Business Readiness and Cutover Lead

Cambridge, ON
On-site
Posted Nov 6, 2026
1 position

$100–$110 / hour

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Employment type: Contract
Posting language: English
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Job summary

Lead business readiness and cutover planning for an SAP S/4HANA implementation, coordinating business and technical workstreams and preparing operations, data, people, systems, and dependencies for go-live. Manage readiness tracking, go/no-go decisions, operational ramp-down and restart, interface stability, and Hypercare preparation for three-shift production operations.

Job details

Pay Rate: $100-$110 per hour JOB DESCRIPTION IG is looking for an experienced Business Readiness & Cutover Lead to support a major SAP S/4HANA implementation within a regulated manufacturing environment. This person will lead business-side readiness and cutover activities, ensuring operations, data, people, systems, and dependencies are prepared for a successful go-live. Key Responsibilities: -Develop and execute the consolidated Business Readiness and Business Cutover Plans, aligning them with the Technical Cutover Plan. -Coordinate across business, manufacturing, supply chain, data migration, interfaces, validation, infrastructure, training, support, and other workstreams. -Lead transactional data cleansing and migration readiness, tracking data quality, remediation activities, risks, and business ownership. -Own the consolidated Go/No-Go criteria, assign owners, monitor readiness, escalate gaps, and provide clear updates to decision-making teams. -Plan the operational ramp-down, freeze, restart, and gradual ramp-up, minimizing downtime across production and supply chain. -Coordinate business readiness for the restart of critical interfaces and confirm that key business flows are stable before transaction volumes increase. -Prepare the organization for Hypercare, including support roles, escalation procedures, command-centre readiness, stabilization metrics, and coverage for three-shift production operations. -Maintain readiness trackers and dashboards, identify issues, and drive stakeholders toward timely resolution. REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE -10+ years of ERP experience, including at least one SAP S/4HANA project. -Experience supporting 3–5 major SAP go-lives. -Hands-on experience leading business readiness, business cutover, and production go-live activities. -Experience coordinating multiple workstreams in a complex implementation. -Experience with go-lives where manufacturing and supply chain continuity are business-critical. -Strong stakeholder-management skills and the ability to drive accountability in a collaborative, adaptable manner. NICE TO HAVE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE -Pharmaceutical or medical device industry experience. -Experience in a GxP-regulated environment. -Computer System Validation (CSV). -Data Migration and Master Data Management (MDM). -Go-live command-centre management. Vacancy: This posting is for a currently vacant role, and the successful candidate will be hired into an existing open position. Artificial intelligence tools are used to assist in screening and assessing applicants for this position.

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Requirements

Requires 10+ years of ERP experience, including at least one SAP S/4HANA project and experience supporting 3–5 major SAP go-lives. Candidates must have hands-on business readiness, cutover, and production go-live leadership experience, with the ability to coordinate complex workstreams and protect manufacturing and supply chain continuity; regulated-industry, CSV, and data management experience are preferred.