Global Head M&A - CFS

Job Description Summary

The Global Head M&A Corporate Functions Services (CFS) is accountable for CFS relevant M&A project portfolio within mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and strategic partnerships defining and delivering the technology strategy, roadmap and services that enable M&A deals.

As a Corporate Functions Solutions domain leadership role, the position partners with CFS leadership, other technology teams and senior business stakeholders to support M&A projects via translation of business priorities into scalable, user-centric and value-driven technology solutions, driving simplification, standardization, service excellence and measurable business impact.

Job Description

The Global Head M&A Corporate Functions Services (CFS) is accountable for CFS relevant M&A project portfolio within mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and strategic partnerships defining and delivering the technology strategy, roadmap and services that enable M&A deals.

As a Corporate Functions Solutions domain leadership role, the position partners with CFS leadership, other technology teams and senior business stakeholders to support M&A projects via translation of business priorities into scalable, user-centric and value-driven technology solutions, driving simplification, standardization, service excellence and measurable business impact.

Your Key Responsibilities:

Your responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Technology Strategy & Business Partnership
  • Shape and deliver the technology roadmap for M&A Corporate Functions scope, ensuring alignment with M&A roadmaps and  Technology Architecture standards and Security guidelines.
  • Ensure technology decisions support business value realization, integration objectives, and long-term enterprise direction.
  • Acts as a point of contact for M&A technology team in regards of Corporate Functions deliverables for on-going  M&A initiatives.  
  • Act as a strategic technology partner to senior M&A Corporate Functions business stakeholders.
  • Partner closely with peers within CFS technology teams to develop aligned M&A Corporate Functions technology roadmap and steer it’s smooth deliver. 
•  End-to-end deal lifecycle leadership 
  • Lead CFS participation across deal intake, confidentiality-controlled assessment, due diligence, feasibility evaluation, Scope & Seek, Day-1 and Day-X readiness, integration or separation execution, hypercare, TSA exit, operational handover, and deal closure.
  • Translate deal assumptions into an executable CFS scope document covering applications, services, data, interfaces, users, vendors, resources, costs, risks, dependencies, timelines, and target-state dispositions.
  • Accountable for M&A CFS portfolio execution in line with agreed timelines, scope and budgets.
•  Technology Due Diligence and Assessment
  • Contribute to technology assessment activities during pre-deal and deal execution phases.
  • Develop assumptions and estimates based on deal scenarios, including TSA, no-TSA, reverse-TSA, stand-alone build-up, integration, carve-out and site closure as applicable.
  • Assess each scenario across business continuity, application and data impact, architecture, security, compliance, resource capacity, delivery feasibility, timeline, cost, vendor dependencies, and operational support implications.
  • Clearly document assumptions, exclusions, sensitivities, unresolved decisions, and deal-specific constraints in recommendations to decision-makers.
  • Evaluate target organizations' technology landscape for respective M&A deals for Corporate Functions technology scope.
  • Identify integration complexity, risks, costs, and value creation opportunities.
  • Support investment decisions through structured technology assessments and recommendations in regards of Corporate Functions scope.
• Enterprise Alignment and Architecture Governance
  • Ensure Corporate Functions Technology M&A initiatives align with enterprise architecture standards, security controls, platform strategies, data governance principles, and technology roadmaps.
  • Govern target-state architecture decisions across multiple deals and transformation initiatives.
  • Promote reuse of enterprise platforms, capabilities, and integration patterns where appropriate.
  • Maintain strategic consistency across transactions to prevent fragmentation of the technology landscape.
• Portfolio Governance & Value Delivery
  • Drive portfolio governance, demand prioritization and investment planning across the M&A Corporate Functions scope.
  • Ensure solution delivery creates measurable business impact through alignment with M&A roadmap timelines, leveraging technology architecture and security standards.
• Vendor, Partner & Ecosystem Management
  • Manage strategic vendor and partner performance to secure high-quality delivery, contract compliance and  cost optimization.
  • Orchestrate effective collaboration across Technology, business functions, vendors and delivery partners to ensure integrated execution and clear ownership across the M&A Corporate Functions portfolio.
• Adoption, Change & Enterprise Enablement
  • Champion adoption, change enablement and service excellence to ensure technology solutions are embedded effectively, deliver a strong user experience and create sustainable business value.
  • Contribute technology expertise to M&A  integration or separation activities, ensuring continuity, risk mitigation and effective transition within the functional portfolio.
• Leadership, Culture & Capability Building
  • Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, simplification, customer focus, continuous improvement and enterprise thinking with business partners and technology stakeholders.
  • Facilitate executive decision-making through scenario analysis and recommendation papers.
  • Influence strategic outcomes across organizations without direct authority.
  • Contribute to the broader Corporate Functions Solutions and Global Technology agenda by enabling cross-functional alignment, operating model evolution and measurable business value.
•  Financial management for M&A projects

• • Develop and maintain CFS deal estimates, budgets, forecasts, actuals, resource allocations, vendor costs, contingency assumptions, and financial-change impacts.
  • Ensure CFS M&A contracts, purchase requests, cross-charges, accruals, and project expenses follow the applicable M&A and Technology financial-governance processes.

What you’ll bring to the role: 

Essential Requirements: 

• 10+ years of progressive experience in global Technology leadership roles focused on business applications scope. Experience in global Finance IT and/or HR IT space is mandatory.

• Direct experience supporting mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, or large-scale enterprise initiatives.

• Experience conducting technology due diligence and developing integration or separation strategies.

• Strong understanding of enterprise architecture principles, technology operating models, cybersecurity, cloud platforms, data management, and application landscapes.
• Proven track record of leading strategic technology decision-making in complex organizational environments.
• Demonstrated ability to influence executive stakeholders and drive alignment across multiple organizations.
• Experience preparing executive decision materials, strategic recommendations, and business cases.
• Strong analytical, financial, risk management, and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Strong Project Management skills.
• University degree in Information Technology, Computer Science Engineering, Business Information Systems, or a related discipline.
• Fluent English written and spoken

Why Sandoz?

Sandoz is the global leader in Biosimilar and Generic medicines, a segment of the healthcare industry that delivers 80% of the world’s medicines at 30% of the cost, touching the lives of more than 1 billion people across 100+ countries! While we are proud of our achievements, we have an ambition to do more so that everyone can achieve the basic human right of good health.

With investments in new development capabilities, production sites, new acquisitions, and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape the future of Sandoz and help even more people gain access to low-cost, high-quality medicines, sustainably.

Our momentum is powered by an open, collaborative culture driven by our talented and ambitious colleagues, who, in return for applying their skills, experience an agile and collegiate environment with impactful careers, where diversity of thought is welcomed and where personal growth is supported!

Join us, help us make healthcare fairer and faster.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.

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Skills Desired

Business Acumen, Business Requirements, Customer Requirements, Financial Modeling, Information Technology Consulting, Stakeholder Management, Strategic Planning, Talent Development, Technical Analysis, Waterfall Project Management