Senior Manager, IT Mergers & Acquisitions

Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world's manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 28,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers - amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility - our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how the work we do changes the world for the better.

We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that's you we would love to have you join us!

Job Description

Rockwell Automation is doing things never before possible. We connect the imaginations of people with the potential of technology to make the world more intelligent, more connected, and more productive. We help the world work better and people work smarter, and we are looking for bright minds to make that happen. The makers, the forward thinkers, the problem solvers.

Are you interested in shaping a highly effective agile organization? Are you excited about the opportunity to influence and lead other skilled technical contributors? Are you passionate about fostering vital connections and developing a team who will help to make our company, partners and customers more productive and profitable? If your answer is yes to any of these questions, this is your opportunity to join an innovative and dynamic team. As a member of the Rockwell Automation IT organization, you will join our transformation journey as we seek to improve and push boundaries.

Role Summary:

The Senior Manager, IT Mergers & Acquisitions is critical to our transformation, innovation, and development operations. The team consists of skilled, professional Program Managers and Solution Architects supports Corporate Development in the integrations of acquisitions into Rockwell Environments. The senior manager will act as Resource Manager for the team. You will lead the team to consult, plan, design, deliver, and operate integrations for various acquired businesses.

Are you interested in shaping a highly effective agile organization? Are you excited about the opportunity to influence and lead other skilled contributors? Are you passionate about fostering vital connections and helping to develop a team who will help to make our company, partners, and customers more productive and profitable? If your answer is yes to any of these questions, this is your opportunity to join an innovative and dynamic team. As a member of the Rockwell Automation IT organization, you will join our transformation journey as we seek to improve and push boundaries.

The senior manager will be hands-on managing resources, consulting with team members and business partners to solve complex problems and remove roadblocks for the team to be successful. Supports the architectural designs and will drive the Program Managers and Solution Architects in the execution of Mergers & Acquisitions for Rockwell Automation. The Technical Leader is accountable for overseeing all aspects of the Mergers & Acquisition integrations.

We are looking for an experienced leader to manage a wide range of integrations. You will be responsible for the delivery and overall success of each integration. A successful Senior manager must have a broad knowledge of program management principles. They must have a strategic mindset as well as be able to lead team members and influence business partners. The expectation is to ensure every integration will be delivered successfully and add the highest possible value to the organization.

Essential Functions:

• Align with SAFe Agile principles.
• Partner with customer / business units to understand strategy and to achieve revenue faster.
• Drive the architecture/road map alignment working with Enterprise Architecture team.
• Act as a mentor and learner- always answer/ask questions to challenge the status quo.
• Apply process improvements to facilitate improved outcomes.
• Bring industry best-practices and new thinking to the team.
• Overall responsibility for team's financial management and optimization.
• Initiate and set goals for team members.
• Keep senior and executive management informed with detailed and accurate reports or presentations.
• Oversee the due diligence process of future acquisitions.
• Discover ways to enhance efficiency and productivity of procedures and people, not afraid of challenging the status quo.
• Work with your resources to create and review the budgets for each integration.
• Establishes and ensures appropriate governance functions for the program, in accordance with enterprise policies and practices, on behalf of the executive sponsor or senior responsible owner.
• Directs the creation and maintenance of the required program documentation and artifacts.
• Acts as an advisor and builds and maintains relationships across the wider stakeholder community.
• Monitors and coordinates dependencies across the projects in the program and resolves conflicts.
• Directs or approves the establishment of a framework or guidelines for the use of contractors and professional service providers and determines their use across the program.
• Devise evaluation strategies to monitor performance and determine the need for improvements.
• Ensure program operations and activities adhere to legal guidelines and internal policies.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent years of relevant work experience
• Legal authorization to work in the US is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.
• Ability to travel up to 40-50% as needed

Preferred Qualifications:

Skills, Knowledge, Education & Experience

• Typically requires 8+ years of relevant management experience, ideally within Mergers & Acquisitions.
• Seen as an expert within Mergers & Acquisition space.
• Experience in conflict resolution and change management resolution.
• Experience in Agile Principles.
• Experience managing priorities within the Backlog.
• Experience managing the overall delivery through the aligned teams.
• Experience in interaction with Senior and Executive Management.
• Masters in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Software Engineering, or similar engineering/technical degree.

Information Processing Capabilities

• Strong analytical skills
• Ability to distill information from disparate data sources and the capability to tell the story behind it, as well as recommendations for next steps.
• Ability to adapt quickly to new technologies and changing business requirements.
• Seek out and embrace relevant perspectives when assessing a situation or making decisions.
• Demonstrate clear understanding of multiple viewpoints.

Temperament

• High energy and passionate individual who inspires teammates to reach their maximum potential.
• "Executive Presence" when interacting with leaders.
• Excited about trying new solutions outside standard approved.
• Embraces a culture of trust, free thought, complete transparency.
• Brave and rebellious, willing to challenge the status quo.

Above all else, we are looking for individuals with diverse backgrounds who:

• Are motivated to solve problems and have a bias for action.
• Have an aptitude for technology and love tinkering with it.
• Enjoy spending time coaching and pushing others to be successful.
• Always leave something better than they found it.

Accepts Role Requirements

• Extremely strong communication skills with ability to align the organization on complex technical decisions.
• Active coach and mentor whose goals are to grow and maximize the team's potential.
• Extremely strong coordination and negotiation skills to help keep the team focused and deliver consistent value.

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