Experience: 12–15+ Years

Relevant Experience: Strong SAP S/4HANA Cutover Management Experience

Domain: Pharmaceutical / Life Sciences

Technology: SAP S/4HANA, RISE with SAP

Location: Navi Mumbai

Work Mode: 6 Days Onsite at Navi Mumbai

We are looking for an experienced SAP Cutover Manager with strong expertise in SAP S/4HANA transformation programs and RISE with SAP implementations, preferably within the Pharmaceutical / Life Sciences industry. The candidate will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing end-to-end cutover activities for SAP S/4HANA implementations, migrations, and deployments, ensuring a smooth transition from legacy systems to the new SAP landscape.

The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience managing complex cutover plans, cross-functional teams, business stakeholders, technical teams, data migration, system readiness, go-live execution, and post-go-live stabilization.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead end-to-end cutover planning and execution for SAP S/4HANA implementation and transformation programs.
- Manage cutover activities for SAP S/4HANA programs hosted on RISE with SAP.
- Develop and maintain detailed cutover strategies, plans, schedules, checklists, and runbooks.
- Coordinate business, functional, technical, infrastructure, Basis, security, data migration, integration, and testing teams.
- Drive cutover readiness assessments, mock cutovers, dress rehearsals, and final production cutover.
- Manage data migration, data validation, reconciliation, and business readiness activities.
- Coordinate system downtime, transport management,



interface sequencing, job scheduling, and production deployment activities.
- Establish cutover governance, command center operations, escalation mechanisms, and communication plans.
- Track cutover dependencies, risks, issues, and critical milestones to ensure timely execution.
- Coordinate with SAP Basis and infrastructure teams for RISE workplace readiness, connectivity, system access, and deployment activities.
- Manage go/no-go assessments and obtain approvals from business and IT stakeholders.
- Lead go-live execution, hypercare, post-go-live stabilization, and transition to support teams.
- Ensure cutover activities comply with pharmaceutical industry requirements, including GxP, validation, and regulatory expectations, wherever applicable.

Mandatory Skills & Experience

- 12–15+ years of overall SAP / IT experience, with substantial experience in SAP S/4HANA transformation programs.
- Strong experience as an SAP Cutover Manager or Cutover Lead in large-scale SAP implementations.
- Proven experience managing end-to-end cutover activities for SAP S/4HANA Greenfield, Brownfield, or migration programs.




- Strong exposure to RISE with SAP environments and coordination with SAP cloud infrastructure / Basis teams.
- Experience preparing and managing cutover strategies, detailed plans, runbooks, mock cutovers, and go-live execution.
- Strong understanding of SAP S/4HANA implementation lifecycle, data migration, integrations, testing, and deployment.
- Experience managing cross-functional teams and multiple business and technical workstreams.
- Strong risk management, issue resolution, stakeholder management, and communication skills.

Pharma / Life Sciences Domain Experience

- Prior experience working on SAP implementation or transformation programs within the Pharmaceutical / Life Sciences industry.
- Understanding of regulated business environments and pharmaceutical processes.
- Exposure to GxP, GMP, CSV (Computerized System Validation), audit trails, and data integrity requirements.
- Understanding of validation documentation, change control, and compliance requirements during SAP deployment and cutover.
- Experience coordinating cutover activities across manufacturing, quality, supply chain, procurement, finance, and other business functions.

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience with SAP Activate methodology and structured project governance.
- Exposure to SAP S/4HANA migration tools and data transition activities.
- Experience coordinating global deployments and multi-country rollouts.
- PMP / PRINCE2 / Agile certification will be an added advantage.
- Strong experience managing senior business stakeholders, implementation partners, and SAP delivery teams.

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