REMOTE - Sr. Manager - IT Mergers and Acquisitions

We are a team of professionals from many countries and diverse backgrounds, each with unique missions and challenges in the biggest health, nutrition and wellness company of the world. We innovate every day through forward-looking technologies to create opportunities for Nestlé’s digital challenges with our consumers, customers and at the workplace. We collaborate with our business partners around the world to deliver products and services to create tangible business value

Position Summary

You will contribute to supporting Mergers & Acquisition activities, with in-depth IT functional, financial, and technical integration expertise. Within the M&A cross-functional team, you will be responsible for performing IT due diligence on target companies, conducting Expert Network sessions, and developing a highly confidential joint IT/Business Case and Integration Roadmap. You will also be responsible for the subsequent integration of the target company to ensure the Business Case synergies are achieved and deliver a set of pre-defined and ad hoc services on demand from the corporate M&A team. You will collaborate with both the Nestlé and target M&A teams in accordance with the M&A contracts, timelines, objectives, and constraints. After transactions, you will orchestrate the activation of the required individuals and suppliers to create the appropriate project team. You will contribute to maintaining a set of guidelines and best practices to drive the delivery of the IT services for M&A. This position will be a remote opportunity and you will be able to sit anywhere in the US.

Primary Responsibilities:

Perform IT Due Diligence assigned by IT M&A leaders
Propose Business Cases from an IT point of view with direct, fact-based inputs and then support the business decision-making.
Contribute development of the new and viable IT Operating Models (WoW, Technology, Cost) as an answer to Due Diligence Business Cases
Support product team members for delivering on the assigned M&A requests with the help of IT leadership and the IT Talent Planning and Management team.
Lead and deliver value on one or more IT projects within the agreed M&A business time frames
Manage the IT budget for assigned deals and focus on agreed major outcomes that meet the business goals and objectives
Perform Risk and Issue management on assigned projects and apply relevant governance principles set by the business M&A function
Manage IT Business ensuring that different IT operating models could work within Nestle IT in different varying degrees of integration
Engage under confidentiality with multi-functional stakeholders related to the business requests and projects assigned

Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree or higher in Finance or Computer Science or related field
7+ years of combined experience in IT and business/industry
3+ years of leadership responsibilities across major projects and programs, with budget responsibility and proven effectiveness working in a project matrix structure
Ability to demonstrate and deliver sound solution focused and analytical expertise to IT and Business partners
Prior experience with global companies driving rapid incremental business value and growth
Experience effectively communicating at different levels in the organization

Preferred Qualifications:

Previous experience with Risk Analysis regarding mergers, acquisitions, and divestures
Previous experience within different ERP systems
2+ years of M&A experience responsible for all IT aspects of the transaction

Colorado Pay Transparency Act

This position has a starting salary of $143,805. When you choose a career in IT at Nestlé, you gain access to a variety of valuable benefits you can elect for yourself or family.

Requisition ID

143342

It is our business imperative to remain a very inclusive workplace.

To our veterans and separated service members, you're at the forefront of our minds as we recruit top talent to join Nestlé. The skills you've gained while serving our country, such as flexibility, agility, and leadership, are much like the skills that will make you successful in this role. In addition, with our commitment to an inclusive work environment, we recognize the exceptional engagement and innovation displayed by individuals with disabilities. Nestlé seeks such skilled and qualified individuals to share our mission where you’ll join a cohort of others who have chosen to call Nestlé home.

The Nestlé Companies are an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer seeking diversity in qualified applicants for employment. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, gender, gender identity, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, perceived disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other protected status, as defined by applicable law. Prior to the next step in the recruiting process, we welcome you to inform us confidentially if you may require any special accommodations in order to participate fully in our recruitment experience. Contact us at accommodations@nestle.com or please dial 711 and provide this number to the operator: 1-800-321-6467.

This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.

We are a team of professionals from many countries and diverse backgrounds, each with unique missions and challenges in the biggest health, nutrition and wellness company of the world. We innovate every day through forward-looking technologies to create opportunities for Nestlé’s digital challenges with our consumers, customers and at the workplace. We collaborate with our business partners around the world to deliver products and services to create tangible business value

Position Summary

You will contribute to supporting Mergers & Acquisition activities, with in-depth IT functional, financial, and technical integration expertise. Within the M&A cross-functional team, you will be responsible for performing IT due diligence on target companies, conducting Expert Network sessions, and developing a highly confidential joint IT/Business Case and Integration Roadmap. You will also be responsible for the subsequent integration of the target company to ensure the Business Case synergies are achieved and deliver a set of pre-defined and ad hoc services on demand from the corporate M&A team. You will collaborate with both the Nestlé and target M&A teams in accordance with the M&A contracts, timelines, objectives, and constraints. After transactions, you will orchestrate the activation of the required individuals and suppliers to create the appropriate project team. You will contribute to maintaining a set of guidelines and best practices to drive the delivery of the IT services for M&A. This position will be a remote opportunity and you will be able to sit anywhere in the US.

Primary Responsibilities:

Perform IT Due Diligence assigned by IT M&A leaders
Propose Business Cases from an IT point of view with direct, fact-based inputs and then support the business decision-making.
Contribute development of the new and viable IT Operating Models (WoW, Technology, Cost) as an answer to Due Diligence Business Cases
Support product team members for delivering on the assigned M&A requests with the help of IT leadership and the IT Talent Planning and Management team.
Lead and deliver value on one or more IT projects within the agreed M&A business time frames
Manage the IT budget for assigned deals and focus on agreed major outcomes that meet the business goals and objectives
Perform Risk and Issue management on assigned projects and apply relevant governance principles set by the business M&A function
Manage IT Business ensuring that different IT operating models could work within Nestle IT in different varying degrees of integration
Engage under confidentiality with multi-functional stakeholders related to the business requests and projects assigned

Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree or higher in Finance or Computer Science or related field
7+ years of combined experience in IT and business/industry
3+ years of leadership responsibilities across major projects and programs, with budget responsibility and proven effectiveness working in a project matrix structure
Ability to demonstrate and deliver sound solution focused and analytical expertise to IT and Business partners
Prior experience with global companies driving rapid incremental business value and growth
Experience effectively communicating at different levels in the organization

Preferred Qualifications:

Previous experience with Risk Analysis regarding mergers, acquisitions, and divestures
Previous experience within different ERP systems
2+ years of M&A experience responsible for all IT aspects of the transaction

Colorado Pay Transparency Act

This position has a starting salary of $143,805. When you choose a career in IT at Nestlé, you gain access to a variety of valuable benefits you can elect for yourself or family.

Requisition ID

143342

It is our business imperative to remain a very inclusive workplace.

To our veterans and separated service members, you're at the forefront of our minds as we recruit top talent to join Nestlé. The skills you've gained while serving our country, such as flexibility, agility, and leadership, are much like the skills that will make you successful in this role. In addition, with our commitment to an inclusive work environment, we recognize the exceptional engagement and innovation displayed by individuals with disabilities. Nestlé seeks such skilled and qualified individuals to share our mission where you’ll join a cohort of others who have chosen to call Nestlé home.

The Nestlé Companies are an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer seeking diversity in qualified applicants for employment. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, gender, gender identity, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, perceived disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other protected status, as defined by applicable law. Prior to the next step in the recruiting process, we welcome you to inform us confidentially if you may require any special accommodations in order to participate fully in our recruitment experience. Contact us at accommodations@nestle.com or please dial 711 and provide this number to the operator: 1-800-321-6467.

This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.

St. Louis, MO, US, 63102