Job Title: IT M&A; and Divestitures Senior Project Lead About the Role: The Senior Project Lead will be responsible for leading a successful transition of IT systems during mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures. This role requires strong leadership and technical skills to ensure program delivery and value realization. Responsibilities: - Conduct thorough IT due diligence: Understand technology infrastructure, systems, applications, and data of both acquiring and target companies. - Identify potential risks and synergies: Recognize integration challenges and develop strategies to mitigate them. - Develop an IT integration plan: Align with overall business integration strategy and ensure program delivery. - Lead project teams: Foster collaboration between IT Sr. Leaders, Corporate Development, and Program Management Leadership to deliver on strategic roadmaps. - Provide technical expertise: Oversee development, design, and optimization of IT systems supporting business processes and technical information systems platforms. - Manage financial aspects: Accountable for financial management of multiple multi-million dollar programs. - Plan and lead IT system integrations: Integrate SAP ECC, S4HANA, Workday, Concur, Vendavo, SFDC, Compliance, Quality, Planning, and Manufacturing systems. - Engage program teams: Promote culture of execution excellence and identify opportunities for improvement. - Assess technology vendors: Evaluate vendors to optimize IT infrastructure and support. - Rationalize IT infrastructure: Identify redundant or outdated resources and determine best approach to consolidate for cost savings and efficiency. - Ensure IT security and compliance: Protect sensitive data during transition and maintain alignment with company policies. - Prepare IT teams: Educate employees on changes resulting from integration or divestiture. - Manage budget and costs: Optimize expenses while maintaining performance and reliability. - Mitigate IT-related risks: Identify and address risks impacting MA&D; deal success. Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree - Fluent in English - 7+ years of experience with a bachelor's degree or 5+ years of experience with an advanced degree - 5+ years of project and program management experience