Business Cutover Lead

For our client, we are looking for a Business Cutover Lead. Note! This application is only for individuals already residing in Finland, and relocation is not possible. Description: The Customer is currently implementing SAP S/4HANA as a core ERP system. The aim is to go live in May 2027. To support the go live preparations, the Customer is looking for an experienced Business Cutover Lead to join the programme team. The Business Cutover Lead will ensure that the business transition from the legacy systems to the new solution at the go-live happens with minimal disruption to operations. Main responsibilities of the Business Cutover Lead: 1. Business cutover planning: Develop and maintain the business cutover plan in coordination with the program streams including activities (in Jira), dependencies, owners, milestones, and timing. 2. Business readiness: Coordinate and track business readiness across streams including people/competence, processes, data, and controls/metrics. 3. Business Cutover execution management: Consolidate and report the business readiness status, unresolved issues, and risks to the Program Leadership. Support the Go/No-Go decisions. Communicate cutover schedules, responsibilities, decisions, and status to the stakeholders. 4. Hypercare and stabilisation: Coordinate business support during initial operations. Monitor critical processes with the set controls/metrics and in cooperation with the line management leading the change. Prioritise issues, coordinate the retirement of contingency tools and procedures, and support the transition to business-as-usual operations. 5. Cutover rehearsals: Coordinate the business participation in cutover rehearsals, validate business activities, timings, dependencies, resources, and contingency procedures, and ensure lessons learned are incorporated into the final cutover plan. Required skills and d experience: Extensive experience in a business cutover role: Has led business cutover activities in several SAP S/4HANA greenfield implementations (private cloud solution) Deep understanding of cutover activities and methodology Proactive and ability to drive activities independently to completion Strong project management skills Please apply with your updated CV, that clearly demonstrates your skills and experience relevant to this role. Location: Espoo. Likely a lot can be done remote, but a fair amount of onsite presence needed too. Start: asap Duration: until June 2027 Allocation: 100 % Language: English We offer you: We offer a versatile assignment where every day is different and interesting. We also offer a very competitive salary and good employee benefits. Are you interested in becoming a part of our dynamic team? The position will be filled as soon as a suitable person is found, so please be quick and submit your application! Please include your salary expectation in your application. For more information, contact Kimmo Kärsämä, tel. 050 412 7500, kimmo.karsama@lokki.fi Explore Lokki, through our blog and website: https://www.lokki.fi/ . Lokki Henkilöstöpalvelut Oy (Finnish for Seagull Recruitment Services) has been active in providing recruitment services since 2005 and we belong to The Private Employment Agencies Association HPL. Our vision is to provide the best customer experience with our reliable, humane and effortless service around Finland. Our most important asset is a person who, as we know, thrives in a reliable and supportive atmosphere. At Loki you will be supported by your own human resources consultant throughout your employment relationship. At Lokki, we believe in a partnership achieved as a result of flexible service. Explore us and our vacancies: https://www.lokki.fi/. You can also find us on Facebook and Instagram.