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Job Title
Director, Mergers & Acquisitions
OVERVIEW:
The Mastercard Operations & Technology (O&T) Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Technology team supports the lifecycle of M&A activities, from strategic company/partner evaluation, through due diligence, to the guidance and support of integrations. The M&A Subject Matter Expert (SME)/Architecture team is accountable for overseeing and driving the holistic approach, architecture and solutions for all the technology aspects throughout the lifecycle
RESPONSIBILITIES:
LEAD TECHNICAL DUE DILIGENCE FOR MASTERCARD ACQUISITIONS AND INVESTMENTS
Technical Due Diligence is completed on all potential acquisition target companies. As a M&A technical SME/Architect you will partner with the program manager and be responsible for leading all the technical aspects of this phase.
Due diligence includes partnering with the target company, Mastercard Operations Network & Employee Experience, Architecture and Technology, Security, Developer Tools and Experiences, Business Operations, Global Customer Care, Data Strategy/Compliance and M&A program managers to gain a detailed understanding of the technologies, policies, principles and architecture used by the target company.
These findings are then reconciled with Mastercard s own policies, principles and technologies to identify where the target company aligns well, and where they fail to meet expected criteria.
Following this assessment you will document the observations, recommendations and proposed integration approach, including financials, timeline and headcount requirements.
DEVELOP TECHNOLOGY DESIGNS AND APPROACHES TO ACHIEVE SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS INTEGRATION AND REMEDIATION OF ISSUES FOUND DURING DUE DILIGENCE
You will partner with internal and external SMEs to ensure the integration meets the minimum policy criteria set by the O&T and M&A functional leads. To achieve this you will define infrastructure, employee experience, cloud and developer strategies, standards, principles and architecture for each integration. This includes the remediation of issues and challenges identified during discovery. The final integration approach will align with Mastercard s own technologies, policies, principles and strategies, whilst also introducing newly acquired tools and processes to Mastercard as appropriate
The integration design will include all resource estimates and will be used as the foundation for the integration execution post deal close.
PROVIDE EXPERT CONSULTANCY TO THE M&A PROGRAM
While you will not be the Program Manager and may also not lead the hands-on technical integration you will partner with the Program team, acquired entities and O&T vertical SMEs as a trusted partner, providing advice and guidance on the technology execution. You will steer the team with technical expertise throughout the integration to completion.
ALL ABOUT YOU:
TECHNICAL RELATIONSHIP MANAGER
Your strong relationships with internal and external technology SMEs are vital to deliver the expert technical consultation required by the M&A program. Being the single interface for the M&A program to the broader technology functions helps simplify how the M&A program engages technologists and provides them an escalation point across all verticals. Your oversight of all activities will allow you to negotiate and steer change on behalf of the M&A program.
Your skills will allow you to proactively drive the expansion of existing relationships and the forging of new relationships.
TECHNOLOGY DELIVERY
Your track record of successfully delivering complex cross-functional projects, teams or committees will be an essential foundation to support technical integration of acquired entities.
You will have a breadth of technical expertise at an architectural level across multiple technology domains including network, data center, monitoring, cloud, compute, data, storage, developer experiences, security and employee experience. You will be confident working with new technologies and will have an aptitude that allows you to learn new essentials quickly. Your network of specialist vertical SMEs will allow you to dive deep as required where personal expertise may be lighter; however strong personal expertise in development tools and processes, data, and cloud would be advantageous.
EXPERT COMMUNICATOR AND PRESENTER
As the M&A technology subject matter expert, you will frequently be the single point of contact for your M&A program and O&T partners. Your organizational skills and extensive experience creating and delivering presentations across all levels, including senior leadership is critical to success in this role.
Outside of M&A program delivery you will use your skills and partner relationships to coach and develop technical talent and project teams across Mastercard and new acquisitions, whilst helping to identify top technical talent.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Travel as required
COVID-19 Considerations
We value the safety of each member of our community because we know we re all in this together. In many locations, which may change over time, we ve implemented a virtual hiring process and continue to interview candidates by video or phone. In addition, in some locations, only individuals who have been fully vaccinated will be permitted inside Mastercard offices until further notice.
In the US, Mastercard is a government contractor, which may legally require most Mastercard employees to be vaccinated unless a verified approved medical or religious exemption is granted. Further, we are currently making every effort towards having employees return to work in the office 2 days per week, if that makes sense for their team. Everyone must be vaccinated to enter Mastercard offices at this time. Therefore, we expect all candidates to be vaccinated or to be approved for a medical or religious accommodation prior to commencing work at Mastercard.
Corporate Security Responsibility
All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must:
Abide by Mastercard s security policies and practices;
Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;
Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and
Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard s guidelines.