Senior Cutover Manager - SAP

Opportunity

Maersk is achieving an unprecedented transformation in the growth of our businesses, rethinking the way we engage with customers and partners, and how the world’s trade flows across our global network. We are offering you a unique opportunity to help shape that journey and the future organization. As a part of this process, you will have an opportunity to participate in the global finance transformation program that will set the direction of the future SAP S4HANA based Finance solution for this large global organization. As SAP Cutover Manager, you will be a key driver in building our digital core global ERP S4HANA platform.

Maersk is on multi-year program to revamp its technology and digital solutions footprint and as part of our new strategy, SAP will act as the ‘digital core’ for the company’s finance processes enabled by SAP’s latest cloud and S4HANA offerings. Maersk has currently ECC based SAP finance solutions running for Ocean and logistics divisions and our plan is to subsume these solutions within revamped green field S4HANA implementations. You will be part of the SAP engineering team which owns solution template, design, configuration, development, testing and deployment of the SAP solution in Maersk.

Maersk is operating in more than 130 countries across the world and with a rapidly and constantly changing business and technology environment the role offers an exciting opportunity to shape the vision and implementation of Finance SAP solutions for Maersk group.

We Offer:

As an organization with global presence, joining Maersk is a wonderful and exciting opportunity for you to work with people of diverse talents & background. We offer a fast paced, challenging and truly international atmosphere with activities spread around the globe in Copenhagen, India, London, Hague and Charlotte. The environment is dynamic with focus on high performance, results, and respect for our employees. There will be the possibility of continuous professional and personal development and for gaining a professional and social network.

As a company, we are committed to growing our people. We will provide you with opportunities that broaden your knowledge and strengthen your professional & technical skills.

• We operate in a fast-paced environment utilizing modern technologies and bias toward action
  
  
• We value customer outcomes and are passionate about using technology to solve problems
  
  
• We are a diverse team with colleagues from different backgrounds and cultures
  
  

• We offer the freedom, and responsibility, to shape the setup and the processes we use in our community
  
  
• We support continuous learning, including through conferences, workshops and meetups
  
  

Key Responsibilities:

• Define, develop and implement a detailed plan for all cutover activities within a release.
  
  
• Engage and lead resources in planning, testing and delivering cutover.
  
  
• Provide expert advice and information to stakeholders on emerging cutover issues and present recommendations to support project delivery in line with established plans, timeframes, and other relevant project priorities.
  
  
• Manage stakeholder relationships through effective communication and issue resolution to ensure stakeholders are engaged throughout the cutover planning and delivery.
  
  
• Manage cutover communications, checkpoint processes and logistics to ensure smooth delivery against the plan.
  
  
• Provide thought leadership, implement best practice processes, and drive continuous improvement for repeatable successful cutover delivery.
  
  

Who we are looking for:

We are looking for a highly experienced, innovative self-starter with the following background and skillset.

Required:

• At least 10-12 years’ experience in large SAP Implementations covering at least 3 full lifecycle SAP implementation experience with the demonstrated ability and in-depth knowledge in all aspects of a SAP implementation and the relationships between each phase.
  
  

• 5+ experience of leading large complex global, SAP Cutovers with diverse and distributed teams.
  
  
• SAP Project Management experience.
  
  
• In depth knowledge and experience of SAP Activate methodology.
  
  
• Strong Microsoft Project skills.
  
  
• Very strong communication, collaboration and leadership skills.
  
  
• Structured, highly analytical mind-set and excellent problem-solving skills.
  
  
• Highly motivated and work well under pressure within diverse cultural environment.
  
  
• An individual who respects the opinion of others; yet can drive a decision though the team.
  
  
• Credible with senior stakeholders and able to hold their own in conversations at this level.
  
  
• Natural ability to coordinate and facilitate diverse teams of different skill sets, backgrounds, geographies, and cultures.
  
  
• Advanced communication skills with a demonstrated ability to provide advice, consult and negotiate with senior management and manage key relationships between stakeholders involved in an implementation environment.
  
  

Desirable;

• S/4 HANA experience highly desirable.
  
  
• SAP Data Migration experience - understanding of BODS.
  
  
• Functional knowledge of specific SAP modules is a plus.
  
  
• Knowledge and experience of Solution Manager and Focused Build.
  
  
• Knowledge and experience of Agile Methodology and use of JIRA.
  
  
• Logistics industry experience.
  
  

As a performance-oriented company, we strive to always recruit the best person for the job - regardless of gender, age, nationality, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are proud of our diversity and see it as a genuine source of strength for building high performing teams.