| Location | Irvine, CA |
Role:-SAP PMO & Release Management Lead (ERP Deployment & Cutover Planning)
Location:- Irvine, California (Remote)
Visa:- Any
Mode of Hire:- Subcon/ FTE
Rate:- $70/h USD C2C/ $120K Annum
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SAPPMO & Release Management Lead (ERP Deployment & Cutover Planning)
Role Summary
The PMO & Release Management Lead will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and governing ERP release cycles, deployment strategies, and cutover execution across enterprise environments. This role ensures structured delivery alignment between business stakeholders, technical teams, infrastructure, and vendors to enable smooth and low-risk ERP deployments.
The position plays a critical role in orchestrating release readiness, environment alignment, risk mitigation, and business continuity during ERP implementation and upgrade programs.
Key Responsibilities
PMO Governance & Delivery Oversight
Establish and manage release governance frameworks aligned with ERP program milestones
Coordinate across functional, technical, infrastructure, security, and business teams
Track program deliverables, risks, dependencies, and mitigation plans
Maintain RAID logs and ensure proactive escalation management
Support steering committee reporting and executive-level status updates
Ensure alignment with enterprise PMO standards and delivery methodologies
Establish and manage release governance frameworks aligned with ERP program milestones
Coordinate across functional, technical, infrastructure, security, and business teams
Track program deliverables, risks, dependencies, and mitigation plans
Maintain RAID logs and ensure proactive escalation management
Support steering committee reporting and executive-level status updates
Ensure alignment with enterprise PMO standards and delivery methodologies
Release Planning & Coordination
Define and manage end-to-end ERP release calendars
Coordinate multi-stream release schedules across development, testing, and production environments
Manage release scope validation and readiness checkpoints
Facilitate cross-team release planning workshops
Ensure release documentation completeness and sign-offs
Define and manage end-to-end ERP release calendars
Coordinate multi-stream release schedules across development, testing, and production environments
Manage release scope validation and readiness checkpoints
Facilitate cross-team release planning workshops
Ensure release documentation completeness and sign-offs
Deployment Strategy & Execution
Develop deployment strategies for large-scale ERP rollouts (global, phased, or regional)
Coordinate environment readiness across DEV, QA, UAT, and Production
Support infrastructure, security, and application readiness validation
Manage release packaging and deployment sequencing
Ensure rollback planning and fallback procedures are documented and validated
Develop deployment strategies for large-scale ERP rollouts (global, phased, or regional)
Coordinate environment readiness across DEV, QA, UAT, and Production
Support infrastructure, security, and application readiness validation
Manage release packaging and deployment sequencing
Ensure rollback planning and fallback procedures are documented and validated
Cutover Planning & Management
Develop detailed ERP cutover plans including task sequencing and ownership
Coordinate mock cutovers and rehearsal cycles
Lead war-room execution during go-live events
Track real-time execution progress during deployment windows
Manage business downtime planning and communication
Ensure hypercare transition readiness post go-live
Develop detailed ERP cutover plans including task sequencing and ownership
Coordinate mock cutovers and rehearsal cycles
Lead war-room execution during go-live events
Track real-time execution progress during deployment windows
Manage business downtime planning and communication
Ensure hypercare transition readiness post go-live
Risk & Dependency Management
Identify deployment risks and operational constraints early
Coordinate mitigation strategies across stakeholder groups
Manage integration dependencies across upstream/downstream systems
Ensure business continuity and minimal operational disruption
Identify deployment risks and operational constraints early
Coordinate mitigation strategies across stakeholder groups
Manage integration dependencies across upstream/downstream systems
Ensure business continuity and minimal operational disruption
Stakeholder Engagement
Partner with business owners, ERP functional leads, infrastructure teams, and vendors
Coordinate communication between delivery towers and leadership stakeholders
Support executive readiness updates prior to go-live decisions
Facilitate Go/No-Go readiness checkpoints
Partner with business owners, ERP functional leads, infrastructure teams, and vendors
Coordinate communication between delivery towers and leadership stakeholders
Support executive readiness updates prior to go-live decisions
Facilitate Go/No-Go readiness checkpoints
Tools & Reporting
Maintain release dashboards
Qualifications (Preferred)
Proven experience leading PMO governance, release management, and cutover planning for ERP programs
Strong program planning, RAID management, and executive stakeholder reporting skills
Experience coordinating cross-functional teams across application, infrastructure, and security domains
Familiarity with deployment methodologies, go-live readiness, and hypercare transition
Proficiency with common PMO and release reporting tools (e.g., project plans, dashboards, RAID logs)