Program Manager, M&A

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Position Summary

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.

M&A projects include complex IT infrastructure integration projects for small to mid-sized acquisitions, typically including O365, endpoint replacement/deployment, network integration, audio visual integration and server/application migration to enterprise data centers and cloud migrations.

Develops, refines, validates and manages project plans to ensure on time and on budget delivery of major technology initiatives across the enterprise. Responsible for utilizing project management methods, standards, project integration as well as the coordination of all internal and external resources required to complete assigned projects. Provides timely and concise communications to functional leadership regarding project status and pending issues; analyzes processes and makes recommendations for optimizing resources and product delivery. Develops project plans based on specifications provided by the Portfolio Management staff and manages effective execution of the initiatives. Building consensus among multiple processes leads relative to project scope, task execution, staffing and issue resolution.

Primary Duties And Responsibilities

• Manages sub-project dependencies and program constructs.
• Possesses a solid understanding of how agile and waterfall frameworks work to deliver business value and how various practices can evolve.
• Can identify the appropriate level of granularity that satisfies visibility and control needs.
• Articulates complex schedules and inter-dependences in a consumable way for stakeholders.
• Works 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.
• Identifies, solicits and documents specific project risk/impediments at initiation using various modes and questioning techniques. Proactively identifies, documents, and communicates risks throughout the project lifecycle, including gaining project stakeholder agreement.
• Collects effort estimates and understands available capacity to derive accurate durations.
• Responsible for the planning and facilitation of standard meetings to include backlog preparation, iteration planning, retrospectives, iteration reviews and daily stand-ups.
• Provides all qualitative and quantitative status updates in the context of the project's critical success criteria and overall goals.

Experience And Educational Requirements

• 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

Minimum Skills, Knowledge And Ability Requirements

Advanced Level Understanding of:

• 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 (e.g. Microsoft Office applications, Clarity, MS Project, Team Foundation Server, Jira)
• Possesses the ability to balance a willingness to engage with ideas different from their own, encouragement of others to express divergent perspectives, the capability to influence others, conflict management, 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 (i.e. network circuits, routers, switches, servers, databases, large storage, end user hardware, conferencing technology, cloud)

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that an associate encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions:

The noise level in the work environment is generally quiet.

Physical And Mental Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions:

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 focus.

25% or more time is spent looking directly at a computer.

Associates are frequently required to stand, walk (or otherwise be mobile).

Ability to deal with stressful situations as they arise.

What Cencora offers

We provide compensation, benefits, and resources that enable a highly inclusive culture and support our team members’ ability to live with purpose every day. In addition to traditional offerings like medical, dental, and vision care, we also provide a comprehensive suite of benefits that focus on the physical, emotional, financial, and social aspects of wellness. This encompasses support for working families, which may include backup dependent care, adoption assistance, infertility coverage, family building support, behavioral health solutions, paid parental leave, and paid caregiver leave. To encourage your personal growth, we also offer a variety of training programs, professional development resources, and opportunities to participate in mentorship programs, employee resource groups, volunteer activities, and much more. For details, visit

Full time

Equal Employment Opportunity

Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law.

The company’s continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory.

Cencora is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the employment process which are consistent with legal requirements. If you wish to request an accommodation while seeking employment, please call 888.692.2272 or email [email protected]. We will make accommodation determinations on a request-by-request basis. Messages and emails regarding anything other than accommodations requests will not be returned

Affiliated Companies

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