15276 - PMO & Release Management Lead (ERP Deployment & Cutover Planning)

Role: PMO & Release Management Lead (ERP Deployment & Cutover Planning)

• Start Date: Immediate
• Contract Duration: 1 year, with possibility of extension
• Work Model: 100% remote
• Working Hours: 9h00 to 18h00 (BRT)
• Language: Advanced or Fluent English (mandatory)

About the Position

We are seeking a PMO & Release Management Lead to plan, coordinate, and govern ERP release cycles, deployment strategies, and cutover execution across enterprise environments.

The professional will be responsible for ensuring structured delivery alignment between business stakeholders, functional and technical teams, infrastructure, security, and external vendors to enable smooth, controlled, and low-risk ERP deployments.

This position plays a critical role in managing release readiness, environment alignment, operational risks, dependencies, and business continuity during ERP implementation and upgrade programs.

The role focuses on PMO governance, release management, ERP deployment planning, cutover execution, stakeholder coordination, go-live readiness, and post-deployment transition.

Key Responsibilities

PMO Governance & Delivery Oversight

• Establish and manage release governance frameworks aligned with ERP program milestones.
• Coordinate activities across functional, technical, infrastructure, security, and business teams.
• Track program deliverables, risks, dependencies, and mitigation plans.
• Maintain RAID (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, and Dependencies) 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-functional release planning workshops.
• Ensure completeness of release documentation and required approvals and sign-offs.

Deployment Strategy & Execution

• Develop deployment strategies for large-scale ERP rollouts, including global, phased, and regional approaches.
• Coordinate environment readiness across DEV, QA, UAT, and Production environments.
• Support infrastructure, security, and application readiness validation.
• Manage release packaging and deployment sequencing.
• Ensure rollback plans and fallback procedures are documented and validated.

Cutover Planning & Management

• Develop detailed ERP cutover plans, including task sequencing, dependencies, and ownership.
• Coordinate mock cutovers and deployment rehearsal cycles.
• Lead war-room coordination and execution during go-live events.
• Monitor and track real-time execution progress during deployment windows.
• Manage business downtime planning and related communications.
• Ensure readiness for hypercare transition following go-live.

Risk & Dependency Management

• Identify deployment risks and operational constraints at early stages.
• Coordinate risk mitigation strategies across stakeholder groups.
• Manage integration dependencies across upstream and downstream systems.
• Ensure business continuity and minimize operational disruptions during ERP deployments.

Stakeholder Engagement & Communication

• Collaborate with business owners, ERP functional leads, infrastructure teams, and external vendors.
• Coordinate communication between delivery teams and leadership stakeholders.
• Support executive readiness reporting and updates before go-live decisions.
• Facilitate Go/No-Go readiness checkpoints and decision-making processes.

Tools & Reporting

• Maintain release management dashboards to support delivery monitoring and reporting.

Mandatory Requirements

• Proven experience leading PMO governance activities within ERP implementation or upgrade programs.
• Proven experience managing ERP release management processes and coordinating deployment activities.
• Practical experience in ERP cutover planning, coordination, and execution.
• Strong program planning skills, including management of deliverables, milestones, risks, and dependencies.
• Experience maintaining RAID logs, mitigation plans, and escalation processes.
• Strong experience in executive stakeholder reporting and project governance.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams across application, infrastructure, and security domains.
• Familiarity with ERP deployment methodologies, go-live readiness processes, and hypercare transitions.
• Proficiency with PMO and release management reporting tools, including project plans, dashboards, and RAID logs.

Languages

• English: Fluent — required.

Soft Skills and Behavioral Competencies

• Cross-functional stakeholder coordination and communication.
• Executive-level reporting and communication.
• Risk identification, escalation, and mitigation coordination.

Resume Submission Guidelines

Please submit an updated resume in Word format, clearly highlighting your experience in PMO Governance, ERP Release Management, Deployment Strategy, Cutover Planning and Execution, RAID Management, Go-Live Readiness, and Hypercare Transition. Specify the companies and projects where these activities were performed, including the relevant periods, ERP environments, individual responsibilities, and delivery outcomes. Highlight your experience coordinating cross-functional teams, managing deployment risks and dependencies, preparing executive reports, and supporting ERP implementation or upgrade programs.

Further information will be given along the technical interview.