IT Program Manager, Mergers & Acquisitions

Work Flexibility: Hybrid

Who We Want

Self-directed imitators. People who take ownership of their work and need no prompting to drive productivity, change, and outcomes.

Collaborative partners. People who build and leverage cross-functional relationships to bring together ideas, data and insights to drive continuous improvement in functions.

Dedicated achievers. People who thrive in a fast-paced environment and will stop at nothing to ensure a project is complete and meets regulations and expectations.

What You Will Do

Program managers lead enterprise-wide, cross-functional strategic programs that includes multiple sub-projects. They direct the daily activities of program and project team members to ensure they provide high quality and cost-effective services. Program managers help the organization gain benefits from managing several efforts at a program level that would not be realized at an individual level and are crucial leaders to achieving transformational goals.

This role provides the opportunity to lead technology-related programs and projects that result from Stryker's mergers and acquisitions. IT M&A programs are high in risk and complexity and have aggressive timelines, so we are looking for a passionate program leader with cross-functional experience to lead teams through establishing effective structures, operating principles, managing scope, interdependency and timeline management, optimizing costs, resources and risk and communicating with purpose.

• Partner with M&A Integration Lead(s) on cross-functional, high-impact, high-profile programs/projects to deliver IT portion of integrations leading to revenue and synergy achievement success.
• Provide overall program leadership, ensuring program delivers on-time, within scope and within budget

• Provide steady leadership in the face of uncertainty, change, and aggressive deadlines common to a rapidly growing company with an evolving business model.
• Develop resourcing strategies to ensure optimum support for projects and for the day-to-day operational activities
• Proactively set performance expectations and help project managers and subordinates manage expectations of delivery and requirements, yielding consistent results
• Review program budget variance and scope change requests, and participate in the budget-resolution process
• Ensure that the scope of the projects within the program align with business priorities
• Manage program-level risks and interdependencies
• Promote collaboration and coordination across broad categories of stakeholders
• Lead cross-functional meetings and foster teamwork; drive escalation and resolution of issues
• Address escalated resourcing issues with project manager and resource manager, as needed
• Support and coach project managers within the program
• Provide technical expertise in planning, execution, and leadership of program, projects, and initiatives
• Provide program reporting and status to senior management

• Maintain excellent relationships with all levels of the matrix organization
• Create funding requests, forecast, monitor and report on project financials, and maintain financials in project management tools
• Liaise with the supplier management groups as needed on supplier engagement, quality of services, experience and cost
• Ensure all projects meet success parameters and ROI targets stated in business case
• Assist, share learning, and mentor others within the PMO regarding standards, organizational understanding, and relationship building to promote the successful delivery of projects

What You Will Need

• Bachelor's Degree required
• Advanced degree preferred
• PMP certification required
• Six-Sigma or related experience a plus
• Minimum 10 years of professional experience is required
• Extensive record of successfully planning and delivering complex projects
• Experience managing remote project teams
• M&A project management experience preferred
• Expertise in Microsoft Project and other project management tools
• Demonstrated experience in full project management lifecycle for software/maintenance/ development/ implementation projects and IT methodologies (ITIL)
• Ability to guide change and influence decision making
• Strong influencing and negotiation skills, including the ability to navigate in a highly matrixed organization effectively
• Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to make effective presentations, and proven ability to quickly earn the trust of sponsors and key stakeholders

Travel Percentage: 10%

Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer - M/F/Veteran/Disability.

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