Job Description
Job Title: Cutover & Release Lead Job Type: Contract Location: Dubai Start Date: ASAP Job Description:- Role Summary- A leading retail group in the Middle East is running a major, multi-release technology transformation across its retail, e-commerce, warehouse and POS systems. We're hiring a Cutover & Release Lead to own cutover, release management and hypercare for the non-SAP technology estate. What you'll do: - Build and own the end-to-end cutover plan — tasks, owners, dependencies, critical path - Define go/no-go criteria and run cutover dress rehearsals - Run the command centre through live cutover windows, including out-of-hours - Design and stand up the post-go-live support model and run hypercare - Manage a rolling release calendar, with the next release prepared while the current one is in hypercare - Coordinate internal teams, system integrators and third-party vendors What you'll bring: - 10+ years in IT delivery, including 5+ years leading cutover/release for large, multi-system programmes - End-to-end ownership of at least 2 enterprise go-lives, including rehearsals and command-centre execution - Experience in retail/consumer tech landscapes (POS, OMS, WMS, e-commerce, customer platforms) - Experience running hypercare and transitioning into BAU support - Calm, decisive, and comfortable holding partners to committed dates