M&A IT Integration Lead

About this Position

At Henkel, you’ll be part of an organization that’s shaping the future through innovation, sustainability and collaboration. With our trusted brands like Persil®, ‘all®, Loctite®, Snuggle®, and Schwarzkopf® and our cutting-edge technologies, you’ll have countless opportunities to explore new paths and grow.

Dare to learn new skills, advance in your career andmake an impact at Henkel.

• This role leads cross-functional teams to plan and execute complex IT projects for mergers, acquisitions, divestments, and business transformations.
  
  The role is accountable for end-to-end delivery, ensuring alignment between business objectives, IT strategy, and transaction timelines. It oversees scope, requirements, schedules, budgets, risks and resources to ensure project success.
  
  M&A Integration Leadership
• Lead global IT integration programs from due diligence to Day 1 and post-merger optimization
• Own the overall program structure, roadmap, milestones, dependencies, and delivery governance
• Act as primary IT program lead for business integrations with strong focus on value realization, data integrity, and process excellence
  
  Business Process Integration & Transformation
• Coordinate business readiness activities including training, communications, and change management
• Establish KPIs and performance metrics to measure project delivery and synergy realization
  
  Due Diligence & Pre-Integration Planning
• Develop integration roadmaps considering constraints and competing demands
• Oversee data integration, system migrations, and process cutovers
• Track and report progress against milestones, risks, dependencies, and targets
• Manage budgets, resource allocation and integrated project plans across work streams
  
  Systems, Data & Business Process Integration
• Oversee ERP, application, and data migrations, including master data alignment and data governance
• Ensure alignment with global template processes while managing regional exceptions
  
  Stakeholder & Change Management
• Partner with business leaders, functional leads, IT, and acquired entities to remove barriers and drive execution
• Define KPIs and track benefits realization post integration

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Business, Finance, or related field
• 10+ years of experience in project/program management within large, global enterprises
• Proven experience with M&A IT integration projects within CPG or Industrial markets
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills to manage diverse stakeholders
• Adaptable and comfortable with ambiguity and complexity
• Strong understanding of enterprise business processes (Sales, Supply Chain, Finance etc.)
• Experience with ERP platforms (SAP) and shared services models
• Certified PMP preferred
• Certified M&A Professional (CMAP) is a plus
• Willingness to travel (as needed) to support deal activities and integration

• Health Insurance: affordable plans for medical, dental, vision and wellbeing starting on day 1
• Work-Life Balance:
  
  Paid time off including sick, vacation, holiday and volunteer time, flexible& hybrid work policies (depending on role), and vacation buy / sell program
• Financial: 401kmatching, employee share plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares, annual performance bonus, service awards and student loan reimbursement
• Family Support:12-week gender neutral parental leave (up to 20 weeks for parents giving birth), fertility support, adoption & surrogacy reimbursement, discounted child and elderly care, and scholarships
• Career Growth: diverse national and international growth opportunities, access to thousands of skills development courses, and tuition reimbursement

Thesalary range for this role is $150000.00 and $170000.00. This range represents…