M&A Programme Director (Infrastructure Integration)

Mentmore Recruitment Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 185,000 - 221,000; Part time

Job summary

Mentmore Recruitment Ltd. is seeking an experienced M&A Integration Programme Director to lead the IT infrastructure integration for a major acquisition in Central London.

The role requires strategic leadership across servers, networks, data centres, telephony and related infrastructure services, working with senior stakeholders including CIO/CTO level. You will own the integration programme, coordinate global teams and suppliers, and ensure delivery aligns with the wider business objectives

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading M&A integration programmes within large, complex organisations.
• Strong understanding of enterprise IT infrastructure across networks, servers, data centres and telephony.
• Proven ability to engage C-suite stakeholders and manage governance and risks.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end IT infrastructure integration programme following a major M&A transaction.
• Provide strategic direction across infrastructure workstreams including servers, networks, telephony, data centres and other core infrastructure services.
• Develop and own the integration strategy, roadmap, programme plan, governance and delivery framework.
• Coordinate multiple technical teams, suppliers and third parties across a complex global environment.
• Engage CIO/CTO-level stakeholders to align with wider integration objectives.
• Identify and manage programme-level dependencies, risks and issues.
• Drive decision-making around migration, rationalisation and transition activities.
• Establish governance, reporting and senior stakeholder communication.

Skills

M&A integration leadership

IT infrastructure breadth

Networking

Servers

Telephony

Data centres

Governance

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Job description

M&A Integration Programme Director - Infrastructure

Contract: 12 months
IR35: Outside IR35
Rate: £1,000-£1,200 per day
Location: Central London
Working pattern: 2 days per week onsite

We are working with a global enterprise organisation embarking on a major, multi-billion-pound acquisition, and they are looking for an experienced M&A Integration Programme Director to take overall responsibility for the integration of the two organisations' IT infrastructure.

This is a high-profile, business-critical programme requiring someone who can operate comfortably at enterprise scale and provide strategic leadership across the full infrastructure landscape - including servers, networks, telephony, data centres, end-user technology and associated infrastructure services.

You will take ownership of the infrastructure integration programme from a senior stakeholder perspective, coordinating multiple technical workstreams and ensuring that the acquired organisation is successfully integrated into the wider technology estate.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end IT infrastructure integration programme following a major M&A transaction.
• Provide strategic direction across infrastructure workstreams including servers, networks, telephony, data centres and other core infrastructure services.
• Develop and own the overall integration strategy, roadmap, programme plan, governance and delivery framework.
• Coordinate multiple technical teams, suppliers and third parties across a complex global environment.
• Work closely with CIO/CTO-level stakeholders, senior technology leadership and business stakeholders to ensure alignment with wider integration objectives.
• Identify and manage programme-level dependencies, risks, issues and interdependencies across the infrastructure estate.
• Drive decision-making around integration, migration, rationalisation and transition activities.
• Ensure technical integration activities remain aligned to the wider M&A separation/integration strategy and business objectives.
• Establish robust programme governance, reporting and senior stakeholder communication.
• Provide strong leadership through complex organisational, technical and operational change.

What we're looking for

We are looking for an established Programme Director / Senior Programme Manager with a strong track record of delivering large-scale M&A technology integration programmes.

You’ll need:

• Extensive experience leading M&A integration programmes within large, complex organisations.
• Strong understanding across the breadth of IT infrastructure, rather than being specialised in a single infrastructure discipline.
• Demonstrable experience across areas such as networking, servers, telephony, data centres and enterprise infrastructure services.
• Experience managing large, complex programmes involving multiple technology workstreams and stakeholders.
• The gravitas and communication skills to operate effectively with C-suite and senior executive stakeholders.
• Strong programme governance, risk management and dependency management experience.
• Experience operating within highly complex, global enterprise environments.
• Experience within hard services / physical infrastructure environments would be highly advantageous.

If you're an experienced M&A Programme Director who has successfully led complex infrastructure integrations at enterprise scale, we'd be very interested in hearing from you.