M&A Program Leader

• She/he will take responsibility for leading the preparation and execution of all aspects of Mergers, Acquisitions and Disposals within the Europe Region of Schneider Electric, in a holistic approach
• She/He will be accountable for driving and leading several technical project managers to ensure planned activities, deadlines and completion of projects tasks with key metrics of time & cost.
• She/He will manage the communication in a proactive way with the key stakeholders: M&A, business, Digital stakeholders
• She/He will maintain all M&A governance and process documentation to ensure transparency, planning and reporting within all current M&A execution deals (Transition Service Agreement or Post Merger Integration).
• She/he will be the functional leader for the senior technological experts in the team

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  Lead the preparation and execution of all aspects of Mergers, Acquisitions and Disposals in a holistic approach
  • Assure alignment and standardization in the solution proposed across Europe
  • Support new demands/projects from pre-study to production
  • Ensure a right transfer to running teams
  • Qualify demands, approve proposed solution and quotation from delivery teams
  • Manage pre-study’s for the needed demands in terms of effort / cost / schedule / resources plan
  • Source appropriately the expertise needs (resources needed),by proposing internal and/or external profiles. Manage the expert’s allocation assignment to the right initiative.
  • Guarantee an homogeneous deployment methodology, to leverage the best competencies, processes so as to be able to accelerate delivery and Scale up

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  Accountable for driving and leading several technical project managers to ensure planned activities, deadlines and completion of projects tasks with key metrics of time & cost.
  • Manage the full portfolio of demands/projects and accountable in their delivery, in common prioritization with Finance and M&A streams
  • Responsible to following up project status and risk migration when escalation needed
  • Build and drive a strong governance so as to assure frequent communication and status are shared, managed and solved quickly.
  • Coach the PMs for efficiency and growth.
  • Manage the projects financial aspect within Europe IT Budget, ensure efficient billing and recharges.

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  Manage the communication in a proactive way with the key stakeholders: M&A, business, Digital stakeholders, internal team members
  • Create the needed governance (animation meetings, written communication) so assure that all needed stakeholders have a forum to share, debate, discuss, agree on priorities.
  • Maintain and update a consolidated roadmap with key milestones, with project status
  • Manage the communication with country BRMs to inform them about local activities – create feeling of partnership.

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  Maintain all M&A governance and process documentation to ensure transparency, planning and reporting within all current M&A execution deals (Transition Service Agreement or Post Merger Integration).
  • In charge to build/scale up the methodology for accelerating delivery
  • Making the assigned experts grow (consultants, PMs, others, SE technological partners) – propose strategies (senior/junior, mirroring, others?)

• Being the functional manager for the senior technological experts in the team
  • Animate the community. Make sure there a team spirit and goals synchronization.
  • Organize the operating model (ways of working – Roles and Responsibilities)
  • Manage team engagement, performance, competency and development. Support them in their visibility and grow
  • Coach and care

• Education
  • Academic degree in computer science or IT specialization from a business school or university. Alternatively, financial background with IT experience.
• Job Experience
  • Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience with operations and/or support in a fast-moving, highly-critical, enterprise application environment
• Technical Skills
  • Broad IT knowledge and experience
  • Coordination of resources, leading heterogeneus teams
  • Significant experience and knowledge as Program Manager in ERPs area, managing roadmaps, budgets, projects follow up
• Soft skills
  • Self-driven, operationally experienced with a can-do attitude. Autonomous to drive improvements and evolutions in a proactive way. Leadership skills
  • Strong relationship builder – both internally in Schneider Digital and business as well as with external partners.
  • Relationships to be managed at senior leadership level in the organization
  • Excellent Communication skills, professional courtesy, keeps calm at stress levels
  • Strong team player - collaborates well with others to solve problems and actively incorporates input from various sources
  • Has experience working with others on a global basis
  • Managerial skills with an international team to be managed

• Life insurance.
• Health insurance
• Pension Plan
• Flexible compensation: ticket restaurant , nursery, training, etc.
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• Flex@Work: flexible hours, telework, sabbaticals, purchase leave, floating holidays, Global Family Leave Policy.
• Recognize and be recognized through our StepUp program.
• Club Schneider: discount on products and services throughout Spain.
• Wellness: medical service, wellbeing laboratories, activities per workplace, gyms in different sites, etc.
• If you like to go to the gym, we have a special agreement with Andjoy Become a Schneider shareholder with our "WESOP" program.
• Many more benefits per site ... !

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