Sr. Strategy Manager, ISG
Operations
Morrisville, NC, USA
Why Work at Lenovo
Description and Requirements
Lenovo is seeking a Senior Manager, Post‑Merger Integration (PMI) to join our Infrastructure Solutions Group Strategy Office and lead end-to-end integration delivery for acquisitions, ensuring Day 1 readiness and sustained value capture through the first 12–24 months. This role drives a structured integration approach across strategy, operating model, people, process, technology, and customer experience—balancing speed with risk management and compliance. The PMI Program Manager translates deal intent into executable workstreams, builds governance and reporting that executives can trust, and ensures cross-functional accountability across teams without direct authority.
Key responsibilities
- Integration Planning, Operating Model & Benefits
- Own end-to-end integration plan from pre-close through stabilization (Day 1, 100-day plan, 12–24 month roadmap).
- Convert deal thesis into an executable benefits plan (synergy targets, timing, owners, assumptions) and keep it current.
- Systems & Process Integration Delivery
- Lead integration across core enterprise processes and enabling platforms. Drive process harmonization (target-state design, controls, decision rights) and coordinate implementation (interfaces, data migration, testing, training, adoption).
- Governance, Reporting & Cross-Functional Alignment
- Stand up and run IMO governance; Provide executive-ready updates with clear options, tradeoffs, and recommendations; drive accountability through influence.
- Risk, Controls & Compliance
- Identify and mitigate integration risks in partnership with Security/Legal/Compliance to ensure required guardrails are built in.
- Reusable Assets & Continuous Improvement
- Create and maintain reusable integration assets (playbooks, templates, dashboards) to increase speed, quality, and repeatability across deals.
Position Requirements:
Basic Qualifications:
· 5+ years of experience in management consulting, private equity, investment banking, or 8+ years in corporate strategy/operations transformation roles for global organizations· Evidence of program management, transformation, systems/process integration, or enterprise PMO roles.
· Proven ownership of complex, multi-workstream integrations across business operations.
· Demonstrated ability to lead through influence at senior levels, driving accountability without direct authority.
· Strong critical thinking, analytical capabilities, and quantitative problem-solving skills
· Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with all audiences, including senior leaders, in a structured manner; strong executive presence
Preferred Qualifications
· PMI experience supporting $100M–$B+ acquisitions or similarly complex transformations.· Experience in enterprise technology / infrastructure operating models (hardware + services, global supply chains, support operations).