Principal IT M&A Program Manager

Honeywell International - Atlanta, GA

Full-time - Senior

Atlanta, GA

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

The Principal IT M&A Program Manager at Honeywell is responsible for managing the end-to-end delivery of complex projects related to mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures. This role involves collaborating with various stakeholders, including M&A Business Development Managers and Corporate IT leaders, to ensure effective execution of integration and separation processes while maintaining compliance with legal and security standards. The position requires a focus on driving M&A initiatives, managing risks, and delivering results within established timelines and budgets.

Responsibilities

• Manage M&A activities, leveraging vendor relationships and influencing stakeholders outside the organization.
• Drive M&A executions according to defined playbooks, policies, and standards.
• Define and document project requirements, timelines, decisions, actions, and meeting minutes.
• Ensure IT, legal, and security compliance from due diligence through execution to closure.
• Evaluate target companies for IT integration during due diligence for potential acquisitions.
• Develop and communicate project plans, schedules, costs, and progress to stakeholders.
• Engage with corporate and SBG stakeholders to understand requirements for smooth execution and delivery.
• Manage risks, issues, escalations, budget, stakeholders, and change management effectively.
• Present to C-level staff as needed.
• Manage M&A website, training, and onboarding programs for delivery managers.
• Create leadership presentations and conduct workshops during execution.

Requirements

• 8+ years of program management or service delivery leadership experience in IT.
• 5+ years of large program execution or M&A integration experience.
• Experience in driving enterprise-wide/global ERP or CRM projects is highly recommended.
• Program Management certification from Project Management Institute (PMI) or Scrum Alliance is a plus.

Nice-to-haves

• Bachelor's degree
• Experience leading large, complex, global integrations and/or divestitures on time and within budget.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively in oral and written form.
• Demonstrated ability to meet customer requirements and achieve a high level of customer satisfaction.
• Demonstrated ability to work with a wide variety of technical & non-technical staff, motivating and influencing their behavior and project work.
• Self-motivated and able to work with little supervision or direction.
• Ability to remain calm, work under pressure and prioritize work to move things forward.
• Ability to deliver results in a highly matrixed organization.
• Ability to develop presentation material and make recommendations to IT and business level audiences.
• Analytical problem-solver with excellent business communication skills.
• Action-oriented, quick learner with experience in driving change and delivering bottom line savings.
• Effective in stakeholder management.
• Ability to drive for results and lead through collaboration and influence to achieve outcomes.
• Advocate of change.
• Fluent in English.
• Agile project delivery experience.
• ITIL knowledge desirable.
• General competency of GDPR compliance desirable.
• Functional experience across multiple disciplines highly desirable.