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Key Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee all the release of new systems and updates to technical systems
• Developing release schedules, providing support during the technical release process, and ensuring that production systems are functional following a successful release.
• Co-ordinate and build the full release plan with input from all functional and technical teams as well as change and communications teams and ensure full alignment with business
• Develop and own the overall Deployment workplan. This should contain a list of deliverables and activities that will be executed by the Deployment workstream.
• Provide written documentation describing a project or program's overall Deployment strategy
• Work with project and program workstreams to plan and develop detailed cutover plans, which include both technical and functional steps to be executed during the deployment phase.
• Identify risks, cross application dependencies and downstream impacts for each release.
• Lead small, medium and large teams of cutover team members during the preparation and execution phases
• Lead deployment planning activities with IT, business and third party teams Determine go-live readiness criteria, socialize them with key stakeholders and obtain requisite approvals
• Plan and execute mock cutovers to help teams prepare for the final production cutover
• Establish and communicate the overall Deployment plan with senior stakeholders such as program management, business unit leads and the CIO
• Manage the scope and schedule of cutover activities
• Manages risks and issues associated with the cutover and prepare appropriate mitigation plans
• Provide detailed backout options for severe contingencies
• Ensure compliance with IT processes including proper documentation and securing approvals of requisite changes through our Change Advisory Board process
• Provide timely escalation to IT leadership where necessary.
• Liaise with the functional SAP experts and business teams in order to assist with the planning and execution of Deployment activities.

Job Requirements:

• Must have 10+ years of experience in managing SAP driven projects. Must have worked in large implementation projects with SAP and non-SAP applications
• Must have created runbook for cutover tasks for multiple SAP applications like SAP ECC, SAP PI, SAP BW, and other SAP reporting applications.
• Must have good communication and coordination skills to work with multiple SAP Teams to consolidate cutover tasks over multiple SAP modules and have experience working with diverse teams across regions under extreme pressure. Proven and demonstrable ability to work with 3rd parties and business leads and stakeholders is essential

Technical Experience:

• 3-year qualification
• At least three years prior experience in having led SAP cutovers Familiarity with SAP
• Deployment and Cutover methodology
• Strong organization skills and attention to detail
• Ability to manage by influence within and across various IT and business disciplines
• Strong negotiation skills Effective oral and written communication skills
• Deep experience in MS Office, particularly Project

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Job Description

• Provide day-to-day management of client relationships and strategic direction on all aspects of the account, articulating Human Brand Experience strategies and briefs to the client and multi-disciplinary teams. Understand client's business landscape and identify human brand experience gaps for new business opportunities. Drive shared experience- building with the client while balancing the commercial imperatives to ensure work is profitable and of the highest standard.

MANAGEMENT LEVEL DESCRIPTORS

• Complexity (Degree of difficulty of an assignment or the level of problem-solving assessment and resolution required, as measured by degree of problem-solving, strategic vs. routine focus, and stakeholder interactions (e.g. – Executives, Supervisor, etc.)):
• Requires identifying and assessing complex problems for area of responsibility. Creates solutions in situations in which analysis requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors.
• Requires adherence to strategic direction set by senior management when establishing near-term goals.
• Interaction is with senior management at a client and/or within Accenture, involving matters that may require acceptance of an alternate approach.
• Authority (Power to influence or complete assignments independently, and ability to make decisions, as measured by latitude to devise work products or plans, reliance on instruction, and decision-making ability): Some latitude in decision-making. Acts independently to determine methods and procedures on new assignments.
• Impact or Decision Impact (Risk or consequences in the event of failure, as measured by range of expected impact such as within a team or across a team or area of responsibility and level of risk): Decisions have a major day to day impact on area of responsibility.

Qualifications

• Scope (Degree of accountability for assigned tasks, our clients and/or the organization, as measured by size of work effort and scale of entity and/or program): Manages large - medium sized teams and/or work efforts (if in an individual contributor role) at a client or within Accenture.
• Experience within the CMT industry is ideal.
• A target and solution driven mindset.