SAP S/4HANA Rollout Cutover Lead (f/m/d) (IT-Manager/in)

A Snapshot of Your Day As the SAP S/4HANA Rollout Cutover Lead (f/m/d), you will play a pivotal role in ensuring successful business transitions across Siemens Energy's global S4E Unify transformation program. You will define and govern the overall cutover strategy, coordinate global and local deployment activities, and ensure all business, IT, and third-party teams are fully prepared for go-live. Working closely with Rollout Managers, Template Teams, Cluster Cutover Managers, business stakeholders, and external partners, you will oversee integrated cutover planning, manage critical dependencies and risks, and drive business readiness throughout every rollout wave. Your leadership will help ensure smooth, controlled, and low-risk transitions into the new SAP S/4HANA environment. How You’ll Make an Impact * Own and drive the global SAP S/4HANA cutover strategy, ensuring a controlled, business-ready transition across all rollout waves * Develop and maintain integrated cutover plans covering data migration, system validation, go-live activities, legacy system integration, and decommissioning * Define governance, readiness criteria, key milestones, and decision gates while ensuring all deployment dependencies are managed effectively * Identify cutover risks early, develop contingency and fallback strategies, and lead issue resolution to minimize business disruption during critical go-live periods * Guide and support Cluster Cutover Managers by providing standardized methodologies, coordinating execution, and ensuring alignment with global deployment objectives * Monitor cutover performance through KPIs, status reporting, and governance meetings while providing clear, decision-oriented updates to Program Management and executive stakeholders What You Bring * Bachelor's or Master's degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and professional experience * Extensive experience lea