Senior Program Manager, Global M&A HR Portfolio - Boston, United States - Iron Mountain Inc

Description

At Iron Mountain we know that work, when done well, makes a positive impact for our customers, our employees, and our planet. That's why we need smart, committed people to join us. Whether you're looking to start your career or make a change, talk to us and see how you can elevate the power of your work at Iron Mountain.

We provide expert, sustainable solutions in records and information management, digital transformation services, data centers, asset lifecycle management, and fine art storage, handling, and logistics. We proudly partner every day with our 225,000 customers around the world to preserve their invaluable artifacts, extract more from their inventory, and protect their data privacy in innovative and socially responsible ways.

Are you curious about being part of our growth story while evolving your skills in a culture that will welcome your unique contributions? If so, let's start the conversation.

The Global HR Program and Enablement team is seeking a Senior Program Manager to join the Global M&A HR Portfolio team. As Senior Program Manager you are responsible for overseeing and managing full-cycle global M&A implementations across various business lines, from due diligence through to integration / post-harmonization. M&A implementations at Iron Mountain are highly complex in nature. Working directly with key HR stakeholders and business leaders, you will be the primary point of contact for the M&A(s) you are leading. Additionally, you will collaborate with various global, cross-functional workstream leads (both inside and outside of Human Resources) to ensure tasks and timelines are documented, and you will be responsible for holding those resources accountable to execute tasks against the timeline.

You will also be responsible for assembling the project team (internal FTE, contract resources, 3rd party, vendor and seller counterparts), assigning individual responsibilities, identifying appropriate resources needed, and developing schedules to ensure timely completion of the project.

What you will do:

• Lead the end-to-end M&A HR integration process both strategically and tactically, as the primary point of contact for all HR integration workstreams
• Collaborate with key HR stakeholders and business leaders to provide strategic consultation and support on HR issues and initiatives related to M&A
• Will provide direction to contracts resources throughout project duration
• Drive HR and business stakeholder alignment to and adoption of Global HR M&A standardized processes, principles and methodologies
• Create an HR integration plan for each deal by organizing pre-integration due diligence, closing and Day 1 activities, and executing the post-close integration plan
• Organize and engage HR/3rd party resources required to support pre-integration due diligence
• Support the development of HR pre-integration due diligence summary of findings and impacts and communicate to HR and business leaders and Deal Team
• Build and cultivate strong relationships with integration stakeholders including Human Resources, IT, Finance, Legal, Global Investigations, Procurement and Real Estate
• Proactively develop and maintain project artifacts including project plan, project estimates, RACIs, resource plans, status reports, leveraging standardized HR M&A tools
• Lead HR integration workstream meetings, collaborate with stakeholders on driving key decisions, and understand/manage HR handoffs and key dependencies
• Ensure the project remains on schedule and within budget; monitor key deliverables and progress through continuous communication with project team members and stakeholders
• With a high degree of independence, proactively identify risks; leverage relationships with key stakeholders and team members to mitigate
• Support the development of a Global M&A HR Playbook
• Encourage and support team collaboration and communication; embrace inclusivity in leading teams and encouraging diverse opinions
• Drive successful execution against deal milestones by tracking milestones, making key recommendations to stakeholders, and holding cross functional teams accountable for execution of deliverables
• Conducts Lessons Learned including collect and share results to project team member, identifies how to sustain strengths and improve weaknesses on future projects, shares with Global M&A HR Portfolio team for areas of improvement of project management practices

• At least 10 years of experience leading and project-managing full-cycle global M&As
• Previous people management experience
• Proven and effective leadership skills with experience working with a high degree of ambiguity
• Strong interpersonal communication skills both written and verbal, as well as the ability to manage multi-disciplinary teams across geographies and time zones
• Self-directed with a high level of initiative; ability to set priorities, meet challenging deadlines and achieve quick resolution of issues
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities is essential
• Strong internal stakeholder management; ability to communicate and interact with various levels of leadership
• Ability to enforce process standards while accommodating unique features of each M&A deal
• Excellent collaborative, interpersonal and time management skills
• Excellent communication skills including verbal, written and presentation skills
• Curious with an open and multicultural mindset
• Proactive and positive "Can Do" attitude
• Must have previous HR experience, as well as managing M&As within the global HR function
• Must have basic understanding of global HR functions such as Benefits, Compensation, Payroll, Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, HR Technology, Vendor Management, HR Service Delivery
• PMP certification preferred