About this role
Salary: £36,000 - 76,000 per year
Requirements: Proven experience leading test execution and cutover activities on large-scale ERP or SAP programmes.Strong background delivering SIT, UAT, regression testing, performance testing, and mock cutovers.Excellent planning, coordination, risk management, and issue resolution skills.Strong stakeholder management experience across business, programme, and technical teams.Familiarity with testing methodologies, defect management processes, and testing tools.SAP S/4HANA implementation experience is desirable.Experience with SAP testing tools such as Solution Manager, Tricentis Tosca, SAP ALM, Jira, and XRay is desirable.Knowledge of data migration, environment planning, and system landscapes is desirable.Understanding of release management and DevOps concepts is desirable. Responsibilities: Lead business-side cutover planning and execution activities.Coordinate cutover tasks, dependencies, data readiness, and resource requirements.Validate cutover plans including data loads, stock runs, freeze periods, and downtime windows.Support mock cutovers and dress rehearsals, capturing lessons learned and driving continuous improvement.Manage business readiness assessments and secure sign-off against go-live criteria.Coordinate communications, operational impacts, staffing requirements, and site readiness activities.Lead the planning and execution of all testing phases, including SIT, UAT, regression testing, performance testing, and dress rehearsals.Review and validate test plans, scripts, and quality gates to ensure alignment with business requirements.Coordinate SMEs and end users across multiple business functions to ensure comprehensive test coverage.Manage defect triage activities and track issue resolution through to closure.Monitor testing progress, risks, escalations, and achievement of exit criteria.Ensure testing outcomes support business readiness and go-live success.Support go-live execution and command centre operations.Prioritise and coordinate issue resolution during hypercare.Ensure knowledge transfer and support processes are established for post-go-live operations.Oversee remediation of issues relating to data, process execution, and system adoption.Support transition into BAU support with clear ownership of outstanding actions. Technologies: DevOpsERPSupportJIRASAP S/4HANASAPToscaWindows More:
We are seeking an experienced Test Execution & Cutover Lead to join a major SAP S/4HANA transformation programme in Manchester, with three days onsite and a six-month initial contract outside IR35. This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in ensuring successful testing, business readiness, cutover execution, and go-live support within a complex enterprise environment. Working closely with programme stakeholders, business users, and technical teams, you will help deliver a smooth and controlled SAP S/4HANA deployment.
last updated 30 week of 2026