Data Migration/Cutover Expert to join an international roll-out based in France 100% remote.

• Act as the Customer IS Data SME by providing expertise on data migration.
• Collaborate with Customer and Solution Implementation teams to assist Data Team members to understand data models, migration strategy and upload templates; this includes data definitions, relationships, and constraints.
• Coordinate hand over of data migration tools and methodologies to the Client's COE Business as Usual support teams for future rollouts.
• Coordinate with the Testing Lead to ensure that Data Migration processes are thoroughly tested, and defects raised are resolved for future Mock Loads. 
• Work with Design and Functional Leads to understand the requirements and their implications for data migration and ensure they are accounted for in the data migration design and approach.
• Ensure all work activities associated with the identification cleansing, enrichment, extract, transform and load of data from Legacy systems into the Data Migration tools are auditable and accurate.
• Collaboratively work with project team in relation to preparation of project plan for data activities, cutover tasks, and deployment activities.
• Lead deployment planning activities with IT, business and third party teams
• Determine go-live readiness criteria, socialize them with key stakeholders and obtain requisite approvals.
• Plan and execute mock cutovers to help teams prepare for the final production cutover.
• Establish and communicate the overall Deployment plan with senior stakeholders such as program management, business unit leads and other sponsors.
• Manage the scope and schedule of cutover activities.
• Provide detailed backout options for severe contingencies.
• Ensure compliance with IT processes including proper documentation and securing approvals of requisite changes through our Change Advisory Board process.
• Provide timely escalation to IT leadership where necessary.
• Liaise with the functional SAP experts and business teams in order to assist with the planning and execution of Deployment activities.
• Work with project and program workstreams to plan and develop detailed cutover plans.