About the team

Acquisitions are a core part of Wipro’s growth strategy and have been a significant contributor to the growth journey of Wipro over the years. To maximize value from M&A, Corporate Development function has holistic capabilities from ‘Deal Execution’ to ‘Post Merger Integration Excellence’. This role is part of the M&A Integration team, within the Corporate Development function at Wipro.

‘M&A Integration’ team is our Global ‘Integration Management Office’, which delivers maximum value on Wipro acquisitions through designing, leading and executing cross-functional integration plans of our acquired entities. We ensure our acquired entities are seamlessly integrated in Wipro without any disruption to business and clients, and employees feel comfortable and engaged. We are Wipro brand ambassadors, and the first face of Wipro that welcome our acquired entities to the company.

We are a team of seasoned leaders with vast experience across M&A integration, program and project management, change and communication management, and deep operational domain expertise and strategies to seamlessly integrate acquired entities in Wipro. We commit to excellence, innovation and empathy; we ensure all that we do is consistently of a high standard.

A͏bout the job

We are looking for a proactive Senior Integration Program Manager (preferably with a work experience of 12+ years) or Integration Program Manager (preferably with a work experience of 9+ years) managing multiple acquired entity’s integration programs simultaneously from integration strategy planning to integration execution. The integration Program Manager to work closely with Integration Lead for developing and implementing a comprehensive integration plan, which outlines the steps necessary to combine the business, operations, cultures, and systems of the merging entities with Wipro

R͏esponsibilities

The Senior Integration Program Manager / Integration Program Manager will work closely with ‘Integration Lead’ and execute below

• Shape the integration approach, with best-of-class integration methodology and lead the integration plan execution to integrate acquired entities into Wipro.
• Prepare detailed and customized integration blueprints / plans, keeping the acquisition objectives in mind, across various integration tracks / areas for an acquisition (e.g. Finance, HR, IT, Legal, Facilities, Procurement, Immigration, Sales Operations, Risk Management, Talent Acquisition etc.) by coordinating with the track leads of Wipro and the acquired entity. Once plan is finalized, drive high engagement of all cross-functional team members involved in the integration process (during both planning and execution).
• Fix accountability with all track leads and their team members for adhering to the plan. Identify potential delays / slippages for each integration track plan and flag early warnings to the specific track leads and persons responsible
• Execute the integration program and work closely with Wipro Business Leaders, Acquired Entity’s Leadership, Corporate Development and the Wipro functional competency leads.
• Closely monitor adherence to every track-specific integration plan and periodically (weekly / bi-weekly) report status of integration activities.
• Establish the effective governance and reporting cadence to review and update the integration progress with the Integration Lead and leadership teams of acquired entity and Wipro.
• Ensure that the integration is seamless, and acquisition objectives are achieved without any disruption to business, clients and employees. The integration process often presents unforeseen challenges. The Program Manager must have strong problem-solving skills to navigate and resolve issues promptly.
• Ensure that effective communication and change management to be deployed and the integration execution stays on track and deadlines are achieved, including critical milestones that belong to other functions that do not report to them.

R͏ole demands

• Excellence in program management: Excellence in program management to design, develop and govern the integration plan across cross-functional teams.
• Excellence in process understanding: Ability to understand cross-functional processes across Business, Delivery, Finance, HR, Marketing, Administration, etc. This is required to understand areas of convergence and divergence in processes of both organizations. This will enable better planning with multiple stakeholders across disciplines.
• Outstanding communication skills: Ability to build a strong rapport with extended teams within the acquired organization. The candidate must have good networking skills to work across different multi-cultural and multi-functional teams towards a focused goal. Also, she/he must be comfortable in interacting with and presenting to senior business leaders in both acquired entity and Wipro
• Non-Standard Working Hours: Ability to work non-standard hours as M&A is cyclical in nature and requires some early mornings, late nights and weekends (not all the time) when new deals are announced, or major project milestones are about to go-live. We do enjoy some flexibility and additional downtime when integrations are ebbing.
• Personal Drive: Strong drive with a can-do attitude and a strong desire to learn. The candidate must be committed to making a positive lasting impact.
• Self-Guided Attitude: Since every integration is unique, the candidate must possess the ability to succeed in an environment with ambiguities and uncertainties. 

Qualifications, Experience and Skill Set required:͏

• Post-Graduate / Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, or MD)
• Senior Integration Program Manager - preferably with a work experience of 12+ years, and integration Program Manager - preferably with a work experience of 9+ years in Strategy, Operations and Integration including a minimum of 5 years of experience in Integration.
• Proven track record in program managing M&A integrations or other complex system integration programs either within a publicly traded company or a top-tier strategy or operations consulting firm (minimum 5 transactions)
• Clear, crisp and convincing communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple acquisitions simultaneously, executing against both individually as well as broader strategic initiatives
• Demonstrated ability to manage cross-functional teams and drive effective Integration planning and management
• Strong analytical, strategic and innovative thinker with creative problem-solving