Associate Director - Enterprise Transformation Office (Merger, Acquisition and Divesture)

GlaxoSmithKline; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

GlaxoSmithKline in Bengaluru seeks a senior M&A Integration Lead to drive organization readiness and value realization across post-deal programs. The role partners with the Integration Management Office (IMO) and business leaders to implement governance, Day 1/Day 100 plans, and seamless transitions to the target operating model.

With 15+ years in M&A and cross-functional experience, you will steer integration, separation, and program governance while leveraging analytics and GenAI-enabled

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in M&A transactions, including due diligence, integration, carve-out, separation, and post-deal value realization.
• Proven expertise in integration and separation planning across Finance, IT, HR, R&D, or Supply Chain.
• Strong governance design, risk management, and multi-workstream program management capabilities.
• Experience with TSA design, Day 1/Day 100 readiness, and cross-functional execution.

Responsibilities

• Translate deal vision and objectives into an organization readiness roadmap.
• Partner with IMO and business leaders to define integration principles, decision frameworks, and governance mechanisms.
• Design and validate target operating model, org structure, governance, and leadership alignment.
• Develop Day 1 and Day 100 readiness plans, milestones, and workplans for successful integration outcomes.
• Drive end-to-end program governance, stakeholder alignment, issue resolution, and dependency management.

Skills

M&A

Strategic thinking

Agile thinking

Change management

Stakeholder management

Project management

Influencing without authority

Enterprise transformation

Digital fluency

Job description

The primary purpose of this role is to drive organization readiness and value realization by making strategic and hands-on contributions to the Integration Management Office (IMO) during mergers, acquisitions, integrations, carve-outs, and separation initiatives. The role is focused on ensuring seamless business continuity, accelerating integration outcomes, and enabling the successful transition to the target operating model.

Organization Readiness for Post-Deal Integration

• Translate the deal of vision, strategic objectives, and value creation goals into a structured organization readiness roadmap.
• Partner with business leaders and the Integration Management Office to define integration principles, decision frameworks, and governance mechanisms that guide execution.
• Design and validate the target operating model, organizational structure, governance framework, and leadership alignment for the combined entity.
• Assess organizational readiness requirements across Day 1, Day 100, and future state milestones, ensuring effective transition planning and risk mitigation.
• Develop and execute comprehensive Day 1 and Day 100 readiness plans, checklists, milestones, and workplans to support successful integration outcomes.
• Contribute to the Integration Management Office by driving end-to-end program governance, stakeholder alignment, issue resolution, dependency management, and workstream execution.

Integration Support for Post-Deal Activities

• Support the planning, mobilization, and execution of Program, Integration, and Transformation Management Office activities.
• Lead readiness assessments and execution planning for critical Day 1 and Day 100 milestones.
• Enable cross-functional coordination to ensure timely delivery of integration objectives and realization of deal synergies.

Carve-Out and Separation Management

• Develop separation strategies and assess organizational readiness to support successful carve-out and divestiture transactions.
• Evaluate interim and future-state operating models, organizational structures, governance requirements, and transition approaches.
• Establish Day 1 and Day 100 separation plans, readiness checklists, and execution roadmaps.
• Support the Separation Management Office (SMO) in coordinating workstreams, managing interdependencies, and driving execution excellence.
• Assess Transitional Service Agreement (TSA) requirements, develop TSA schedules, and define TSA exit strategies to enable a smooth and sustainable separation.

Diligence and Transformation

• Support strategic and operational due diligence efforts to evaluate the commercial viability, value creation potential, and execution feasibility of complex transactions.
• Drive the identification and realization of post-deal consolidation, integration, separation, and transformation opportunities to accelerate business outcomes.
• Leverage industry-leading practices, proven methodologies, to design robust integration and separation strategies tailored to transaction objectives
• Develop and execute comprehensive functional integration plans across R&D, GSC, Commercial, Finance, IT, HR, and other core business functions, ensuring readiness for Day 1, Day 100, and long-term target-state operations.
• Partner with stakeholders to support the successful delivery of transformation initiatives, maximize synergy realization, and enable sustainable business performance.

Experience and Skills

• 15+ years of experience in M&A transactions, including due diligence, integration, carve-out, separation, and post-deal value realization.
• Proven expertise in integration and separation planning across one or more functions, such as Finance, IT, HR, R&D, or Supply Chain.
• Hands-on experience with global acquisitions across the US and EMEA, including sign-to-close, Day 1 readiness, and post-close execution.
• Experience in TSA design, structuring, governance, and execution management.
• Strong programme management capability, including governance design, multi-workstream coordination, risk management, and dependency tracking.
• Ability to leverage data, analytics, and GenAI-enabled tools to improve delivery efficiency, insight generation, and decision-making.
• Experience working in global delivery or distributed team models, with prior consulting experience across strategy, operations, or transformation preferred.
• Exceptional stakeholder management, executive presence, and communication skills.
• Strategic thinker with strong execution bias, accountability, and the ability to operate at pace in ambiguous environments.
• Flexibility to travel as required by the business.

Skills

Agile Thinking, Change Management, Digital Fluency, Enterprise Thinking, Enterprise Transformation, Influencing Without Authority, Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), Project Management, Stakeholder Management

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines.

We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases – to impact health at scale. People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we’re committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most.

Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.

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We are a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get Ahead Together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. Getting ahead means preventing disease as well as treating it, and we aim to impact the health of 2.5 billion people around the world in the next 10 years. Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive.

We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves – feeling welcome, valued and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together. Find out more on our career site.