Solutions Architect - Mergers & Acquisitions Our Purpose
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Title and Summary
Solutions Architect - Mergers & Acquisitions
Job Role : Mastercard Technology M&Amercial Architect (CA) - Lead
Overview
The Mastercard Technology Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) team supports the lifecycle of M&A activities, from strategicpany / partner evaluation, through due diligence, to the guidance and support of integrations. The M&Amercial Architect (CA) team is accountable for overseeing and driving themercial technical workstream from an architecture and solutions perspective
RESPONSIBILITIES :
CONSULT TECHNICAL DUE DILIGENCE FOR MASTERCARD ACQUISITIONS AND INVESTMENTS
Technical Due Diligence ispleted on all potential acquisition targetpanies. As a M&A CA you will partner with the A&T Program Manager, Technical Architect (TA), M&A TA and ONE M&A Program Manager and be responsible for all things technical from themercial workstream of this phase.
Due diligence includes partnering with the targetpany, Mastercard Operations Network & Employee Experience, Architecture and Technology, Security, Developer Tools and Experiences, Business Operations, Global Customer Care, Data Strategypliance, M&A TA and M&A Program Managers to gain a detailed understanding of the technologies, policies, principles and architecture used by the targetpany within themercial workshop charter.
These findings are then reconciled with Mastercard's own policies, principles and technologies to identify where the targetpany aligns well, and where they fail to meet expected criteria.
Following this assessment you will own and drive all thingsmercial workstream while partnering with the A&T TA and M&A Program Manager on the observations, rmendations and proposed integration approach, including financials, timeline and headcount requirements to ensure alignment from an integration standpoint.
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 for anymercial activities that is 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 or the Program Technical Architect and may also not lead the hands-on technical integration you will partner with the Program teams, acquired entities and other O&T vertical SMEs as a trusted partner, providing advice and guidance on the technology execution as amercial SME.
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&Amercial workstream. Being the single interface for the M&Amercial workstream to the broader technology functions helps simplify how the M&A program and other functional leads work with anythingmercial workshop focused. Your oversight of allmercial activities will allow you to negotiate and steer change on behalf of all of the M&Amercial programs.
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 deliveringplex cross-functional projects, teams ormittees 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 multiplemercial technology domains including network, data center, monitoring, cloud,pute, data, storage, developer experiences and security. 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 as deep as required where personal expertise may be lighter.
EXPERTMUNICATOR 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 on anythingmercial workstream related. 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&Amercial workstream 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
Corporate Security Responsibility
All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networkses 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 :
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