Digital M&A Programme Manager (d/f/m)

Airbus Operations GmbH Werk Bremen; Hamburg; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-funded pension

Employee stock purchase plan

Car leasing discount

Public transport subsidies

Job summary

Airbus Operations GmbH Werk Bremen is seeking a Digital M&A Programme Manager to lead end-to-end digital activities across Europe and beyond. You will align regional execution with European HQ strategy, drive IT due diligence, define transition services, and manage PMI, ensuring seamless integration of acquired businesses.

The role requires 10+ years in IS/IT PM, strong enterprise architecture knowledge, and experience navigating global, matrixed organizations. Travel across regions is expected.

Qualifications

• 10+ years IS/IT PM experience in complex programs.
• Led IT workstreams in M&A, PMI, or corporate restructuring.
• Strong enterprise integration and cloud knowledge.
• Global/matrixed organization experience is essential.
• Hybrid delivery expertise on large-scale projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end Digital M&A activities across Europe and beyond.
• Translate strategy into regional execution plans for newly acquired businesses.
• Oversee IT due diligence for target companies and cybersecurity risks.
• Define transition strategies and TSAs; lead system separation efforts.
• Manage PMI with data governance, migrations, and cutovers.
• Collaborate with Enterprise Architecture to deliver technical blueprints.

Skills

IS/IT PM

Global matrix work

Enterprise integration

Stakeholder leadership

Hybrid delivery

Travel flexibility

Tools

Enterprise Architecture

Cloud platforms

Job description

About us

Airbus pioneers sustainable aerospace for a safe and united world. The Company constantly innovates to provide efficient and technologically-advanced solutions in aerospace, defence, and connected services. In commercial aircraft, Airbus offers modern and fuel-efficient airliners and associated services. Airbus is also a European leader in defence and security and one of the world's leading space businesses. In helicopters, Airbus provides the most efficient civil and military rotorcraft solutions and services worldwide.

Job description

In order to support our strategic growth and digital transformation, Airbus Commercial is looking for a

Digital Mergers & Acquisitions Programme Manager (d/f/m)

Are you ready to pioneer digital transformation at the strategic core of aviation? As part of Airbus Commercial in Hamburg, the Digital Mergers and Acquisitions team steers and delivers the digital workstreams for enterprise transactions across the globe. In this role, you will lead hands‑on execution across Europe and beyond, integrating critical enterprise architecture and enabling seamless transitions for newly joined businesses and partnerships within our transnational community.

Your location

You will be working at the largest production site for civil aircraft situated in Hamburg. Its location on the southern banks of the river Elbe includes the option to commute by ferry. Experience the special flair of Hamburg in your spare time where vibrant cosmopolitan culture meets nautic legacy.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU

• Challenging & Developing Job: Work directly at the intersection of Digital and core Airbus strategy.
• Global Reach: Work with a broad range of international Airbus and external stakeholders on highly strategic, groupwide deals.
• Strategic Impact: Support one of Airbus's key strategic capabilities while actively contributing to the digital transformation of one of the largest global aerospace leaders.
• Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: Customized working time models (including part-time, job sharing, and individual sabbaticals) to suit your life stage.
• Attractive Compensation: High-tier base salary, performance-related payments, 30 days paid vacation, plus extra time off for personal occasions.
• Exclusive Perks: Employer-funded pension schemes, employee stock purchase plans, discounted car leasing, and public transport subsidies.
• Global Career Horizons: Continuous upskilling programs and unparalleled group-wide development prospects across an open, inclusive culture featuring over 140 nationalities.

HOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE TEAM

As a Digital M&A Programme Manager, you will take end-to-end ownership for the planning, definition, and delivery of Digital activities, ensuring on-time, on-quality, and on-cost delivery across all project phases:

• Regional Execution & Alignment: Translate global M&A strategy set by European HQ into concrete, regional execution plans across newly acquired businesses.
• IT Due Diligence: Lead on-the-ground Digital stream due diligence projects assessing potential target companies in the region for technical debt, architecture, and cybersecurity risks.
• Company Creation & Divestment: Define transition strategies, execute Transition Service Agreements (TSAs), and lead system separation activities for divestitures and affiliate transformations.
• Post-Merger Integration (PMI): Manage all Digital aspects of post-merger integration—driving local software cutovers, system migrations, infrastructure alignments, and data governance.
• Cross-country and Cross-Functional Orchestration: Bridge communication between European M&A leads, local business functions, and external implementation partners to align milestones across time zones.
• Solution & Enterprise Architecture Alignment: Collaborate closely with Enterprise Architecture teams and Technology Specialists to deliver technical requirements, models, and solution designs that guide IT Product integration. Translate complex business needs into technical blueprints and ensure seamless, consistent solution integration across applications, systems, and platforms post-deal.
• Integration Methodology & Framework Co-Development: Partner directly with European HQ to design, refine, and standardize a global Digital M&A Playbook—developing scalable methodologies, tools, and repeatable processes to accelerate post-merger integration timelines and maximize operational efficiency across all new acquisitions.

YOUR BOARDING PASS

• Experience: 10+ years of strong IS/IT Project/Program Management experience, with proven experience leading IT workstreams in M&A, PMI, corporate restructuring, or company creation.
• Global/Matrixed Expertise: Proven ability to navigate transnational, matrixed organizations—translating European corporate strategy into successful international operational delivery.
• Technical & Architectural Breadth: Deep IS/IT knowledge, with a strong understanding of enterprise application integration, legacy modernisations, and cloud environments (familiarity with the Airbus Digital environment is a strong plus).
• Stakeholder Leadership: Outstanding cross-functional orchestration skills, with the ability to manage senior local stakeholders and direct third-party advisory consultants.
• Hybrid Delivery Mastery: Proven expertise applying Waterfall project management methodologies in complex, high-stakes enterprise integration programs.
• Travel: Willingness to travel nationally and internationally as deal milestones require.

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