SAP Cutover Lead at RED Global, London Area, £Contract Rate

*** SAP Cutover Manager - 9 months + ext. - Remote ***

On behalf of one of our key partners RED now has a new opportunity for a SAP Cutover Manager to join an ongoing S/4HANA greenfield implementation. The initial contract will run until 31/01-2026 with long-term prospects.

This contract is to start ASAP and will be almost 100% remote with only occasional travel within Europe.

You will be responsible for:

• The Cutover Lead is responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing the end-to-end cutover strategy for the program supporting the SAP S/4HANA implementation.
• This role ensures a controlled, low-risk transition from legacy systems to S/4HANA by orchestrating business, IT, data migration, and operational readiness activities across all functional workstreams.
• The Cutover Lead operates at the program level, working closely with PMO, functional leads, technical teams, and business stakeholders to deliver a seamless go-live and stabilization.
• Cutover strategy & Planning, Execution & Command Center Leadership, Cross-Functional Coordination, Data Migration and System Readiness, Risk Management & Governance, Business Readiness & Hypercare.

Specific skills/experience required:

• 5+ years experience as a Cutover Lead/Manager
• 10+ years in overall senior SAP Programme/Project Manger level roles.
• Strong experience planning and executing end to end cutover strategies.
• Experience with both SAP and non-SAP cutover activities.
• Pharmaceutical industry experience is an advantage.
• Excellent English communication skills.

This role is OUTSIDE IR35

If you are interested please contact Alex Upton-Agerholm on aagerholm@redglobal.com or apply here.