Senior IT PMO- M&A Specialist

Senior IT PMO- M&A Specialist

Contract Type: B2B Contract

Location: Travel to Multiple UK Sites, Head Office: Manchester

Remote Working: 1-2 Days Per Week

Duration: 12 months initially (likely to extend)

IR35 Status: Outside

Start Date: Immediate

Overview

A leading manufacturing company is seeking a Senior IT PMO (Carve Out & Transition specialist) to support a major transition of approximately 120 IT service agreements spanning infrastructure, ERP, applications & security domains. You'll be solely responsible for ensuring governance, structure, and delivery assurance across all IT workstreams through an acquisition process for a PE backed firm.

Following the merger of two enterprise businesses, you'll be working closely with an Integration Lead, IT Managers and the COO, responsible for coordinating IT programme planning, managing the SLA agreements of both companies, TSA exit milestones, project admin and ensuring alignment across multiple IT domains whilst maintaining transparency, pace, and risk control within a complex integration landscape.

Key Responsibilities

• Regular presentations at board level, to update C-suite stakeholders on project progress
• Build and maintain the integrated IT programme plan covering separation, TSA exit, and integration activities.
• Coordinate inputs from key IT leads (Infrastructure, ERP, Applications, Security) and manage dependencies.
• Track and report on TSA exit milestones, costs, risks, and readiness to ensure timely delivery.
• Prepare and present governance packs, dashboards, and progress reports for senior stakeholders.
• Ensure alignment between the IT workstream and central integration PMO.
• Reinforce delivery discipline and accountability racking.
• Provide structure and clarity across a fast-moving IT programme.

Required Experience & Skills

• Proven background in IT PMO roles across large-scale transformation / separation programmes
• Min. 2-3 years experience in consulting for E2E programmes around IT Integration / Transition & Change
• Strong understanding of enterprise IT domains including infrastructure, ERP, applications, and security.
• Demonstrable experience with TSA governance, cost tracking, and milestone management.
• Experienced in reporting & communicating at board level within enterprise environments
• Strong IT service agreement expertise in M&A transitions and carve outs
• Hisory of working with 3rd party consultancies

Desirable Experience & Skills

• Experience in M&A's for PE backed firms
• Industrial / Distribution Industry Experience