The Client's Integration team is looking for an experienced program manager to help successfully manage the diligence and/or integration of the Clients acquired entities. This role will help ensure that we bring into the Client all the promised value of the acquired entity. Reporting to the Integration Leader and working with the Business Sponsor, Integration team, and a team of dedicated functional experts in Finance, HR, Service, Operations, IT, Risk/Compliance/Legal, and more, you will create and execute the plans to bring each newly acquired entity into the Client. This role is critical to the success of the Client, and an excellent way to connect and manage through influence on a successful outcome. Successful candidates are skilled program managers with broad functional knowledge who can see the big picture while juggling a myriad of details. This is a fun, high-energy job at the forefront of their growth.
- Working with the Business Sponsor and the Corporate Development Transaction Manager, develop the integration strategy and create plans that support delivering all the promised value of the deal.
- Form and lead the cross-functional team to create a detailed integration project plan.
- Through a regular cadence of 1-on-1 meetings and team teleconferences, manage the project to keep the milestones on track and, using sound judgment and excellent teamwork skills, address any issues.
- Regularly report progress, escalating issues, if necessary, to the Client's Integration management and Client Firm Execs (Responsible for managing timelines, uncovering roadblocks, defining critical paths, and identifying resource constraints, and reporting progress for each project)
- Define project scope, goals and deliverables that support business M&A goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders.
- Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion.
- Define project success criteria and disseminate them to involved parties throughout project life cycle.
- Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential risks, and devise contingency plans.
- Partner and participate in a variety of process and program development areas as the Corporate Development function continues to build out the tools and frameworks.
- At the project's conclusion, lead retrospective analysis to improve our M&A playbooks for the next deal.
1) Defines the overall strategy and objectives for a group of projects to compile a program
2) Communicates the program strategy and objectives to the project team resources and ensures that individual project goals continually align with the overall business goals and objectives.
3) Links and sequences individual projects within a program considering their inter-dependencies.
4) Identifies activities common to the component projects to ensure that project teams do not duplicate work efforts across projects within the program.
5) Coordinates multiple work streams to include team members from various disciplines to meet the overarching business goals and objectives of the program.
6) Consolidates and reports accomplishments, milestones, risks, issues, decisions from individual projects at the program level to Project Sponsors / Steering Committee.
7) Establishes appropriate mechanism and tools for measuring the benefits of the program.
location: El Segundo, California
job type: Contract
salary: $80 - 95 per hour
work hours: 8am to 4pm
education: Bachelors
responsibilities:
What you need to have:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required
- 10+ years' experience as a Program Manager, leading programs through the full life cycle
- 2+ years' experience managing or playing a major role in corporate programs (including systems projects) preferred
- 5+ years business experience required, experience in broker-dealer or investment firm strongly preferred
- Experience building and managing program forecasts and budgets
- Experience working on and managing multiple projects at a time of varying size (team members and budget)
- Program resource plan knowledge required (i.e. figure out what resources are needed to get the job done and then work
with the appropriate managers to secure the resources)
- strong leadership skills; manage projects while driving the organization towards a successful implementation or launch
- At the highest end of the maturity curve in terms of knowledge, abilities, skills and experience. Correspondingly, assigned tasks of highest complexity and this in turn influences how success is measured.
We are looking for someone who:
- Has at least 7 years' applicable experience, including managing various projects of increasing responsibility, a Bachelor's or Master's degree or relevant work experience
- PMI or PMP certification or equivalent preferred
- Advanced MS Office skills: Project, Vision, PowerPoint, Excel, Word, SharePoint
- Familiarity with M&A tools including Virtual Data Rooms is a plus.
- Has the ability to work multi-task and manage tight deadlines.
Really catch our eye with:
- strong acumen in business processes in a multiple functional areas in an organization in the Financial Services industry
- strong familiarity with program/project management concepts, interactions between knowledge areas and process groups, and inputs / tools and techniques / outputs in each knowledge area that explain how to approach program/project management and implement solutions
- strong knowledge of tools / technology for office productivity, program/project management, portfolio management and communications
- Proficiency in performing program/project management tasks on high complexity program/projects, acquired through hands-on experience, by leveraging appropriate knowledge and abilities
- Capable of interacting with senior level executives and earns/retains their trust and respect - someone who is more politically savvy and can think and act more strategically
- strong analytical thinking / problem solving and decision making skills
- Highly matured behavioral characteristics such as ethics, accountability, trustworthiness, organization / time management and flexibility / adaptability
- strong communication skills and interpersonal / interaction skills
- strong ability to build / lead teams, resolve conflicts and mentor / motivate team members
qualifications:
- Experience level: Experienced
- Minimum 10 years of experience
- Education: Bachelors
skills:
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Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, an incentive and recognition program, and 401K contribution (all benefits are based on eligibility).
This posting is open for thirty (30) days.
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