Senior M&A Solution Architecture Chicago, Illinois

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What We'll Bring:

At TransUnion, we strive to build an environment where our associates are in the driver’s seat of their professional development, while having access to help along the way. We encourage everyone to pursue passions and take ownership of their careers. With the support of colleagues and mentors, our associates are given the tools needed to get where they want to go. Regardless of job titles, our associates have the opportunity to learn new things and be a leader every day.

Come be a part of our team – you’ll work with great people, pioneering products cutting-edge technology, and in an environment that values and supports continued development.

TU M&A Architecture team provides the leadership and oversight for the pre-diligence, due diligence, and integration and closing technical and information security activities of New Business Development efforts, M&As and Investments. If you like rolling up your sleeves, working with new technologies, new players, and delivering M&A outcomes in a fast-paced environment this might be the role for you.

What You'll Bring:

Technical Breath

• You will have the ability to understand and assess the architecture of the investing/acquiring organization and articulate how the architecture can be aligned with organizations’ technical architecture

• You will be able to explore options for Cloud/Data center and Back office integration compliant with industry and defined best practices. Where required you will be able to identify options to improve the internal architecture patterns by working with various architects in the organization

• You will have a good understanding of Information Security integration approaches of infrastructure, data, and application layers of the architecture and will be able to articulate the security architecture of the investing/acquiring organization architecture to various information security stakeholders.

• You will be able to articulate how the application will integrate with target application architecture

Leadership & Collaboration

• You will have ability to work in a fast paced environment

• You will have ability to work with Global Business Development team in addressing the overall M&A needs and timely delivering of required artifacts

• You will be hands on leader that removes impediments and helps teams solve complex technology and organizational challenges in an matrixed organization

• You will be able to build strong partnerships with delivery teams and develop strong partnerships across the US and global delivery teams

• You will be a true collaborator that partners with various Sr. leadership across various stakeholders in the technology, information security and business areas to drive diligence and integration efforts

Financial Acumen

• You will be able to synthesize the findings of diligence effort and be able to create a costing model for the acquisition with clear articulation of one time and recurring capital and operational expenses for 5 years

• You will be comfortable presenting and defending costing to various technology and business stakeholders

• You will be able to work with program managers and financial analyst to review and revise ongoing financial forecasts and articulate any monthly/quarterly variance to leadership stakeholder

Executive Communication

• You will be comfortable presenting integration update, financial variance, and due diligence architecture, information security, and costing details to various executive stakeholders.

• Ability to demystify complex concepts to both junior team members and senior leaders (EVP, SVP, VP, etc.)

Execution

• You will be able to work in a fast-paced environment, be able to deliver results by collaborating with the team members, and adjust priorities as required.

• You will be able to work with program managers to help facilitate program execution, remove any impediments, and escalate the senior leadership as required.

Impact You'll Make:

• Be an instrumental part of the Architecture function & lead the modernization of TransUnion’s architecture through use of public cloud platforms, DevSecOps operating models, & new enabling technologies.

• Deliver business value through the benefits of moving applications and platforms to a scalable, modern architecture that leverages public cloud.

• Enable market & solution areas through proactive dialogue on capability needs & mapping those needs to existing or new architectural patterns & standards.

• Occasional travel will be required - less than 10%

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This is a hybrid position and involves regular performance of job responsibilities virtually as well as in-person at an assigned TU office location for a minimum of two days a week.

Benefits:

TransUnion provides flexible benefits including flexible time off for exempt associates, paid time off for non-exempt associates, tuition reimbursement, additional (following any short-term disability) 10 weeks of parental leave with gradual return, adoption assistance, fertility coverage, spousal and domestic partner benefits, charity gift matching, employee stock purchase plan, retirement contributions with employer match, organizational growth potential through our online learning platform with guided career tracks, and access to TransUnion’s Employee Resource Groups. 

We are committed to being a place where diversity is not only present, it is embraced. As an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability status, veteran status, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.

 

TransUnion's Internal Job Title:

Sr Architect, Solution Architecture