SAP S/4HANA Readiness & Go-Live Lead

VistalTech Inc; Dearborn (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

VistalTech Inc. seeks an experienced SAP readiness lead to manage business readiness activities for SAP S/4HANA module launches, deployment milestones, and go-live readiness.

You will coordinate UAT, test execution, issue management, and signoff with finance and operations, partner with product, integration, and program leadership, and drive cutover planning and launch governance. Strong communication, change management, and training material development are essential to ensure user adoption and

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on experience with SAP S/4HANA FI/CO and financial business processes.
• Strong understanding of Plan‑to‑Report and Record‑to‑Report processes.
• Experience supporting enterprise ERP transformations and multiple SAP go‑live events.
• Proven ability to work directly with business stakeholders and executive leadership.
• Experience leading UAT, training, change management, and cutover activities.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to operate independently in a fast‑paced, highly collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead readiness activities for SAP S/4HANA module launches and deployment milestones.
• Conduct readiness assessments and facilitate business process walkthroughs with key stakeholders.
• Coordinate UAT activities, including test execution, issue management, and business signoff.
• Partner with business SMEs, product teams, integration teams, and program leadership to identify and mitigate launch risks.
• Support change management and organizational readiness initiatives to drive user adoption.
• Develop training materials, readiness documentation, launch checklists, and stakeholder communications.
• Drive cutover planning, execution readiness reviews, and launch governance activities.
• Track defects, open issues, risks, dependencies, and action items through testing and deployment.
• Prepare readiness reports, test evidence, issue logs, cutover documentation, and launch artifacts.
• Support go-live events and post-launch stabilization to ensure smooth production transition.
• Collaborate with finance and operations to validate business processes for deployment.
• Provide leadership throughout SIT, UAT, dress rehearsals, cutover, and hypercare periods.

Skills

UAT management

Change management

Training material

Cutover planning

Stakeholder management

Test execution

Issue tracking

Go-live support

Job description

VistalTech Inc. seeks an experienced SAP readiness lead to manage business readiness activities for SAP S/4HANA module launches, deployment milestones, and go-live readiness.

You will coordinate UAT, test execution, issue management, and signoff with finance and operations, partner with product, integration, and program leadership, and drive cutover planning and launch governance. Strong communication, change management, and training material development are essential to ensure user adoption and