive experience in the specialty may be considered in lieu of each year of education.
Must be authorized to work in the United States for any employer without employer-based visa sponsorship; Infosys cannot provide immigration sponsorship now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

Develop and manage the overall SAP S/4HANA cutover strategy, plan, governance, communications, and contingency approach aligned with SAP Activate methodology.
Define cutover scope and coordinate impacted business and technical stakeholders, data migration, integrations, third-party applications, and resource planning.
Prepare and maintain cutover deliverables including plans, milestone calendars, resource schedules, and detailed execution trackers.
Lead rehearsals and dress rehearsals, validate execution timelines, resolve defects, and refine the cutover plan.
Drive readiness assessments across application, data, business, infrastructure, and operational prerequisites.
Coordinate Go/No-Go governance by validating readiness criteria, risk status, testing completion, and stakeholder sign-offs.
Manage production cutover execution, including system shutdown, data migration, validation, business cutover activities, and system startup.
Monitor cutover risks, issues, dependencies, escalations, rollback plans, and decision points throughout the go-live cycle.
Lead stakeholder communication, command center governance, status reporting, and cross-functional coordination across business, IT, SAP, SI, and third-party teams.
Ensure transition from go-live to Hypercare and BAU support through handover, knowledge transfer, and stabilization activities.

Responsibilities

Define project objectives and scope in alignment with business goals and coordinate delivery with stakeholders.
Coordinate sprint planning and meetings with technical teams and stakeholders, and maintain relationships with mid-level and senior client representatives.
Evaluate project deliverables and promote methodologies and tools that improve project execution and outcomes.
Identify and mitigate risks and work with quality assurance teams to integrate quality planning into project workflows and deliverables.
Develop project estimates, monitor budget performance, and optimize resource allocation.
Support preparation of technical and commercial proposals aligned with client needs and organizational capabilities.
Plan resource allocation, conduct performance appraisals, and facilitate professional development.
Develop and manage SAP S/4HANA cutover plans, including timelines, resources, dependencies, risks, and contingency planning aligned with SAP Activate methodology.
Lead cutover rehearsals and dress rehearsals, validate execution plans, resolve issues, and assess go-live readiness.
Manage master and transactional data migration activities, including cleansing, migration execution, reconciliation, and validation.
Define, track, and validate go-live readiness criteria, including testing completion, UAT sign-off, data validation, user readiness, and issue closure, to support Go/No-Go decisions.
Lead production cutover execution, coordinating infrastructure, security, data migration, business, and project teams; manage communications, escalations, and issue resolution during the cutover window.
Use SAP Cloud ALM to coordinate and track cutover tasks, manage issues, and monitor project progress across workstreams.
Liaise with business teams, integration partners, and third-party vendors to coordinate communication and cutover readiness.
Prepare and validate cutover documentation with project leads, including cutover strategy and plans, cutover-day communications, and rollback strategy.
Coordinate cutover scope, impacted stakeholders, data migration, integrations, third-party applications, and resource planning.
Prepare and maintain cutover plans, milestone calendars, resource schedules, and detailed execution trackers.
Drive cutover readiness assessments across application, data, business, infrastructure, and operational prerequisites.
Coordinate Go/No-Go governance by validating readiness criteria, risks, testing completion, and stakeholder sign-offs.
Monitor and control cutover risks, issues, dependencies, escalations, rollback plans, and decision points throughout go-live.
Lead stakeholder communications, command center governance, status reporting, and cross-functional coordination across business, IT, SAP, SI, and third-party teams.
Ensure transition from go-live to Hypercare and BAU support through handover, knowledge transfer, and stabilization activities.