Cutover Manager - Private Banking

Capco; Zürich; On-site; CHF 140,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Capco is seeking an experienced Cutover Manager to lead a major core banking transformation for a Swiss private bank in Zürich. You will drive the integrated cutover plan, turning complex changes into a controlled, auditable execution.

The role spans business, technology, data, infrastructure and vendors; you will manage dependencies, dress rehearsals, go/no-go decisions and support go-live and stabilization with clear ownership. Fluent English required; German helpful.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in cutover, transition and migration within large-scale transformations.
• Strong planning, governance and go/no-go processes.
• Excellent stakeholder facilitation and cross-team coordination.

Responsibilities

• Develop integrated cutover plan and execution runbook.
• Identify dependencies, critical paths, prerequisites and risks; optimize sequencing.
• Facilitate cutover planning workshops, dress rehearsals and walkthroughs.
• Track cutover readiness and manage go-live sign-offs and execution.

Skills

Cutover management

Transformation programmes

Stakeholder management

Planning & scheduling

Governance & controls

Job description

Joining Capco means becoming part of an innovative and dynamic consultancy firm, committed to fostering an inclusive environment where you are encouraged to #BeYourselfAtWork. We embrace individuality as a key factor in promoting diversity and inclusion, values that sit at the core of our success. We aim to attract a wide variety of talented professionals with different skills and experiences. If you require any adjustments to support your application process, please feel free to inform us at any stage.

ABOUT CAPCO

Capco is a global technology and business consultancy that is passionate about supporting clients in the financial services sector to grow and succeed in today's ever-changing world. We are:

• Experts in banking, capital markets, payments and asset and wealth management.
• Trusted advisors in core banking, securities and wealth management transformation, regulatory change, risk management and technology modernization.
• A company dedicated to continuous development and excited to welcome top talent to help us drive innovation and deliver lasting results.
• A business built on agility, collaboration, and entrepreneurial spirit.

THE ROLE

We are looking for experienced Cutover Managersto join a major core banking transformation for a Swiss private bank. As part of the central Cutover team, you will help plan and orchestrate the transition from the bank’s legacy environment to its new core banking platform.

This is a highly cross-functional role spanning business, technology, data migration, infrastructure, applications, testing, operations, and vendors. You will help turn a complex transformation into a controlled, executable and auditable cutover plan.

Successful Cutover Managers combine a strong understanding of the overall transformation with the ability to work through detailed activities and dependencies. You will bring structure to ambiguity, connect information across workstreams, identify gaps early, and drive clear ownership and decisions.

YOUR CAPCO DAY

Develop and maintain the integrated cutover plan and detailed execution runbook, coordinating activities across business, technology, data, infrastructure, applications, operations, and third parties.

Identify and manage dependencies, critical paths, prerequisites, constraints, and execution risks, challenging sequencing and timings and identifying opportunities to pre-stage, parallelize, and optimize activities.

Facilitate cutover planning workshops, dependency sessions and walkthroughs, while coordinating dress rehearsals and mock cutovers, capturing lessons learned and driving improvements.

Track cutover readiness, including milestones, checkpoints, sign-offs, entry and exit criteria, and go/no-go decisions, working closely with migration and reconciliation teams on data sequencing and time-sensitive banking processes.

Support the Cutover Command Centre during go-live, providing clear execution visibility, managing escalations and deviations, and coordinating the transition into hyper-care and stabilization with clear ownership of issues and operational risks.

YOUR CAPCO FIT

Experience in cutover, transition, release, migration, or complex implementation managementwithin large-scale transformation programmes, with proven experience developing integrated cutover plans and execution runbooks involving multiple systems, teams, workstreams, and vendors.

Strong understanding of dependencies, critical paths, readiness, governance, and go/no-go processes, with experience coordinating dress rehearsals, migrations, and production go-lives.

Strong stakeholder management and workshop facilitation skills, with the ability to work effectively across business and technology teamsand communicate clearly with senior stakeholders and governance forums.

A highly structured and detail-focused approach, with the ability to manage complex interdependencies, bring clarity to ambiguity, identify gaps early, and perform effectively during time-sensitive delivery periods.

Fluent English is essential for this role; German language skills would be an advantage.

BONUS POINTS FOR

Experience delivering core banking transformations or large-scale banking platform migrations.

Knowledge of banking processes and data, including accounts, securities, payments, trades, positions, fees, accruals, and reconciliation.

Experience with multi-wave or phased migration strategies, including associated financial control, reconciliation, and audit requirements.

Experience coordinating large-scale command centres / war rooms during production go-lives.

Ready to take the Next Step

If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you. This is an opportunity to make a difference and contribute to a highly successful company with a significant growth trajectory.