IT Project Manager - Mergers & Acquisitions

IT Project Manager - Mergers & Acquisitions

Posted Today by Context Recruitment

£650 Per day
Outside
Hybrid
London, UK

Summary: The IT Technical Project Manager for Mergers & Acquisitions will lead complex integration programs within a high-growth organization focused on building a specialist M&A IT capability. This role involves managing multiple concurrent integrations, particularly tenant-to-tenant migrations in Microsoft 365/Azure environments, ensuring seamless technical integration and value realization. The position requires strong stakeholder management and communication skills, along with a solid understanding of cloud platforms and enterprise IT infrastructure. The role is hybrid, based in London, and offers a competitive daily rate.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead end-to-end delivery of M&A IT integration projects, with a strong focus on technical workstreams
  • Own and deliver tenant-to-tenant migrations (eg M365, Azure AD), ensuring minimal disruption and secure data transition
  • Develop and manage detailed project plans, timelines, budgets and technical delivery roadmaps
  • Establish and drive governance frameworks, including risk, issue and dependency management
  • Coordinate cross-functional stakeholders (IT, Security, Legal, HR, Finance, Operations) and third-party vendors
  • Support IT due diligence, assessing infrastructure, applications and data landscapes of target companies
  • Oversee cutover planning, migration execution, hypercare and post-integration optimisation
  • Ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture, security and compliance standards
  • Track and report on KPIs, SLAs and delivery milestones
  • Provide clear, structured reporting to senior stakeholders and leadership

Key Skills:

  • Proven experience as an IT Technical Project Manager within M&A, integration, or transformation environments
  • Strong hands-on experience delivering tenant-to-tenant migrations (M365/Azure essential)
  • Solid understanding of cloud platforms, identity management and enterprise IT infrastructure
  • Experience managing complex technical workstreams and multiple concurrent projects
  • Strong knowledge of delivery methodologies (Agile, PRINCE2, PMP)
  • Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
  • Experience working with third-party vendors and system integrators

Salary (Rate): £650 daily

City: London

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: outside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

IT Technical Project Manager - Mergers & Acquisitions

£600 - £650 per day (outside IR35)

6-month initial contract

London - hybrid working

We are supporting a high-growth organisation undergoing rapid expansion through acquisitions and building a specialist M&A IT capability. They are seeking an experienced IT Technical Project Manager to lead complex integration programmes across the full acquisition life cycle.

This role sits within a dedicated, strategically independent M&A IT team and offers the opportunity to work on multiple concurrent integrations in a fast-paced, transformation-led environment. With up to 10 acquisitions planned annually, you will play a critical role in ensuring seamless technical integration and value realisation.

A key focus of this role will be tenant-to-tenant migrations (particularly within Microsoft 365/Azure environments), making prior experience in this area essential.

Responsibilities

  • Lead end-to-end delivery of M&A IT integration projects, with a strong focus on technical workstreams
  • Own and deliver tenant-to-tenant migrations (eg M365, Azure AD), ensuring minimal disruption and secure data transition
  • Develop and manage detailed project plans, timelines, budgets and technical delivery roadmaps
  • Establish and drive governance frameworks, including risk, issue and dependency management
  • Coordinate cross-functional stakeholders (IT, Security, Legal, HR, Finance, Operations) and third-party vendors
  • Support IT due diligence, assessing infrastructure, applications and data landscapes of target companies
  • Oversee cutover planning, migration execution, hypercare and post-integration optimisation
  • Ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture, security and compliance standards
  • Track and report on KPIs, SLAs and delivery milestones
  • Provide clear, structured reporting to senior stakeholders and leadership

Requirements

  • Proven experience as an IT Technical Project Manager within M&A, integration, or transformation environments
  • Strong hands-on experience delivering tenant-to-tenant migrations (M365/Azure essential)
  • Solid understanding of cloud platforms, identity management and enterprise IT infrastructure
  • Experience managing complex technical workstreams and multiple concurrent projects
  • Strong knowledge of delivery methodologies (Agile, PRINCE2, PMP)
  • Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
  • Experience working with third-party vendors and system integrators