M&A IT Project Manager

Duration: Long term contract

Work Mode: 100% remote but must be able to work EDT hours

Consultant Summary

• We are seeking a hands-on M&A IT Project Manager to lead end-to-end integration activities across complex M&A transactions. This is a delivery-focused role requiring someone who can own and drive multi-phase integrations involving multiple entities, with a strong focus on execution, coordination, and delivery against critical milestones.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead execution across complex, phased M&A IT integration programs, with direct ownership of delivery outcomes
• Translate business and technical objectives into structured, actionable project and integration plans
• Build and manage detailed plans spanning multiple concurrent workstreams
• Partner closely with technical teams, business stakeholders, and end users throughout the integration lifecycle
• Proactively manage dependencies, remove blockers, and drive actions through to completion
• Maintain RAID logs and actively manage risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies, including cross-workstream impacts
• Escalate when required and take pragmatic steps to keep delivery on track
• Provide clear, structured status reporting to stakeholders and leadership
• Align stakeholders and support timely decision-making across all phases of the integration
• Ensure delivery complies with internal standards and regulatory requirements

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Business, or a related discipline
• 8+ years of IT project management background, including M&A integrations or large-scale technology initiatives
• Demonstrated success leading multiple parallel workstreams with complex interdependencies
• Strong understanding of infrastructure, cloud platforms, collaboration tools, and end-user computing environments
• Track record of leading phased, multi-entity integrations or similarly complex delivery efforts
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills across technical teams, business leadership, and end users
• Solid project governance capabilities, including planning, tracking, RAID management, and reporting
• Proficiency with project management tools (e.g., JIRA, MS Project, Planner, or similar)
• Clear, concise communication style suited for executive and cross-functional audiences

Nice to Have

• Background supporting delivery in regulated or time-sensitive environments
• Familiarity with Google Workspace to Microsoft 365 migrations or coexistence scenarios, including identity, email, and collaboration transitions