IT Project Lead - M&A Project Coordinator

• Support the planning, coordination, and execution of IT integration activities during M&A or divestiture initiatives.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive IT integration plans that align with the overall business integration strategy, addressing technology consolidation, data migration, system compatibility, financial considerations, and workforce integration.

• Conduct thorough IT due diligence to assess the technology infrastructure, systems, applications, and data of both acquiring and target companies.
• Identify potential risks, synergies, costs, and integration challenges.

• Build effective partnerships with IT senior leaders, Corporate Development, Program Management Leadership, business stakeholders, IT teams, and external partners.
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration between IT, business users, and external vendors to ensure effective solution design and delivery.
• Coordinate closely with Deal Contracts and Agreements Manager.

• Assist in program delivery and value realization, ensuring meaningful and measurable business outcomes.
• Support respective teams in coordinating integration activities across enterprise applications including SAP S/4HANA, SAP ECC, Workday, Concur, Vendavo, Salesforce (SFDC), Compliance, Quality, Planning, and Manufacturing systems.

• Track project progress using tools such as Excel, JIRA, Smartsheet, and MS Project.
• Maintain dashboards, progress reports, and project documentation in Confluence or equivalent repositories.
• Manage milestones, risks, dependencies, and budgets, providing leadership with timely updates and executive-level communications.

• Support and coordinate test planning and execution, including writing test cases, coordinating User Acceptance Testing (UAT), and managing defects in JIRA or similar tools.
• Help identify and resolve integration challenges related to system compatibility, data flows, and user access.

• Assist with planning and logistics for cutover, go-live, and post-go-live support activities, particularly in SAP-integrated environments.
• Collaborate with training and change management teams to support end-user readiness across platforms like Workday, Veeva, and ServiceNow.

• Gather and document requirements for application-related changes and integrations.
• Prepare communication materials and executive updates summarizing project status, risks, milestones, and key decisions.

• 3+ years of progressive experience in project coordination, business analysis, or application-related roles with a Bachelors Degree in engineering or MCA or MSc.
• 3+ years of project and program management experience.
• Strong documentation, organizational, and communication skills.
• Familiarity with project management tools (e.g., Excel, Planisware, JIRA, Confluence, MS Project, Smartsheet).
• Ability to understand the customer's business problem, need, or opportunity and to design a solution that completely and correctly addresses the business problem, need, or opportunity without unnecessary enhancements.
• Proven ability to work as a team player, delivering quality results within defined timelines.
• Understanding of application lifecycle processes and system integration concepts.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.

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