M&A Integration Technology Lead

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The M&A IT integration leader will provide strategic guidance with regards to IT integration efforts to Humana’s corporate development team and integration management office (IMO) on all growth opportunities (M&As, Divestitures, Joint Ventures (JVs), and Minority Investments). This position is a direct report to the AVP, IT M&A, and will work closely with senior executives, corporate development team, IMO, acquired company representatives, and internal cross-functional IT teams in evaluating potential target companies and in the development and implementation of IT integration plans.

The M&A IT integration leader will provide strategic guidance with regards to IT integration efforts to Humana’s corporate development team and integration management office (IMO) on all growth opportunities (M&As, Divestitures, Joint Ventures (JVs), and Minority Investments). This position is a direct report to the AVP, IT M&A, and will work closely with senior executives, corporate development team, IMO, acquired company representatives, and internal cross-functional IT teams in evaluating potential target companies and in the development and implementation of IT integration plans.

This role will be remote but the hired candidate must reside within commutable distance of one of our office locations in the following areas:
Louisville, KY or Arlington, VA.

The ideal and successful candidate will have direct M&A integration experience.

• Lead IT due diligence activities across mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, and strategic investments, assessing technology platforms, infrastructure, applications, data, cybersecurity, operating models, and IT organization capabilities.
• Identify integration risks, operational dependencies, technology constraints, and value-creation opportunities that may impact deal structure, execution, or synergy realization.
• Develop IT integration cost estimates and investment models spanning infrastructure, cloud, cybersecurity, applications, data, and end-user technologies.
• Evaluate target-state integration approaches and define high-level IT integration hypotheses aligned to the transaction strategy.
• Partner with Corporate Development, Legal, the Integration Management Office (IMO), and target company leadership to inform transition services agreements (TSAs) and separation planning activities.
• Provide concise executive-level updates, recommendations, and risk assessments to senior business and IT leaders throughout the diligence process.
• Establish trusted relationships with executive stakeholders, effectively influencing decisions and aligning diverse interests across internal and external parties.

• Conduct comprehensive assessments of people, processes, technology, data, cybersecurity, and vendor landscapes to identify integration gaps, risks, and opportunities.
• Develop and manage end-to-end IT integration plans, including Day 1 readiness, Day 1+ execution, milestones, dependencies, resource requirements, and synergy initiatives.
• Ensure IT integration strategies align with transaction objectives, business priorities, value drivers, compliance requirements, and expected synergies.
• Lead day-to-day integration execution across cross-functional IT teams, driving accountability, issue resolution, decision-making, and milestone achievement.
• Manage the transition and integration of technology assets, contracts, vendors, applications, infrastructure, and IT personnel as required by the transaction.
• Proactively identify, mitigate, and escalation risks while partnering with business leaders, IMO, and technical teams to resolve complex operational and technical challenges.
• Develop…