Cutover / Go-Live Lead

Job Summary/Company: Our client is seeking an experienced Cutover/Go Live Lead that can assist with an enterprise application Go-Live. This project is expected to last 6 months or so, and the selected candidate will be required to work in McLean VA and Bethesda MD on rotating weeks (4 days a week in office). Due to the nature of the work, only US Citizens can be considered for this role


Responsibilities:

• Collaborate, develop, and manage the cutover plan, including task sequencing, dependencies, readiness checks, and go or no go criteria. 
• Coordinate activities across CLM such as Icertis, S2P such as Ivalua, Agentic AI, Costpoint, integrations, data migration, and finance. Lead cutover rehearsals, capturing and applying lessons learned. 
• Manage cutover execution, including transaction freeze, data extraction, reconciliation, deployment steps, and integration activation. 
• Run the cutover command center, overseeing issue triage, escalation, and checkpoint validation. 
• Ensure financial, data, and transaction integrity during migration and system startup. 
• Oversee hypercare activities including daily monitoring, issue resolution, integration stability, and first month reconciliation. 
• Communicate cutover status, risks, and decisions to program leadership and executive stakeholders.

Qualifications/Background Profile:

• 5+ years of experience supporting or leading system cutovers, go lives, or major operational transitions
• Experience with ERP, SaaS, or financial systems such as Costpoint, SAP, Oracle, Icertis, or Ivalua
• Experience with data migration, integrations, batch schedules, and reconciliation processes
• Ability to organize and manage complex task sequencing
• Ability to communicate clearly with technical teams, functional SMEs, and leadership
• Ability to work during extended hours, weekends, and time sensitive execution windows
• Bachelors degree

No third parties, no C2C

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This job is Hybrid Remote.

Pay Range: Hourly $110.00 to $140.00

We offer several comprehensive benefits package including health and life insurance, paid and unpaid time off, and retirement and savings plans to qualifying employees.

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Sparks Group is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, pregnancy, citizenship, family status, genetic information, disability, or protect veteran status.