Associate Director - Senior Program Manager (M&A)

Overview

Lead complex M&A carve-out, separation, integration and transformation programmes across multiple functions, translating strategic objectives into measurable outcomes and sustainable business value.

What you'll do

• Lead complex M&A carve-out, separation, integration, and transformation programmes across multiple functions.
• Own end-to-end transaction execution from pre-deal through sign-to-close and post-close delivery.
• Develop and execute integrated transformation plans aligned to strategic objectives, milestones and value drivers.
• Drive senior stakeholder alignment and engagement, ensuring accountability, collaboration and informed decision-making.
• Lead programme communications, delivering clear and consistent messaging across executive, functional and broader stakeholder groups.
• Establish robust governance, reporting and decision-making frameworks to maintain delivery momentum and transparency.
• Drive prioritisation, technology and resource allocation to maximise execution and value.
• Proactively manage risks, dependencies and critical issues, protecting business continuity and delivery outcomes.
• Lead operating model, organisational and business change, ensuring effective implementation and adoption.
• Build an agile, high-performing and innovation-led culture capable of delivering through ambiguity and change.
• Embed transformation outcomes into business-as-usual operations, ensuring benefits realisation and long-term sustainability.
• Lead data disposition strategy across structured and unstructured sources including ERP datasets, driving data governance, tooling and automation throughout the M&A lifecycle.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree in business, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent relevant professional experience.
• Minimum 15+ years' relevant professional experience, including significant experience in M&A integration, separation, carve-out, due diligence, data disposition or post-deal value realisation.
• Minimum 15+ years' experience leading complex, multi-workstream programmes, with demonstrated responsibility for governance, risk management, dependencies and delivery.
• Demonstrable experience of managing and influencing senior/executive stakeholders across complex programmes, with strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to apply structured problem-solving, data disposition and analytics to support business decisions and improve programme outcomes.
• Demonstrable experience working across multiple functions, geographies or distributed teams.

Nice to have

• Programme management certifications (e.g., Managing Successful Programmes, PMI Program Management Professional, PRINCE2 or SAFe).
• Experience using GenAI or similar emerging technologies.
• Full M&A lifecycle experience across due diligence, sign-to-close, Day 1 readiness, integration, carve-out, separation and post-deal value realisation.
• Experience delivering complex integration or separation programmes across Technology/IT, Finance, HR, R&D, Commercial or Supply Chain.
• Experience in the design, structuring, governance and execution of Transition Service Agreements (TSAs).
• Previous experience in management consulting, strategy, operations or large-scale business transformation within complex or global organisations.
• Experience using data, analytics, automation or GenAI-enabled tools to improve programme delivery, generate insights and support decision-making.
• 5 or more international M&A deals experience, particularly cross-border across US and EMEA markets.
• Led data disposition and M&A data strategy across structured and unstructured environments, including ERP datasets, leveraging automation, AI and technology tooling.

Details

• Flexibility to travel in line with business requirements.