PMO & Release Management Lead – ERP Deployment, Cutover Planning

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

📋 Description

• Establish and oversee governance frameworks for releases that are in line with ERP program milestones.

• Coordinate efforts among functional, technical, infrastructure, security, and business teams.

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

• Maintain RAID logs and ensure proactive management of escalations.

• Assist in reporting for the steering committee and provide executive-level status updates.

• Ensure compliance with enterprise PMO standards and delivery methodologies.

• Define and manage comprehensive ERP release calendars.

• Coordinate release schedules across multiple streams including development, testing, and production environments.

• Validate release scope and manage readiness checkpoints.

• Facilitate planning workshops for cross-functional releases.

• Ensure the completeness of release documentation and secure necessary approvals and sign-offs.

• Develop deployment strategies for extensive ERP rollouts, including global, phased, and regional approaches.

• Coordinate readiness of environments across DEV, QA, UAT, and Production.

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

• Manage release packaging and the sequencing of deployments.

• Document and validate rollback plans and fallback procedures.

• Develop detailed cutover plans for ERP implementations, including task sequencing, dependencies, and ownership.

• Coordinate mock cutovers and rehearsal cycles for deployment.

• Lead coordination and execution in a war-room setting during go-live events.

• Monitor and track real-time progress during deployment windows.

• Manage planning for business downtime and related communications.

• Ensure readiness for the hypercare transition following the go-live.

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

• Coordinate risk mitigation strategies among stakeholder groups.

• Manage integration dependencies across both upstream and downstream systems.

• Ensure business continuity and minimize operational disruptions during ERP deployments.

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

• Coordinate communication between delivery teams and leadership stakeholders.

• Provide support for executive readiness reporting and updates prior to go-live decisions.

• Facilitate Go/No-Go readiness checkpoints and decision-making processes.

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

⛳️ Requirements

• Demonstrated experience in leading PMO governance activities within ERP implementation or upgrade programs.

• Proven track record in managing ERP release management processes and coordinating deployment efforts.

• Practical expertise in ERP cutover planning, coordination, and execution.

• Strong program planning capabilities, including the management of deliverables, milestones, risks, and dependencies.

• Experience in maintaining RAID logs, mitigation strategies, and escalation processes.

• Extensive experience in reporting to executive stakeholders and overseeing project governance.

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

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

• Proficient with PMO and release management reporting tools, including project plans, dashboards, and RAID logs.

• Fluent in English — required.

• Resume must be submitted in Word format and should highlight relevant experience in PMO Governance, ERP Release Management, Deployment Strategy, Cutover Planning and Execution, RAID Management, Go-Live Readiness, and Hypercare Transition.

🏝️ Benefits

• Contract duration of 1 year, with a possibility of extension.

• 100% remote work.

• Immediate start.