Program Manager, M&A Integrations

As a Program Manager, you will oversee projects and workstreams focused on company infrastructure transformation, particularly merger and acquisition integrations and divestitures. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams including engineering, operations, product development, and business stakeholders to ensure successful planning, implementation, and delivery of these projects, managing timelines, scope, and budget while identifying and mitigating risks.

Must Have

• Accountable for the successful delivery of M&AD IT projects/workstreams.
• Develop project plans, including timelines, milestones, and ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget.
• Identify potential risks, dependencies, and roadblocks; implement mitigation plans and escalate critical issues.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to meet requirements and expectations.
• Build trusted relationships with internal and external stakeholders and subject matter experts.
• Deliver change management activities for projects/workstreams.
• Ensure resource availability and allocation to required projects.
• Bachelor's Degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field.
• Technical understanding of merger and acquisitions integrations and divestitures.
• 10-15 years of progressive experience in IT Project management with focus on infrastructure, cybersecurity or Backoffice.
• 3+ years’ experience with shared services model.
• Entrepreneurial mindset and proactive way to managing work.
• Able to deliver with limited oversight and take accountability of actions.
• Excellent presentation skills, both creating slides and delivering presentations.
• Ability to work collaboratively and effectively with and manage relationships with all levels of employees and leaders.

Good to Have

• Master’s Degree in Computer Science or Information Technology.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Proven ability to solve problems creatively.
• Strong familiarity with project management software tools, methodologies, and best practices.
• Experience seeing projects through the full life cycle.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and extremely resourceful.
• Proven ability to complete projects according to outlined scope, budget, and timeline.

Perks & Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package
• Medical, Dental, & Vision Plans
• 401(k)
• FSA/HSA
• Commuter Benefits
• Tuition Assistance Plan
• Vacation and Sick Time
• Paid Parental Leave
• Global Well-being Program ('Together we thrive')

As a Program Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing and of projects or workstreams aimed at transforming our company infrastructure, with focus on merger and acquisitions, and divestitures. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including engineering, operations, product development, and business stakeholders, to ensure the successful planning, implementation, and delivery of merger and acquisition integrations or divestments projects/workstreams.

Essential Duties and responsibilities

Program Management

• Accountable for the successful delivery of M&AD IT projects/workstreams and execution of aspects of project life cycle leveraging M&AD playbook. Develop project plans, including timelines, milestones, and ensure that projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget.
• Identify potential risks, dependencies, and roadblocks in the M&AD technology workstreams/projects. Implement mitigation plans and escalate critical issues to senior management when necessary.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to understand their requirements, expectations, and concerns are met. Build strong working relationships with key stakeholders and effectively communicate project progress, status, and outcomes.
• Build trusted relationships with internal and external (GBS, Divisions/BU) stakeholders and subject matter experts.
• Deliver change management activities for projects/workstreams in scope.

Resource Management

• Working with functional leaders ensure resource availability and allocation to required projects to reach objectives.
• Manage ClickTime data tracking and enable appropriate allocations of costs.
• Develop meaningful actionable reports, as needed.
• Assist in the development of business cases while working with the associated leaders.

Additional Knowledge & Skills

• Strong presentation and communication skills.
• Communicate problems to other people in a simple way that they will understand and work together to alleviate the general project risk.
• Ability to work collaboratively and effectively with and manage relationships with all levels of employees and leaders throughout the Company.
• Demonstrated ability to get positive results through influence, persuasion, presentations, training, and group facilitation skills.
• Maintain continuous improvement mindset.
• Proactively seek opportunities to provide additional value to key stakeholders.

Job Qualifications

Education

Required:

• Bachelor's Degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field.
• Technical understanding of merger and acquisitions integrations and divestitures.

Preferred: Master’s Degree in Computer Science or Information Technology.

Required Experience:

• 10-15 years-of demonstrated progressive experience in IT Project management with focus on infrastructure, cybersecurity or Backoffice.
• 3+ years’ experience with shared services model.
• Entrepreneurial mindset and proactive way to managing work.
• Able to deliver with limited oversight and take accountability of actions.
• Excellent presentation skills, both creating slides and delivering presentations to a variety of audiences.

Preferred Experience:

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred.
• Proven ability to solve problems creatively.
• Strong familiarity with project management software tools, methodologies, and best practices.
• Experience seeing projects through the full life cycle.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and extremely resourceful.
• Proven ability to complete projects according to outlined scope, budget, and timeline.

Travel requirements

• Minimum Travel required for this position is 20%.

Physical Demands

• On occasions work during Weekends and Non-business Hours.

Benefits:

A comprehensive benefits package that begins your first day of employment. Additional Information: Wolters Kluwer offers great benefits and programs to help meet your needs and balance your work and personal life, including Medical, Dental, & Vision Plans, 401(k), FSA/HSA, Commuter Benefits, Tuition Assistance Plan, Vacation and Sick Time, and Paid Parental Leave. Full details of our benefits are available - https://www.mywolterskluwerbenefits.com/index.html

Applicants may be required to appear onsite at a Wolters Kluwer office as part of the recruitment process.