Systems and Acquisitions Integration Program Manager

Location: US Remote, Alpharetta, GA preferred 
Employee Level: Individual Contributor
Career Level: Senior Level  
 
The Opportunity: 
This role is responsible for management of programs and projects including acquisition integrations and IT / business systems integrations. The role is expected to own the end-to-end management of such projects, including planning, execution and tracking, stakeholder alignment, and process governance.
This role uniquely demands a willingness and ability to pivot between technical details and “big picture” understanding, and adaptability to manage rapidly changing priorities while maintaining alignment from c-level executives to working team members.
The role will report through PDI’s Business Systems team, responsible for optimizing PDI’s infrastructure of systems and tools, but with a dotted line to Corporate Development, which owns mergers, acquisitions, and integrations.

1. Acquisitions: During and following an acquisition, this person will program manage the integration effort for the initial post-close “sprint,” usually lasting 90-120 days. Following that sprint, this person will lead the transition to a “long tail” plan that tracks and manages longer-term initiatives resulting from the acquisition. Lastly, the person will have ongoing responsibility to maintain and optimize PDI’s “integration playbook,” putting it into practice on every acquisition.
2. Business Systems: This person will have ongoing responsibility to create, deploy, and manage a prioritization framework for a backlog of systems projects. The prioritization framework will enable decision-making such as project selection and resourcing new projects, and the person will be responsible for project managing chosen projects through successful execution, and/or identifying additional resources required to execute those projects.

What You Need: 

• Proven track record leading/managing complex projects and cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrated success working with “C” level executives and senior business leaders.
• Strong analytical experience crossing commercial functions (e.g. finance, product, marketing), preferred examples including whitespace analysis, product profitability, go-to-market strategies, and strategy at the corporate and product level.
• MBA and/or 5+ years relevant work experience preferred.

Valuing the Following Characteristics

• Integrative, analytical thinker with ability to balance strategic objectives with tactical details, and ability to translate a desired business outcome to an actionable execution plan.
• Process- and systems-oriented, with ability to create, change, or eliminate processes whenever necessary to achieve a business outcome.
• Adaptable, with willingness and ability to pivot when required by business needs.
• Autonomous, motivated individual who can work both individually and as a team player.
• Coachable, with the desire to continuously improve both individually and as a team.
• Assertive, with willingness to challenge status quo with a focus on the desired business outcome.
• Discernment and good judgement, with willingness to make decisions and discretion to seek guidance when risks are high or decision is unclear.
• Quantitatively oriented, with capacity for ad hoc analyses in financial and operational contexts.
• Interpersonal skills, with ability to motivate and influence global team in a matrix organization.
• Organized, with ability to manage multiple projects concurrently.

What You’ll Do: 

• Project / Integration Strategy & Planning (define what has to happen)
  
  • Conduct high-level scoping, sizing, resourcing, and prioritization of the project.
  • Define project objectives at the business, product, and/or functional levels.
  • Identify resource requirements to achieve the project’s objectives.
  • Create actionable, executable plans that directly align to the project objectives (well-defined goals, milestones, deliverables, owners, timelines, dependencies, and budgeting, both within and across workstreams).
• Execution & Analysis (make it happen)
  
  • Assemble the team required to achieve project objectives.
  • Support the team by providing relevant tools, templates, frameworks, and contextual information to team members, including required training on use of those tools.
  • Facilitate communication and information-sharing within the team.
  • Manage dependencies, especially cross-functional, making sure all relevant stakeholders are properly informed of decisions, issues, or discussions that could impact them.
  • Oversee specific workstreams, confirming workstream-specific goals and plans are well-defined and aligned with the overall project plan.
  • Systematically track progress towards goals and milestones by maintaining a live project plan with well-defined deliverables, statuses, owners, dependencies, timelines, with ability to conduct ongoing updates.
  • Conduct ad hoc analyses to support key decision-making/dependencies.
  • Identify and mitigate project risks, whether related to resourcing, budgeting, timelines, dependencies, new findings, or developments therein.
• Stakeholder Communication (keep the team informed)
  
  • Serve as primarily liaison between acquisition/project sponsors, workstream leaders, and PDI’s senior leadership team.
  • Provide regular status updates to stakeholders both within and above the project team.
  • Ensure ongoing alignment with company priorities by soliciting and incorporating stakeholder input into both specific project plans and the broader project backlog.
• Process Creation, Mgmt. & Governance (continuously improve)
  • Create/maintain project management process tools, templates, and frameworks, including PDI’s “integration playbook.”
  • Systematically maintain and enable team to maintain tools and files to ensure maximal information-sharing during active projects.
  • Institutionalize best practices by updating templates, trackers, and tools for subsequent acquisitions and projects.
  • Capture and institutionalize lessons learned from completed projects.

 Why PDI Technologies? 
PDI Technologies, Inc. resides at the intersection of productivity and sales growth, delivering powerful solutions that serve as the backbone of the convenience retail and petroleum wholesale ecosystem. By “Connecting Convenience” across the globe, we empower businesses to increase productivity, make more informed decisions, and engage faster with their customers. 
We offer: 

• Comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, and vision coverage effective immediately 
• Fully flexible remote work environment 
• Matching Group Retirement Savings Plan 
• PTO effective immediately
• Quarterly self-investment allowance for personal and professional development, health and wellness, entertainment, travel, charitable giving, tech, travel, etc. 
• Strong culture that values authenticity, trust, curiosity, and diversity of thought 

 
Our Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging  
At PDI Technologies, diversity is embraced. We are committed to cultivating an environment that is safe, welcoming, and inclusive for all individuals. PDI Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We agree not to discriminate against any employee or job applicant because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, physical or mental disability, or age.