Cutover Manager

**About the job you’re considering**:
Sr. Manager based in Toronto responsible for overseeing and coordinating large scale deployment cutovers from legacy systems to a Microsoft Dynamics 365, ensuring mínimal disruption to business operations. This role involves developing and executing a comprehensive cutover plan, managing timelines, coordination of execution of cutover activities. Key responsibilities include risk identification and mitigation, issue resolution, communication with stakeholders, and ensuring the project meets its goals during the cutover phase.
- Executed multi-site system cutovers that involve synchronized multi-site deployments
- Has led end-to-end MS Dynamics cutover for Finance & Operations, Purchasing & Supply Chain, Capital Project modules
- Demonstrated experience in cutover execution, leadership skills, and executive presence
- Executive presence, cutover governance and reporting, strong communication skills

**Responsibilities**:

- **Lead Cutover Activities**: Oversee and manage the cutover workstream for Dynamics 365 projects, ensuring all activities are executed as planned.
- **Data Migration**: Manage data migration processes, ensuring data integrity and accuracy.
- **System Validation and Testing**: Coordinate system validation and testing to ensure the new system functions correctly.
- **Training and Support**: Provide training and support to end-users to facilitate a smooth transition.
- **Risk Management**: Identify potential risks and develop mitigation strategies to address them.
- **Communication**: Maintain clear communication with stakeholders to keep them informed of progress and any issues.
- **Stakeholder Engagement**:

- Act as the primary point of contact for cutover-related activities.
- Maintain clear communication across IT, business units, and external vendors.
- Conduct regular briefings and status updates.
- **Governance & Compliance**:**
- Establish cutover governance including blackout periods, rollback strategies, and resource alignment.
- Ensure adherence to quality standards and compliance requirements.

**Qualifications**:

- **Cutover Experience**:

- Proven experience in managing Dynamics 365 cutover activities and large-scale multi-site ERP implementations (e.g., Microsoft Dynamics, SAP, Oracle etc.)
- 6 - 8+ years of experience in ERP project management, with a focus on cutover activities
- **Project Management Skills**: Excellent project management skills, with the ability to create and execute detailed cutover plans
- **Problem-Solving**: Strong problem-solving skills to address any issues that arise during the cutover process.
- **Communication Skills**: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate with team members and stakeholders.

**Soft Skills**:

- Excellent communication and presentation skills to interact with both technical and business stakeholders.
- Strong problem-solving skills, ability to think critically and provide innovative solutions to complex business challenges.
- Strong leadership skills with experience in managing projects and guiding teams.

**Travel**:

- Role could involve travel 25% to 50% to client offices across Canada, US, and Mexico

**Life at Capgemini**:
Capgemini supports all aspects of your well-being throughout the changing stages of your life and career. For eligible employees, we offer:

- Collaborating with teams of creative, fun, and driven colleagues
- Flexible work options enabling time and location-based flexibility
- Virtual collaboration and productivity tools to enable hybrid teams
- Comprehensive benefits program (Health, Welfare, Retirement and Paid time off)
- Other perks and wellness benefits like discount programs, and gym/studio access.
- Paid Parental Leave and coaching, baby welcome gift, and family care/illness days
- Back-up childcare/elder care, childcare discounts, and subsidized virtual tutoring
- Tuition assistance and weekly hot skill development opportunities
- Experiential, high-impact learning series events

**About Capgemini**:
Capgemini is a global business and technology transformation partner, helping organizations to accelerate their dual transition to a digital and sustainable world, while creating tangible impact for enterprises and society. It is a responsible and diverse group of 340,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong over 55-year heritage, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to unlock the value of technology to address the entire breadth of their business needs. It delivers end-to-end services and solutions leveraging strengths from strategy and design to engineering, all fueled by its market leading capabilities in AI, cloud and data, combined with its deep industry expertise and partner ecosystem. The Group reported 2023 global revenues of €22.5 billion.

**Disclaimer**:
Capgemini is an Equal Opportunity Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employ