PMO & Release Management Lead, ERP Deployment, Cutover Planning

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Brazil.

📋 Description

• Establish and oversee release governance frameworks that align with ERP program milestones.

• Collaborate across functional, technical, infrastructure, security, and business teams.

• Monitor program deliverables, risks, dependencies, and develop mitigation strategies.

• Maintain RAID logs and handle proactive escalations.

• Assist in preparing steering committee reports and executive-level status updates.

• Define and manage comprehensive ERP release calendars.

• Coordinate multi-stream release schedules across development, testing, and production environments.

• Oversee release scope validation and readiness checkpoints.

• Organize cross-team release planning workshops.

• Ensure completeness of release documentation and obtain necessary sign-offs.

• Create deployment strategies for large-scale ERP implementations.

• Oversee environment readiness across DEV, QA, UAT, and Production settings.

• Support validation for infrastructure, security, and application readiness.

• Manage the sequence of release packaging and deployment.

• Ensure rollback planning and fallback procedures are documented and validated.

• Develop detailed ERP cutover plans that include task sequencing and ownership.

• Coordinate mock cutovers and rehearsal cycles.

• Lead execution in the war-room during go-live events.

• Monitor real-time execution progress during deployment windows.

• Manage business downtime planning and communication effectively.

• Ensure readiness for hypercare transition following go-live.

• Identify deployment risks and operational constraints early in the process.

• Coordinate mitigation strategies across various stakeholder groups.

• Manage integration dependencies between upstream and downstream systems.

• Ensure business continuity with minimal operational disruption.

• Collaborate with business owners, ERP functional leads, infrastructure teams, and vendors.

• Facilitate communication between delivery towers and leadership stakeholders.

• Support executive readiness updates before making go-live decisions.

• Facilitate Go/No-Go readiness checkpoints.

• Maintain release dashboards.

⛳️ Requirements

• Demonstrated experience in leading PMO governance, release management, and cutover planning for ERP initiatives.

• Strong skills in program planning, RAID management, and reporting to executive stakeholders.

• Experience in coordinating cross-functional teams across application, infrastructure, and security domains.

• Familiarity with deployment methodologies, go-live readiness, and hypercare transitions.

• Proficient in using common PMO and release reporting tools (e.g., project plans, dashboards, RAID logs).

🏝️ Benefits

• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge ERP projects.

• Collaborative and dynamic work environment.

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.