Cut Over Lead - Contract

Description:

Our Client a Global Tech firm is seeking a Cut over lead to join their team in Sandton on a contract basis. They offer stability, growth, attractive rates and a great working environment.The Cutover Lead working closely with the Deployment Project Manager and Project Horizon Leadership team will execute and drive the pre-cutover, cutover, and post cutover Go-Live activity. The Cutover Lead will provide the strategy, approach, checklists, and work plans to drive to a successful activation of the new ERP system including 3rd Party systems. They will develop the detailed cutover checklist.Develops detailed cutover checklist, integrated and consolidated project plan incorporating all Cut-Over activities across Project Scope, including technical, data and operations or business tasks with inputs on Business Activity and project teams, including potential Go-Live scenarios.Conduct Workshops on Cut-Over activities with all related project streams and business and collect appropriate cutover steps to be performed and works closely with the workgroups to document the integrated cutover plan for each applicationEnsures proper integration between different streams to form one integrated set of activities for a one integrated cutover planResponsible for detailed project management of the cutover and conversion deliverables to the new system/s, resolving discrepancies or process issues related to cutoverResponsible for ensuring successful planning and execution of integrated release cutover activities and associated system outagesPlans the resources, human and physical required for cut-over activities and coordinates requirements for Go Live staffing and overall logisticsDevelops the cutover command centre logistics, communication and escalation plan and command centre documentation (policies, procedures, downtime processes)Provides Cutover status reporting to project leadership and key stakeholdersEnsures entry and exit criteria for each cutover is well articulated, documented and agreed with all stakeholdersEnsures entry into and exit out of cutover stage gates and audit requirements are met including the final Go/No-Go meetings for each roll-outActs as the final point of escalation for all Cut-over issues, proactively bringing about appropriate interventions when the Cutover/s may be jeopardizedLeads integrated cutover activities for Pre-Go-Live, Go-Live and Post Go-Live for 6 Cut-Over cycles:Mock Cut-Over 1 (Pilot)Mock Cut-Over 2 (Pilot)Cut-Over PilotMock Cut-Over 1 (SA)Mock Cut-Over 2 (SA)Cut-Over SADevelop, own, and lead a detailed operational/business preparation plan/s for build-up to cutover and cutover for each business function, taking into consideration customers, vendors, employees, business peak times, downtime the business can handle, how catchup will work etc.Leads integrated cutover activities for multiple countries simultaneously, remotely, post SA deploymentDevelops integrated Roll-Back Plan and Strategy and back out / contingency plans fo