Job Description
Job Title
Workday Cutover Lead\n
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\n Location
Remote with occasional need for London onsite\n
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\n Overview / Role Summary Focus Cloud is supporting
our client with a critical phase of their Workday programme and we’re looking for an experienced
Workday Cutover Lead to take ownership of cutover planning and execution end-to-end. This is a hands-on delivery role, partnering closely with Finance stakeholders, Workday functional leads, testing, data, and deployment teams to ensure a controlled, low-risk go-live.\n
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\n Benefits / Value Proposition\n
\n - Contract role on a high-impact Workday delivery
\n - Clear ownership: you will lead the cutover workstream and drive decision-making
\n - On-site collaboration with key programme stakeholders
\n - Opportunity to work across Workday Financials and wider deployment activities
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Key Responsibilities\n
\n - Lead the cutover strategy, cutover plan, and runbook (including dress rehearsals and go/no-go criteria)
\n - Build and manage the integrated cutover schedule across Workday streams (Finance, data, integrations, security, reporting, testing)
\n - Coordinate cutover dependencies, resource plans, and environment readiness
\n - Own cutover governance: RAID, checkpoints, approvals, and readiness reporting
\n - Drive execution during cutover window(s), including command centre / hypercare handover
\n - Ensure clear comms and stakeholder alignment across business and technical teams
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Required Experience & Skills\n
\n - Must have proven experience as a Cutover Lead / Cutover Manager on at least one major enterprise transformation (ideally Workday)
\n - Required: strong cutover planning and orchestration capability (runbooks, rehearsals, checkpoints, go-live execution)
\n - Must have experience working with Workday Financials stakeholders and finance-facing workstreams
\n - Required: strong cross-functional coordination skills across testing, data, integrations, and business change
\n - Necessary: confident stakeholder management and clear, structured programme communication
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Dealbreakers (Non-Negotiable Requirements)\n
\n - Must be able to work on-site in London once per week on average
\n - Must have current right to work in the UK (no sponsorship available)
\n - Must have demonstrable cutover leadership experience (not only supporting tasks)
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Desirable / Nice-to-Have Skills\n
\n - Workday deployment experience beyond Financials (e.g., HCM/Prism/Adaptive exposure)
\n - Command centre / hypercare leadership experience
\n - Experience with complex integration landscapes and data migration cutovers
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Application Call to Action If you’re a
Workday Cutover Lead who can drive a structured, controlled go-live for a Finance-heavy Workday programme, reply with your CV and a short summary of your
Workday cutover deliveries (module scope, go-live date, and your specific responsibilities), and I’ll follow up.