Our Ottawa based client, is seeking an experienced SAP S/4HANA Cutover Lead to lead the planning and execution of the City's SAP ECC to SAP S/4HANA transformation cutover. This individual will represent the City's interests while working closely with IBM (System Integrator) and internal business, functional, technical, infrastructure, security, and operational teams to ensure a successful go-live. This is a leadership-focused role requiring proven SAP S/4HANA cutover experience, strong governance capabilities, and exceptional stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities - Develop and manage the City's integrated SAP S/4HANA cutover plan.

- Coordinate all City-owned cutover activities, dependencies, milestones, risks, and resource requirements.
- Lead cutover planning across business, functional, technical, infrastructure, security, data migration, and operational workstreams.
- Coordinate closely with IBM and City project leadership throughout planning and execution.
- Lead cutover rehearsals, mock cutovers, blackout planning, business ramp-down/ramp-up, operational readiness, and deployment activities.
- Validate readiness across all workstreams and support executive Go/No-Go decision making.
- Monitor risks, dependencies, critical path activities and issue resolution throughout the cutover lifecycle.
- Support transition into Hypercare and operational sustainment following go-live.
- Provide executive-level reporting, governance support, and stakeholder communications throughout the engagement.





Required Experience - Proven experience serving as the Cutover Lead on at least one SAP ECC to SAP S/4HANA transformation.

- Experience developing and executing enterprise cutover strategies for large SAP programs.
- Robust understanding of:
- SAP S/4HANA transformations - Cutover planning - Data migration - Business continuity - Business readiness - Operational readiness - Hypercare planning - Experience coordinating multiple workstreams including:
- Business - Functional - Technical - Infrastructure - Security - Data Migration - Experience supporting executive governance, steering committees, and Go/No-Go decision making.
- Excellent communication, leadership, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Experience - Experience representing the client organization while working alongside a System Integrator (IBM, Deloitte, Accenture, PwC, etc.).

- Municipal or broader public-sector SAP transformation experience considered an asset.
- SAP Activate methodology experience is desirable.

Engagement Structure

This is expected to be a phased engagement: Phase 1 - Immediate start.

- Develop the City's integrated cutover strategy and execution plan. Phase 2 - Light governance/readiness support as required while the project progresses. Phase 3 - Return approximately early/mid-November 2026 through January 4, 2027 to lead final readiness, rehearsals, cutover execution, Go-Live, Hypercare transition, and stabilization.

Important: Candidates must be comfortable with a phased engagement. The City is exploring options to maintain continuity between planning and execution.

📌 SAP S/4HANA Cutover Lead (Ottawa)
🏢 Myticas Consulting
📍 Ottawa