Project planned for 6 year S4 HANA Public Cloud scope.

Role Overview We are seeking a highly experienced SAP Test & Cutover Lead to oversee testing governance and cutover readiness across a major SAP transformation programme. The role will ensure deployment quality, business readiness, and successful go-live execution through effective planning, coordination, and stakeholder engagement. Based on the programme's testing leadership model, the successful candidate will be responsible for driving testing strategy while coordinating all cutover activities across business and IT workstreams.

Key Responsibilities

Lead business transformation and deployment readiness activities

Define and govern end-to-end testing and cutover strategies

Align business stakeholders with deployment objectives and timelines

Ensure business and technical pre-requisites are completed ahead of testing and go-live

Prepare and facilitate Fit-to-Standard workshops where required

Coordinate with technical consultants, programme teams, and deployment managers

Manage SIT, UAT, regression testing and go-live validation activities

Drive defect management and resolution processes





Develop and execute integrated cutover plans

Support go-live execution and hypercare activities

Capture lessons learned and deployment best practices

Testing & Cutover Responsibilities

Define test strategy, scope and governance model

Manage testing schedules, resources and environments

Coordinate business and IT testing teams

Ensure quality standards and deployment readiness

Lead cutover planning, rehearsals and execution

Manage go-live command centre activities

Monitor deployment risks and mitigation plans

Provide regular status reporting to programme leadership

Expected Skills

Cutover Planning & Execution

Stakeholder Engagement

Change Management

Governance & Reporting

Strong Leadership and Coordination Skills

Experience Required

Experience leading SIT, UAT and cutover activities

Knowledge of SAP S/4HANA deployment methodologies

Strong stakeholder and vendor management capabilities

Both Modis International Ltd and Modis Europe Ltd are Equal Opportunities Employers.

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