Sr Manager CIT M&A Integration

About the Role: Join our dynamic and innovative CIT Integration Management Office, where we orchestrate seamless integration of mergers and acquisitions to drive business success. Our team excels in Integration Planning, Portfolio Management, and Technical Delivery, ensuring that every project is executed with precision, transparency, and a focus on continuous improvement. We value partnership, innovation, empathy, and strive to protect the Visa brand and our customers. As a Senior Manager in this team, you will lead critical integration programs, manage a talented group of business and technical analysts, and leverage cutting-edge technologies like Generative AI to enhance efficiency, speed, and quality. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact, drive innovation, and contribute to the growth and success of our organization.

Key Responsibilities:

• Program Delivery: Oversee delivery for all active CIT M&A integration programs, ensuring efficient execution and achievement of key milestones.
• Status Reporting: Lead CIT integration program status reporting and provide updates to senior leadership and stakeholders.
• Financial Oversight: Manage program budgets, financial reporting, and forecasting to ensure financial control and adherence to budgets.
• Issue and Risk Management: Serve as the primary escalation point for portfolio issues and risks. Partner with project managers to develop and implement effective mitigation strategies.
• Continuous Improvement: Drive lessons learned, continuous improvement, and best practices across integration projects. Leverage automation and Generative AI (GenAI) technologies to enhance integration processes.
• Playbooks and Tools: Maintain CIT M&A playbooks, tools, and processes for consistency and standardization.
• Resource Management: Assign business and technical analysts to projects and initiatives, ensuring effective utilization of team skills.
• Sprint Planning: Participate in Sprint planning sessions to align integration activities with project timelines.
• Program Dashboards: Oversee development and maintenance of program dashboards for reporting and self-service knowledge.
• People Development: Foster a culture of continuous learning and professional development within the team. Mentor and coach team members and conduct regular performance reviews.
• OKRs Management: Define, track, and manage OKRs to align with organizational goals. Communicate progress and ensure transparency.

This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your hiring manager.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• 5+ years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems (MIS), Engineering, or a related field or 8 years of experience with an advanced degree (e.g, Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 2 years of work experience with a PhD, or 12+ years of relevant work experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in technical leadership.
• Proven experience in program management, specifically in M&A integration.
• Strong financial acumen with experience in budget management, financial reporting, and forecasting.
• Excellent leadership and team management skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in project management tools and methodologies.
• Experience with Agile, Sprint planning, and OKRs.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.