Technical Cutover Manager

Technical Cutover Manager

We're looking for an experienced Cutover Manager to join a major enterprise transformation program delivering multiple concurrent technology projects. This is an exciting opportunity to lead the end-to-end cutover strategy for a complex environment involving multiple systems, vendors and stakeholders.

You'll play a critical role in ensuring a successful go-live across several integrated platforms, managing everything from planning and dress rehearsals through to execution, rollback and hypercare.

This will be a daily rate contract until the end of 2026 based in Hobart. 

What you'll be doing

• Own and manage the master cutover plan and run sheet across multiple projects.
• Work closely with Project Managers, business stakeholders and vendors to coordinate all cutover activities.
• Plan and facilitate cutover dress rehearsals, system resets and readiness activities.
• Develop detailed rollback and contingency plans.
• Coordinate approvals through governance processes, including CAB/TRM.
• Lead the live production cutover, war room activities, data verification and production validation testing (PVT).
• Identify and manage risks to ensure a smooth and successful deployment.

What we're looking for

• 5+ years' experience managing enterprise-scale cutovers or release management activities.
• Proven experience delivering complex cutovers involving multiple applications, vendors and integrated systems.
• Strong experience coordinating ERP, CRM or enterprise platform deployments (SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, IFS, Salesforce or similar).
• Experience managing dress rehearsals, rollback planning and go-live execution.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to remain calm and make informed decisions during critical production deployments.

Nice to have

• Experience within the utilities or energy sector.
• Exposure to field service, scheduling or billing platforms.
• Experience working with both commercial off-the-shelf and bespoke applications.

If you're an experienced Cutover Manager who thrives in complex enterprise environments and enjoys leading critical go-live activities, we'd love to hear from you.

For more information or to apply directly, please email samb@spellerinternational.com