At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the integration of IT infrastructure for a major M&A transaction.
- Company: Global enterprise organisation with a focus on large-scale acquisitions.
- Benefits: Competitive daily rate, flexible working pattern, and opportunity to work on high-profile projects.
- Other info: Work closely with C-suite stakeholders in a dynamic, global environment.
- Why this job: Make a significant impact in a critical role during a multi-billion-pound acquisition.
- Qualifications: Extensive experience in M&A integration and strong IT infrastructure knowledge.
The predicted salary is between 63000 - 77000 £ per year.
Contract: 12 months
IR35: Outside IR35
Rate: £1,000-£1,200 per day
Location: Central London
Working pattern: 2 days per week onsite
We are working with a global enterprise organisation embarking on a major, multi-billion-pound acquisition, and they are looking for an experienced M&A Integration Programme Director to take overall responsibility for the integration of the two organisations' IT infrastructure. This is a high-profile, business-critical programme requiring someone who can operate comfortably at enterprise scale and provide strategic leadership across the full infrastructure landscape - including servers, networks, telephony, data centres, end-user technology and associated infrastructure services. You will take ownership of the infrastructure integration programme from a senior stakeholder perspective, coordinating multiple technical workstreams and ensuring that the acquired organisation is successfully integrated into the wider technology estate.
Key responsibilities
- Lead the end-to-end IT infrastructure integration programme following a major M&A transaction.
- Provide strategic direction across infrastructure workstreams including servers, networks, telephony, data centres and other core infrastructure services.
- Develop and own the overall integration strategy, roadmap, programme plan, governance and delivery framework.
- Coordinate multiple technical teams, suppliers and third parties across a complex global environment.
- Work closely with CIO/CTO-level stakeholders, senior technology leadership and business stakeholders to ensure alignment with wider integration objectives.
- Identify and manage programme-level dependencies, risks, issues and interdependencies across the infrastructure estate.
- Drive decision-making around integration, migration, rationalisation and transition activities.
- Ensure technical integration activities remain aligned to the wider M&A separation/integration strategy and business objectives.
- Establish robust programme governance, reporting and senior stakeholder communication.
- Provide strong leadership through complex organisational, technical and operational change.
What we're looking for
- We are looking for an established Programme Director / Senior Programme Manager with a strong track record of delivering large-scale M&A technology integration programmes.
- Extensive experience leading M&A integration programmes within large, complex organisations.
- Strong understanding across the breadth of IT infrastructure, rather than being specialised in a single infrastructure discipline.
- Demonstrable experience across areas such as networking, servers, telephony, data centres and enterprise infrastructure services.
- Experience managing large, complex programmes involving multiple technology workstreams and stakeholders.
- The gravitas and communication skills to operate effectively with C-suite and senior executive stakeholders.
- Strong programme governance, risk management and dependency management experience.
- Experience operating within highly complex, global enterprise environments.
- Experience within hard services / physical infrastructure environments would be highly advantageous.
If you're an experienced M&A Programme Director who has successfully led complex infrastructure integrations at enterprise scale, we'd be very interested in hearing from you.
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