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Summary
Are you a seasoned technology program leader with deep experience navigating the complexities of mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and business separations? We are seeking an accomplished IT M&A Program Lead to drive critical integration and separation initiatives across North America and Latin America. This highly visible leadership role will oversee large-scale technology programs that directly support business growth, transformation, and organizational change.
Success in this position requires more than traditional project management expertise. This role is specifically focused on M&A execution, making prior experience leading IT integrations, carve-outs, separations, and deployment activities a core component of the opportunity.
About the Opportunity
Join a dynamic organization undergoing transformational growth and strategic business initiatives. This is an opportunity to lead enterprise-wide technology efforts that connect people, systems, data, and processes during complex business transitions.
You’ll work alongside executive leadership, business stakeholders, and global technology teams to ensure successful outcomes across multiple high-impact programs. The role offers significant visibility, influence, and the chance to shape how technology enables successful acquisitions, integrations, and organizational change on a global scale.
What You’ll Do
M&A Program Leadership
- Lead end-to-end delivery of technology workstreams supporting acquisitions, integrations, divestitures, and separation initiatives.
- Develop and execute program strategies that align technology delivery with business objectives.
- Coordinate efforts across multiple functional teams to ensure seamless transitions and operational readiness.
Enterprise Delivery & Execution
- Oversee complex technology portfolios involving multiple projects, stakeholders, and dependencies.
- Drive program governance, executive reporting, risk management, and delivery accountability.
- Ensure initiatives remain on track regarding scope, timelines, resource utilization, and budget performance.
Stakeholder & Team Leadership
- Partner with senior business leaders, technology teams, vendors, and global stakeholders to achieve program goals.
- Facilitate decision-making, resolve escalations, and build alignment across diverse groups.
- Mentor project managers and delivery professionals while fostering a culture of collaboration and accountability.
Continuous Improvement & Operational Excellence
- Establish and promote consistent program management practices across initiatives.
- Monitor delivery performance through metrics, dashboards, and leadership reporting.
- Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, quality, and overall program outcomes.
What You Bring
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Extensive experience leading enterprise-scale technology programs and strategic initiatives.
- Background managing multiple concurrent projects within complex, matrixed organizations.
- Significant experience delivering technology solutions across diverse business and technical teams.
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional groups, influence executive stakeholders, and drive successful outcomes.
- Strong understanding of project and program management frameworks, governance practices, risk management, and delivery methodologies.
- Experience working with modern technology delivery environments that may include Agile, hybrid, and traditional project approaches.
- Familiarity with budgeting, forecasting, vendor management, resource planning, and executive communications.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving capabilities.
- Experience supporting globally distributed teams and complex stakeholder environments.
Critical Requirement: M&A Experience
This is a dedicated M&A-focused role. Candidates should bring hands-on experience leading one or more of the following:
- IT integrations resulting from mergers or acquisitions
- Business or technology carve-outs
- Divestitures and organizational separations
- Enterprise deployment and transition programs associated with M&A activity
- Cross-functional technology workstreams supporting large-scale corporate transactions
Candidates without direct M&A program experience are unlikely to be successful in this position due to the specialized nature of the work.
Nice to Have
- PMP, Agile, Scrum, SAFe, or similar project management certifications.
- Spanish language proficiency.
- Experience leading cloud, infrastructure, ERP, HRIS, or enterprise application initiatives.
- Exposure to digital transformation programs and modernization efforts.
- Familiarity with enterprise project management and collaboration platforms.
- Knowledge of IT service management, software delivery lifecycle practices, and modern technology operations.
Why This Role?
This is an opportunity to take ownership of high-profile technology programs that directly impact business growth and strategic transformation. You’ll play a pivotal role in shaping successful M&A outcomes, partnering with senior leaders, and driving complex initiatives that deliver measurable business value across a global organization.
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