SAP Transition & Cutover Lead

Key offer highlights

What we offer

• Global Relocation - (Relocation options; Experience in an international environment; Cross-cultural experience)

• Recognition and Evaluation - (Feedback culture; Regular appraisals)

• Time Off - (Annual holiday - 20 or 26 days. The duration of the leave depends on the overall seniority; Occasional leave - 1 or 2 days/ depending on the circumstances; Child care leave - 2 days or 16 hours per year; Absence due to force majeure - 2 days or 16 hours per year; Maternity Leave - 20 weeks; Parental Leave - 41 weeks; Paternity Leave - 14 days)

• Luxoft Training Center - (Expert-led tech courses covering basic to advanced topics; Internal instructor-led soft skills courses; Comprehensive in-house self-learning resources for both soft and hard skills; Access to external self-learning libraries like ProQuest eBook and Udemy for Business; Cloud Programs: MS Cloud Academy, AWS Partner Academy, Google Cloud Academy; Custom Learning Programs: upskilling, reskilling, technical mentorship; Leadership Programs for Managers)

• Well-being and Work-life Balance - (Multisport card; Possibility to order Multisport card at the corporate rate for family members; LuxGood Program: wellbeing seminars, contests, relaxation sessions, yoga sessions, etc.; One Team Program: Buddy for each New Joiner; seminars, meeting and workplace space to support integration with local community and culture; “Hire me” workshops for partners; Preferential banking offer; Preferential car leasing offer; Cafeteria program discounts for shops, cinema tickets, holiday offers; Luxoft Social Benefit Fund: sport and recreation benefits, the possibility to receive financial support)

• Health Care - (Private Healthcare Insurance with unlimited access to specialists; Full dental support; Travel Insurance; Possibility to add private healthcare coverage for family members at the corporate rate; Life insurance at the corporate rate for employees and family members, including payment of the basic package for the employee by the employer; Reimbursement for corrective glasses)

• Company Events and Friendly Environment - (Many fun social activities organized by the Luxoft team offline in your city; Online entertainment events for whole company and local team events; A workplace where you’re treated with respect within a multicultural team)

• Internal Mobility - (Rotation between projects and accounts; New career opportunities)

• Self-Learning Library

• CSR Projects

Other

• Languages: English: C1 Advanced

• Seniority: Lead

Requirements

• 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 where plans evolve rapidly.

• Scenario & contingency planning: Anticipates risks and designs structured Plan A/B/C scenarios, fallbacks, and contingency models.

• Synthesis of complexity: Translates multidomain inputs into simple, actionable insights and clear decisions.

• Attention to detail: Maintains high accuracy and rigor across detailed cutover tasks, dependencies, and readiness checkpoints.

• Problem solving & risk management: Identifies issues early, solves problems quickly, and drives mitigation to protect business continuity.

• User-centric mindset: Supports end users with empathy through hyper care, training, and clear readiness guidance.

• English C1

• German

• Commercial Planning Solution

• Transport Management System

Zakres obowiązków

• 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.

Description

Our Client is undertaking the most significant digital transformation, where a cornerstone is the delivery of consistent, accurate, and trusted data into the future SAP S/4 HANA-based ecosystem and associated technology stack. The Transition & Cutover Lead is responsible for ensuring that the transition to new systems, technologies, and processes is smooth, well-coordinated, and minimally disruptive, while ensuring ongoing support for users and alignment with the broader goals of the digital transformation program. The size of the project team is above 200 people.