Oliver Wyman - Senior Technology Delivery Manager, M&A - London

OWG Tech department is seeking a seasoned Senior Technology Delivery Manager to spearhead technology integration in mergers and acquisitions. This role demands a strategic and hands-on leader with a proven track record in managing complex software projects. The successful candidate will align technology integration with MMC’s standards, drive innovation, and ensure seamless transitions, all while actively engaging in processes to guarantee successful delivery. This position offers an exciting opportunity to shape our technology landscape and enhance leadership skills in a dynamic environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Technology Integration: Lead the technology integration process for mergers and acquisitions, ensuring alignment with MMC standards, best practices, and objectives related to software solutions.
• Project Management: Develop and manage project plans and timelines for technology-related M&A activities, focusing on adherence to schedules and compliance with technological and security requirements.
• Stakeholder Management: Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, including IT, Product Owners (PO), Project Managers (PM), Development teams, Senior Management, and relevant business domains to ensure successful integration of software solutions.
• Risk Management: Identify and mitigate risks associated with technology integration in M&A projects, ensuring a smooth transition into existing infrastructure and compliance with security requirements.
• Due Diligence: Conduct thorough technology due diligence to assess the IT/software solutions landscape of target companies and identify potential integration challenges.
• Change Management: Develop and implement change management strategies to facilitate user adoption of the acquiring organization’s infrastructure and standards.
• Performance Tracking: Monitor and report on the progress of technology integration projects, ensuring timely delivery and quality standards are met.
• Vendor Management: Manage relationships with third-party vendors and service providers involved in M&A technology projects, ensuring alignment with integration goals.
• Innovation and Improvement: Identify opportunities for innovation and process improvement in technology delivery and integration, particularly in software development and deployment.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related field. Master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in technology delivery management, with a focus on the software development side of mergers and acquisitions.
• Proven track record of successfully managing complex technology integration projects, especially in software environments.
• Strong understanding of IT systems, infrastructure, and software architecture.
• Excellent project management skills, with PMP or similar certification preferred.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience with change management and driving organizational change.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with multiple priorities.

Skills and Attributes:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Hands-on approach – willing to directly engage in processes and tasks to ensure successful delivery.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Good communication skills and the ability to mentor less experienced colleagues.
• Dedication to continuous improvement and learning.

Why join us at Oliver Wyman?

At Oliver Wyman, we lead with heart - we love what we do and have fun while we do it! We also strive for breakthroughs by questioning, seeking diverse perspectives, and finding powerful and sustainable solutions. If you share these values and want to work as one and own our impact at the same time, be brave and achieve the amazing with us!

• We’re individuals who are self-starting, motivated, energetic, entrepreneurial about what we do
• We have the common aspiration to have an impact, leave a legacy and change the world. We have no interest in running a steady-state business. We want to build, grow and shape the environment around us
• We value an environment where every member of Oliver Wyman is encouraged and expected to voice his or her opinion
• We believe that to create a true meritocracy we need to remove artificial barriers to opportunity
• We value people whose lives balance work and non-work activities because we believe they are both more interesting colleagues and are able to make better contributions to the Firm.
• We push ourselves hard to deliver excellence, but we also work to extract the maximum benefit from the flexibility of a project-based business. We provide the ability to take career breaks for personal or family reasons. We fundamentally value each other’s time and are sensitive to how it is used. We are an output not input-based culture, have respect for people’s personal decisions, and believe that one's workload must be sustainable. We seek balance for ourselves and our colleagues.

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