AddressAyan Infotech urgently needs a seasoned ERP Cutover Manager in Sydney, CBD, to take up an initial 6-month contract. The Cutover Manager pivotal role in the successful transition and implementation of our new ERP platform.
Key Accountabilities:
- Develop and own the overall Deployment workplan. This should contain a list of deliverables and activities that will be executed by the Deployment workstream.
- Provide written documentation describing a project or program's overall Deployment strategy
- Work with project and program workstreams to plan and develop detailed cutover plans, which include both technical and functional steps to be executed during the deployment phase
- Identify risks, cross application dependencies and downstream impacts for each release
- Lead small team of cutover team members during the preparation and execution phases
- Lead deployment planning activities with IT, business, and third-party teams
- Determine go-live readiness criteria, socialize them with key stakeholders and obtain requisite approvals
- Plan and execute mock cutovers to help teams prepare for the final production cutover
- Establish and communicate the overall Deployment plan with senior stakeholders such as program management, business unit leads and the IT Head
- Manage the scope and schedule of cutover activities
- Manges risks and issues associated with the cutover and prepare appropriate mitigation plans
- Provide detailed backout options for severe contingencies
- Ensure compliance with IT processes including proper documentation and securing approvals of requisite changes through our Change Advisory Board process
- Provide timely escalation to IT leadership where necessary
- Liaise with the functional experts and business teams to assist with the planning and execution of Deployment activities.
Qualifications:
- At least three years prior experience in having led ERP cutovers
- Strong organization skills and attention to detail
- Ability to manage by influence within and across various IT and business disciplines
- Strong negotiation skills
- Effective oral and written communication skills
- Deep experience in MS Office, particularly Project
Highly competitive rate is on offer, relevant to experience. We also require the contractor to start immediately or with 2-weeks notice.
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