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Seeking a senior Oracle Cloud cutover lead.
Responsible for developing and executing cutover activities within one of the organizations’ top strategic initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with Oracle Cloud Applications Solution delivery and boundary Systems teams to prepare a list of Cutover tasks.
• Prepare a detailed cutover plan, with activities, dependencies between activities, resources, and timelines required for transitioning towards SIT, UAT and Production environments.
• Coordinate with Solution delivery teams to optimize the time needed for Cutover activities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including IT, business units, external suppliers, customers, and Partners, to ensure alignment on cutover activities and Business & IT readiness.
• Work with data conversion teams, ensuring data migration activities have been optimized and can be completed as per the Cutover Plan.
• Work with Business teams to develop interim process so that business can operate with minimal disruptions during the Cutover period.
• Identify and mitigate potential risks associated with cutover activities, including data migration, Change Management, Security & Controls, system outages, and system administration issues.
• Ensure teams practice Cutover during SIT, UAT and Rehearsal phases.
• Work with Corporate communications team and act as the main point of contact for all cutover-related communications, keeping stakeholders informed of timelines, activities, and any issues or changes.
• Provide status updates to Stakeholders and ensure Cutover activities align with the Program Schedule.
• Develop and maintain contingency plans for critical cutover activities, preparing for potential delays, rollbacks, or system issues.
• Oversee post-cutover stabilization activities, ensuring any issues are addressed quickly and that end-users have the support they need.
• Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for all cutover activities, including step-by-step procedures, roles and responsibilities, and lessons learned.
• After cutover, conduct a post-mortem review and implement best practices for future deployments or quarterly updates.

Knowledge and Skills

• Project Management experience in managing at least three Oracle ERP implementation projects
• Proven experience managing cutover activities for large-scale ERP projects.
• Prior experience as Oracle ERP functional or Technical lead in implementing Oracle ERP modules (Finance, Supply Chain)
• Experience in Data Migration, Change Management, Security & Controls and Hypercare activities.
• Experience with SmartSheet, JIRA, and MS Project
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to establish and maintain strong relationships, influence others, and move toward a common vision or goal; problem solving and root cause identification skills.
• Excellent active listening skills with the ability to clearly articulate messages to a variety of audiences.
• Must be a team player and able to work collaboratively with and through others; self-motivated, tenacious, adaptable, and able to work effectively at all levels in an organization.
• Organized with a natural inclination for planning strategy and tactics; accurate, above average attention to detail, and ability to perform several tasks simultaneously to meet deadlines.
• Familiarity with project management approaches, tools, and phases of the project lifecycle.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), email, and voicemail. Experience with MS Project, Visio, and graphics programs preferred.

This is the pay range that Magnit reasonably expects to pay for this position: $70-114/Hr

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K

Temporary job opportunities align well with people who are looking for career flexibility and less traditional ways of working, but at the same time are people driven to deliver amazing work in high-profile situations. Magnit Direct Source is a service offered by Magnit Global that provides top talent directly to industry leading clients who have flexible temporary assignments that work on a variety of projects and unlock opportunities for exciting work. As a temporary employee, you will be employed by Magnit Global, NetApp’s vendor responsible for fulfilling temporary jobs at NetApp. You will not be employed by NetApp.