The IT Acquisition Technical Lead will provide strategic technical leadership for Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), supporting IT integration functions including Cybersecurity, Infrastructure, Applications, and End User support.
This role involves managing IT due diligence, planning, and integration of acquired companies to align technology with business goals.
The ideal candidate must have advanced skills in technical design, development, analysis, and project management.
Responsibilities include collaborating with the M&A Deal Team, Integration Management Office (IMO), Project Managers, and business stakeholders on acquisition integration project plans and status updates.
The candidate will gather detailed technical and business requirements through various methods such as interviews, document analysis, surveys, site visits, business process descriptions, use cases, scenarios, and workflow analysis.
Risk management will be performed to identify, communicate, and mitigate acquisition IT-related risks.
The role requires coordinating internal resources and third parties/vendors for flawless execution of integration projects for newly acquired companies.
Effective coordination with various business units, technology teams, and support teams is essential to ensure that business requirements are delivered through technical solutions.
The candidate will conduct and coordinate financial, product, market, operational, and related due diligence reviews to support IT integration planning and implementation.
Resource requirements will be validated, and IT integration cost estimates, budgets, and actuals will be developed.
The candidate will assist in defining project scope and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders, and ensuring technical feasibility.
Planning and implementing IT infrastructure and managing office buildouts and closures will be part of the role.
The candidate will serve as the primary PM for all office closures, openings, moves, and consolidations.
The role involves working with and becoming a trusted advisor to multiple divisions within the World portfolio including Finance, Commercial, and Retail.
Working experience as an ITPM in the Insurance industry is a positive.
Requirements:
A minimum of 7 years of M&A IT integration project experience is required.
At least 5 years of experience in infrastructure operations, including onboarding, offboarding, network, data center operations, and endpoints.
A minimum of 3 years of experience coordinating with a team of Infrastructure Engineers is required.
At least 3 years of experience with Cloud Computing or SaaS Solutions is required.
A minimum of 3 years of experience with Agency Management Systems is required.
The candidate must demonstrate the ability to take ownership and manage technical projects, including identification of project scope, requirements, deliverables, and coordination of project design and implementation activities.
Strong people skills and the ability to lead and participate in a team environment are essential.
The candidate must possess strong technical documentation skills.
Applicants must be organized and able to communicate with stakeholders at all levels, including end users, preferred partners, and executive management.
Competency with indirect leadership and managing in-house and outsourced delivery teams is required.
Experience in business analysis, requirements gathering, and process improvement is necessary.
Benefits:
World Insurance Associates offers a unique insurance organization with top products and services from major providers, combined with attentive service from local agents.
The company provides opportunities for top talent to work from multiple offices throughout the region.
Employees are part of one of the fastest-growing insurance brokers in the U.S., with over 2,200 employees in over 260 offices across North America.
The organization celebrates and supports diversity, ensuring an equal opportunity workplace for all employees.
Reasonable accommodations are made for known physical or mental limitations of qualified applicants or employees with disabilities.
