Principal Program Manager - Mergers & Acquisitions

Company Description

TechHarbor Partners is a global IT consulting and digital solutions firm with over 15 years of cross-industry experience. We help businesses in the US, Canada, EMEA, and Australia solve complex technology challenges and scale with confidence. Our hybrid model blends the strategic insight of a boutique consultancy with the delivery power of a global team. We have delivered results for clients ranging from Fortune 500 enterprises to high-growth startups, focusing on a results-driven, strategy-first approach, and aligning technology with business goals to create lasting value.

We are seeking a Principal/Senior Program Manager, M&A to be the central nervous system connecting the boardroom, the server room, and everything in between. This is a high-stakes role demanding expertise in both M&A deal mechanics and complex IT program execution. You will own the translation of deal strategy into a viable technical and operational integration plan.

This isn't a role for someone who prefers to stay in their lane. You'll orchestrate 3-5 concurrent global M&A initiatives across Due Diligence, Pre-Deal Planning, and Post-Merger Integration (PMI), ensuring financial value creation is never compromised by technical complexity.

Key Responsibilities

• Due Diligence & Synergy Quantification: Lead the technical assessment, determining IT-related risks, technical debt, and synergy opportunities (cost takeout, vendor consolidation) that inform the final valuation and transaction structure.

• Multi-Program Orchestration: Manage the entire M&A lifecycle, coordinating dozens of workstreams across finance, HR, legal, and operations, while driving the critical application systems integration/separation and infrastructure readiness.

• IT Program Leadership: Own the Pre-Deal Assessment and Post-Merger integration plans. Ensure the integration of core platforms (ERP, CRM, HRIS) and the consolidation of IT Infrastructure, security, cloud/hybrid environments (AWS, Azure) are delivered on time and on budget.

• Stakeholder Diplomacy: Balancing competing priorities from acquiring executives, target company leadership, integration committees, and regulatory bodies.

• Risk Navigation: Identifying interdependencies others miss—like how a data center consolidation impacts tax optimization or how application integration affects employee retention.

Skills Required

• M&A Transaction Experience (Mandatory): 12+ years of progressive experience, with at least 5+ years in a primary M&A role (Corporate Development, M&A Advisory/Consulting) with a dedicated focus on IT, Technology, or IT Services/Staffing sector deals.

• Scale & Scope: Experience managing $20-30M+ deals and steering complex M&A programs across multiple geographies (US, EU, APAC, India).

• Communication & Program Control: The intellectual agility and communication skills to translate technical constraints into business impact and keep complex, million-dollar programs on schedule.

• Technical Acumen: Strong working knowledge of the M&A implications across major ERP, CRM, and HRIS platforms and experience assessing cloud/security posture.

• Leadership & Acumen: The political acumen to navigate competing agendas while maintaining focus on deal value creation.

This role demands a leader who thrives in organized chaos, finds energy in complexity, and has the intellectual agility to switch contexts rapidly without losing sight of the bigger picture.

If you are a proven M&A practitioner who masters the technical and operational side of the deal, send your resume to hr@techharborpartners.com or apply through LinkedIn