IT Project Manager - Mergers & Acquisitions

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 lifecycle.

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 (e.g.
  
  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