Project Manager - M&A Integration

About the Opportunity

We are seeking experienced Project Managers to support a major acquisition and business integration program within a leading financial services organisation.
The organisation is transitioning from acquisition due diligence into mobilisation and execution, with a focus on establishing the foundations for Day 1 readiness and subsequent business and technology integration.

The program spans three key workstreams:

• People & Workplace: Workforce transition, HR processes, people and culture, and workplace readiness.
• Finance & Corporate Systems: Integration of finance, payroll, HR and corporate applications, including financial reporting and controls.
• Network & Infrastructure: Infrastructure, networks, end-user technology, service management and enterprise systems integration.

Each Project Manager will take ownership of a designated workstream while collaborating with the broader integration team to ensure alignment across the program.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the mobilisation, planning and coordination of a designated acquisition integration workstream.
• Develop detailed project plans, delivery schedules, milestones and workstream roadmaps.
• Coordinate business and technology stakeholders to establish Day 1 readiness requirements and integration priorities.
• Establish project governance, reporting frameworks, RAID registers and dependency management processes.
• Identify operational, technology and business impacts arising from the acquisition.
• Coordinate discovery activities and work closely with Business Analysts to define scope, requirements and delivery priorities.
• Manage dependencies and risks across multiple business and technology workstreams.
• Engage senior stakeholders to manage expectations, resolve issues and support key decisions.
• Coordinate transition planning from initial acquisition readiness through to longer-term integration activities.
• Support the development of an integrated delivery roadmap for subsequent phases of the program.

Skills & Experience:

• Previous experience supporting mergers, acquisitions, divestments or post-acquisition integration programs
• Must have experience within non banking financial services
• Demonstrated experience as a Project Manager delivering complex business and technology transformation programs.
• Strong project mobilisation experience, including establishing governance, delivery plans and project controls.
• Experience delivering projects across corporate systems, business operations, workplace technology or infrastructure environments.