Senior Program Manager

Responsibilities

• Lead integration projects from due diligence through post-close execution
• Develop and execute detailed integration plans across all workstreams
• Drive Day 1 readiness and TSA execution (as applicable)
• Identify risks and lead mitigation and issue resolution
• Cook up cross-functional teams and governance routines
• Ensure alignment to deal objectives, timelines, and synergies
• Support due diligence by identifying risks and opportunities
• Develop pre-close integration plans including Day 1 readiness
• Track KPIs, synergy targets, and escalate gaps
• Deliver executive-level status updates and reporting

Requirements

• Must have excellent product, program and project management skills and demonstrated technical acumen, and industry knowledge
• Proven ability to build and lead integrated teams from various internal and external organizations across multiple sites
• Ability to achieve broadly communicated objectives with a minimal amount of supervision
• Ability to promote innovative ideas and accept the risks that are required to lead change
• Ability to make decisions independently and to assume higher-level leadership responsibilities in critical situations
• Strong analytical and financial skills
• Ability to innovate under new and/or changing conditions
• An independent problem-solver that can make high quality judgements and decisions quickly with excellent organizational skills
• Effective consultative and influencing approach
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and proven ability to work effectively with all organizational levels, with Senior Executive Level reporting and escalation experience
• Solid foundation on latest technologies to be able to understand service interdependences and drive towards technical solutions for multi-tiered systems (a plus)
• An understanding of software engineering practices including design, code quality, data structures, technical problem-solving (a plus)
• Led complex technical projects with aggressive schedules
• Experience with cross geographical project coordination and management
• Experience Bachelor’s degree in business, Project Management, or related field
• 10+ years of experience in project/program management and M&A integration experience
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives
• Experience supporting M&A transactions (preferred)

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Project Management, or related field (required)
• Advanced degree preferred
• PMP preferred but not required with related hands-on delivery, integration experience