Oracle Fusion Cutover Manager

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Oracle Fusion Cutover Manager to join the Stratus programme at the ICR to lead all planning, coordination and execution of activities required to transition the ICR from legacy Finance, HR, Payroll, Procurement and Research Management systems into Stratus, ensuring a smooth, controlled and well‑governed go‑live.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the detailed cutover plan aligned to the overall Stratus plan on a page and deployment timeline. 
•  Liaise directly with the Enterprise Applications team to ensure the Digital Services BAU function is engaged at the right checkpoints; plan and manage the progressive wind down of non essential BAU activity during cutover, and coordinate a controlled handover into hyper-care and steady state support.
•  Lead cutover governance meetings including readiness checkpoints, go/nogo meetings and daily stand ups. go meetings and daily
•  Own and manage the end to end cutover strategy for Oracle Fusion Cloud implementations (FINANCE, HCM, and SCM) including Research Management and EPM. 
•  Develop and maintain detailed cutover plans, runbooks, checklists, and timelines across multiple environments (DEV, TEST, UAT, PROD)
•  Validate that testing cycles (SIT, UAT, PPR) meet exit criteria relevant for cutover, as defined in Stratus test strategy documents.

About You

We are looking for an experienced Cutover Manager with ERP transformation project experience, ideally Oracle. You will have a strong understanding of ERP platforms as well as infrastructure and data migration.  

• Evidenced experience of performing this role in multiple Oracle programmes
• Strong understanding of data migration cycles, environment management, testing phases and business readiness, as evidenced across Stratus documentation.
• Ability to run multiple workstreams manage high pressure go live windows.
• Experience within public sector, research, or higher education environments.
• 7+ years of experience in Oracle implementations, with strong focus on cutover and deployment management.
• Hands-on experience with Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications (ERP, HCM, SCM)
• Proven experience leading complex enterprise cutovers with multiple stakeholders

What We Offer

• A supportive and collaborative working environment.
• Opportunities for professional development and career progression.
• Competitive salary and pension

We encourage all applicants to access the job pack attached for more detailed information regarding this role. For any more information regarding the role, please contact [email protected].

Why work for us?

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