Job Summary:
Henkel is an organization that’s shaping the future through innovation, sustainability and collaboration. The M&A IT Integration Lead will lead cross-functional teams to plan and execute complex IT projects for mergers, acquisitions, and business transformations, ensuring alignment between business objectives and IT strategy.
Responsibilities:
• This role leads cross-functional teams to plan and execute complex IT projects for mergers, acquisitions, divestments, and business transformations.
• The role is accountable for end-to-end delivery, ensuring alignment between business objectives, IT strategy, and transaction timelines.
• It oversees scope, requirements, schedules, budgets, risks and resources to ensure project success.
• Lead global IT integration programs from due diligence to Day 1 and post-merger optimization
• Own the overall program structure, roadmap, milestones, dependencies, and delivery governance
• Act as primary IT program lead for business integrations with strong focus on value realization, data integrity, and process excellence
• Coordinate business readiness activities including training, communications, and change management
• Establish KPIs and performance metrics to measure project delivery and synergy realization
• Develop integration roadmaps considering constraints and competing demands
• Oversee data integration, system migrations, and process cutovers
• Track and report progress against milestones, risks, dependencies, and targets
• Manage budgets, resource allocation and integrated project plans across workstreams
• Oversee ERP, application, and data migrations, including master data alignment and data governance
• Ensure alignment with global template processes while managing regional exceptions
• Partner with business leaders, functional leads, IT, and acquired entities to remove barriers and drive execution
• Define KPIs and track benefits realization post integration
Qualifications:
Required:
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Business, Finance, or related field
• 10+ years of experience in project/program management within large, global enterprises
• Proven experience with M&A IT integration projects within CPG or Industrial markets
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills to manage diverse stakeholders
• Adaptable and comfortable with ambiguity and complexity
• Strong understanding of enterprise business processes (Sales, Supply Chain, Finance etc.)
• Experience with ERP platforms (SAP) and shared services models
• Willingness to travel (as needed) to support deal activities and integration
Preferred:
• Certified PMP preferred
• Certified M&A Professional (CMAP) is a plus
Company:
Henkel produces and distributes a wide range of sealing and coating solutions for the industrial and consumer industries. Founded in 1876, the company is headquartered in Düsseldorf, DEU, with a team of 10001+ employees. The company is currently Late Stage.