Sunrise Systems, Inc. is a leading Consumer Goods Manufacturing Company seeking a Program Manager – Technology M&A for an initial duration of 6-12 months on a remote role. The Technology M&A Program Manager will lead technology integration and separation activities related to client acquisitions, ensuring timely delivery of technology commitments across various workstreams.
Responsibilities:
- Own the overall technology acquisition program plan, including scope, milestones, dependencies, and critical path
- Ensure Day 1 and Post Close Phases technology readiness, coordinating across all impacted platforms and regions
- Drive on time, on scope delivery of all committed technology outcomes
- Establish and manage integrated master schedules across workstreams
- Act as the primary integration point between IT, business leaders, IMO, Finance, Legal, Security, and external vendors
- Align internal teams and system integrators to a single execution rhythm
- Provide concise, fact based status reporting to senior leadership and ELT
- Clearly communicate progress, risks, decisions required, and mitigation plans
- Translate complex technical topics into business relevant insights
- Support IMO and leadership with read outs, steering materials, and exec updates
- Coordinate technology cutovers, transition plans, and stabilization activities
- Ensure operational handoff to run the business teams post go live
- Capture lessons learned and embed improvements for future M&A activity
Requirements:
- 10+ years of experience in program or portfolio management, with direct ownership of large, complex technology programs
- Proven experience leading technology workstreams in M&A, divestitures, or large scale integrations
- Strong understanding of enterprise technology landscapes (ERP, data platforms, integrations, infrastructure)
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple parallel workstreams under tight timelines
- Exceptional stakeholder management and executive communication skills
- Experience working with system integrators and third party vendors
- Strong risk management, dependency tracking, and decision facilitation skills
- Familiarity with TSA management, Day 1 / Post Close planning, and separation strategies
- Background in data platforms, analytics, or digital transformation
- PMP, PgMP, or equivalent certification
- Experience operating within an IMO or enterprise PMO model