Senior IT Project Manager - M&A / Organizational Transformation

Odyssey Information Services; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Odyssey Information Services is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead complex business transformation initiatives, including mergers, acquisitions, reorganizations and operating-company restructuring. You will work closely with executive leadership and independently operated businesses—many with revenues of approximately $200M or less.

The role requires coordinating IT, finance, HR, operations and leadership, developing integration plans, managing multiple workstreams, and ensuring SOX

Qualifications

• 7+ years of project or program management experience.
• Direct experience supporting M&A integrations, reorganizations, restructuring or business transformation programs.
• Strong working knowledge of SOX compliance, controls and governance requirements.
• Experience working across multiple operating companies or decentralized business units.
• Background in construction, engineering, skilled trades, field services, utilities, infrastructure, manufacturing or similar industries.
• Experience working with smaller or entrepreneurial businesses, including companies where processes may not be highly standardized.
• Must be adaptable, comfortable with ambiguity and able to adjust quickly as priorities change.
• Strong executive communication, stakeholder management and organizational change skills.
• PMP or similar certification is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead project planning and execution for M&A integrations, reorganizations and organizational restructuring initiatives.
• Coordinate activities across IT, finance, HR, operations and executive leadership.
• Develop integration and transition plans, milestones, dependencies and communication strategies.
• Manage multiple workstreams across independently operated companies with different processes, cultures and levels of maturity.
• Ensure organizational changes and integrations remain aligned with SOX controls, governance and audit requirements.
• Track risks, decisions, dependencies and executive-level action items.
• Facilitate meetings with senior leadership and provide clear project status and recommendations.
• Support change management, stakeholder communication and adoption throughout organizational transitions.
• Bring structure to changing environments without forcing unnecessary process or bureaucracy.

Skills

Project management

M&A integrations

SOX compliance

Governance

Stakeholder management

Change management

Executive communication

PMP certification

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead complex business transformation initiatives involving mergers, acquisitions, reorganizations and operating-company restructuring.

This position will work closely with executive leadership and independently operated businesses, many of which are smaller companies with revenues of approximately $200M or less.

Responsibilities

• Lead project planning and execution for M&A integrations, reorganizations and organizational restructuring initiatives.
• Coordinate activities across IT, finance, HR, operations and executive leadership.
• Develop integration and transition plans, milestones, dependencies and communication strategies.
• Manage multiple workstreams across independently operated companies with different processes, cultures and levels of maturity.
• Ensure organizational changes and integrations remain aligned with SOX controls, governance and audit requirements.
• Track risks, decisions, dependencies and executive-level action items.
• Facilitate meetings with senior leadership and provide clear project status and recommendations.
• Support change management, stakeholder communication and adoption throughout organizational transitions.
• Bring structure to changing environments without forcing unnecessary process or bureaucracy.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of project or program management experience.
• Direct experience supporting M&A integrations, reorganizations, restructuring or business transformation programs.
• Strong working knowledge of SOX compliance, controls and governance requirements.
• Experience working across multiple operating companies or decentralized business units.
• Background in construction, engineering, skilled trades, field services, utilities, infrastructure, manufacturing or similar industries strongly preferred.
• Experience working with smaller or entrepreneurial businesses, including companies where processes may not be highly standardized.
• Must be adaptable, comfortable with ambiguity and able to adjust quickly as priorities change.
• Strong executive communication, stakeholder management and organizational change skills.
• PMP or similar certification is a plus.

The ideal candidate has worked in a decentralized, acquisition-driven environment and knows how to balance corporate governance and SOX requirements with the realities of smaller operating companies.