Sr. Manager, Strategy & Ops

No Relocation Assistance Offered Job Number #176845 - Piscataway, New Jersey, United States Who We Are Colgate-Palmolive Company is a global consumer products company operating in over 200 countries specializing in Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care, Skin Care, and Pet Nutrition. Our products are trusted in more households than any other brand in the world, making us a household name!

Join Colgate-Palmolive, a caring, innovative growth company reimagining a healthier future for people, their pets, and our planet. Guided by our core values—Caring, Inclusive, and Courageous—we foster a culture that inspires our people to achieve common goals. Together, let's build a brighter, healthier future for all.

Role

Summary:

The Manager of Global Information Technology (GIT) Project Management Office (PMO)  and Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) occupies a high-impact, dual-focus leadership position that serves as the critical bridge between Colgate-Palmolive’s corporate strategy and technical execution. This role synthesizes two vital functions: the orchestration of M&A technical integrations and the oversight of a value-based Global IT Portfolio Management Framework. By maintaining this balance, the Manager ensures the organization can scale through acquisitions without compromising operational stability.

This dual mandate maximizes enterprise value by accelerating high-impact initiatives while ensuring new entities are seamlessly absorbed into the Colgate digital ecosystem.

ResponsibilitiesGIT PMO & Portfolio Management In a digital-first model, organizational agility depends on data-driven prioritization. The Manager oversees the "Unified Intake" system, ensuring IT resources are deployed toward the highest-value opportunities.

Unified Intake:
Manage the "front door" for all global IT requests, streamlining the evaluation of new initiatives.

Prioritization Logic:
Apply a standardized Scoring Model and Modified WSJF (Weighted Shortest Job First) formula to stack-rank projects.

Governance:
Schedule and Facilitate bi-monthly Portfolio Review Meetings to approve or park initiatives based on resource availability and strategic fit.

Resource Optimization:
Utilize Planview to manage allocation, ensuring talent is assigned to the most critical work.

Capability Building:
Develop role-based training for Project Managers and Functional Leads to ensure consistent global execution.

Data integrity:
Ensure that the Project managers actively maintain Project attributes, accurate demand planning, resource fulfillment, ongoing lifecycle management and weekly team time reporting

Maintenance and development:
Contribute to the maintenance of Planview configuration and development of reports and dashboards.

M&A Strategy & Integration Seamless integration is critical to protecting acquisition value and mitigating risks. This role ensures that new business entities are technically and culturally aligned with Colgate standards from the moment of closing.

Strategic Liaison:
Act as the single point of contact for Global M&A and cross-functional leaders in Supply Chain, Finance, Quality, and Customer Development.

Integration Roadmaps:
Design and execute comprehensive "Day 1" (readiness) and "Day 100" (stabilization) integration roadmaps.

Technical Due Diligence:
Evaluate technical debt and cyber risks to protect the enterprise from inherited vulnerabilities.

Asset Management:
Liaise with the Software Asset Management team to manage acquisition applications.  Support remediation plans to integrate or decommission IT applications while maintaining data integrityTSA Negotiation & Management:
Orchestrate IT work streams and provide rigorous oversight for Transition Service Agreements (TSAs). This includes negotiating terms and proactively…