Program Manager, M&A

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Responsible for managing complex programs with multiple cross‑team integration points using multiple methodologies. Manages program schedules, cost and quality proactively making recommendations within the program objectives. Leverages technical knowledge, best practices and organizational dynamics to remove impediments and mitigate issues and risks. Drives continuous improvement.

Complex IT infrastructure integration projects for small to mid‑size acquisitions, typically including O365, endpoint replacement/deployment, network integration, audio visual integration and server/application migration to enterprise data centers and cloud migrations.

• Manage sub‑project dependencies and program constructs.
• Possess a solid understanding of how agile and waterfall frameworks work to deliver business value and how various practices can evolve.
• Identify the appropriate level of granularity that satisfies visibility and control needs.
• Articulate complex schedules and inter‑dependencies in a consumable way for stakeholders.
• Work within multiple methodologies to develop a comprehensive schedule.
• Monitors future work to proactively adjust plan and resource focus and look for trends to foresee scheduling challenges.
• Leverage AI tools and technology for process improvement and efficiency.
• Identify, solicit and document specific project risk/impediments at initiation using various modes and questioning techniques. Proactively identify, document, and communicate risks throughout the project lifecycle, including gaining project stakeholder agreement.
• Collect effort estimates and understand available capacity to derive accurate durations.
• Plan and facilitate standard meetings to include backlog preparation, iteration planning, retrospectives, iteration reviews and daily stand‑ups.
• Provide all qualitative and quantitative status updates in the context of the project's critical success criteria and overall goals.

• 10 to 12 years of IT work experience, including 7+ years managing infrastructure/ISO projects and 5 years leading IT M&A integrations.
• PMP certification preferred.
• 3+ years of Agile experience.
• SAFe Agile experience recommended.
• Related certification preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in business, Information Systems or Engineering; or equivalent work experience.
• Experience with Information Security projects.
• Experience working on mergers & acquisition projects.

• Agile and waterfall methodologies, values, and procedures.
• Large scale, technically complex projects.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with a high attention to detail.
• Relevant business software (Microsoft Office, Clarity, MS Project, Team Foundation Server, Jira).
• Ability to balance a willingness to engage with ideas different from their own, encourage others to express divergent perspectives, influence others, manage conflict and teamwork.
• Highly adaptable to changing environment.
• Situational awareness of when to listen and when to be assertive.
• Experience leading IT infrastructure integrations for acquisitions (O365 tenant integration, telephony integration, end‑point deployment and data center consolidation).
• Experience deploying/upgrading IT infrastructure at remote sites (network circuits, routers, switches, servers, databases, large storage, end‑user hardware, conferencing technology, cloud).

The noise level in the work environment is generally quiet.

Sedentary physical activity requires reaching, shifting, lifting, finger dexterity, grasping, feeling, repetitive motions, talking and hearing. Ability to lift to 10 lbs. Visual requirements are close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision and ability to adjust…