IT Projects M&A Consultant

Cognizant ,
London, Greater London
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Roles and Responsibilities: Manage and work with cross-functional teams to deliver IT M&A engagements across all phases of the M&A lifecycle include due-diligence, pre-close, Integration and post-merger integration handover process. As part of IT Due diligence scope, lead and assess the Information Technology (IT) related opportunities and risks, develop an action plan to address, and communicate due diligence results in easy to understand format. Diligence findings discussions with internal stakeholders, BU & Corporate Developments teams. Cost estimations and Integration approach & plans for IT Infrastructure Integrations & Standardizations Work with Cognizant Corporate Development to identify the RAID items (Risks, Assumptions, Issues and Dependencies) in the M&A IT infrastructure integration. Manage various IT integration workshops for newly acquired companies. Formulate strategies by collaborating with multiple technology SME and business stakeholders. Propose overall IT infra integration strategy for network, email, voice and endpoint & contract integrations along with timelines during the workshop and seeking approval / sign-off from functional stakeholders like Business, Corporate Development, Corporate Security and IT leadership team Promoting consistent, repeatable processes that reduce integration project setup time and assist with resource and capacity planning. Collaborate with acquired entity IT associates to extend Cognizant IT infra standards in the acquired infrastructure. Act as bond for acquired IT team to collaborate with Cognizant extended IT team and ensure we have fair understanding of Cognizant IT processes, tools and team structure. Participate in recurring status update calls with corporate development and internal leadership; present the weekly status on the M&A integrations. Identify the communication needs, Change requests and the key milestones involved in user communication and work with OCM team and business team to create the communication templates and technical steps involved with the integration activities. Identify procurement needs and understand vendor contracts, risks involved in contract integration and work with procurement and vendor management office to integrate. Incorporating the lessons learned after each acquisition and associated integration Travel ready – both domestic and international (30% of time involved in travel) About Cognizant: Cognizant (Nasdaq-100: CTSH) is one of the world's leading professional services companies, transforming clients'? business, operating and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Headquartered in the U.S., Cognizant is ranked 193 on the Fortune 500 and is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world. Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at www.cognizant.com or follow us Cognizant. This job was originally posted as www.cwjobs.co.uk/job/89767449

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