Senior Project Manager, Business Integration

SITAs Aircraft Business Unit makes flight operations air traffic management and aircraft maintenance more sustainable and efficient by enabling collaboration between people and organizations in the air transport industry through:

• Communication connecting aircraft and people around the world.
• Data & Platform turning aircraft data into valuable insight for the entire industry.
• Applications empowering the industry with user-friendly tools that make flight operations more sustainable and efficient.

Ready to redefine air travel The journey starts here with you at SITA.

The Senior Project Manager Business Integration is responsible for leading the post-acquisition integration of newly acquired businesses into SITA for Aircraft. The role translates acquisition strategy and integration objectives into a structured executable programme that protects business continuity accelerates value realisation and establishes a sustainable end-state operating model.

This is a senior delivery role requiring proven M&A integration experience in a technology software SaaS telecommunications or digital services environment. The successful candidate will work across the acquired business and SITA functions to integrate people products processes commercial activities and operations while maintaining customer and employee focus throughout the transition.

As a key leader in the business integration and transformation space you will coordinate cross-functional workstreams establish robust governance manage risks and dependencies and ensure integration outcomes are delivered with pace transparency and measurable business value.

• Own the post-acquisition integration programme from Day 1 readiness through stabilisation transition and formal closure.
• Translate the acquisition thesis executive objectives and integration principles into a clear roadmap workstream plan milestones and measurable outcomes.
• Establish and lead integration governance including decision forums reporting risk management dependency tracking and escalation paths.
• Coordinate workstreams across Product Engineering and Technology Customer Service and Operations Commercial Finance HR Legal Procurement Security and corporate IT.
• Convert pre-integration plans and due-diligence outputs into an executable post-close delivery baseline.
• Protect customer commitments service continuity product delivery and critical operations throughout the integration.
• Identify transitional arrangements constraints and dependencies and drive their timely resolution.
• Link integration deliverables to the acquisition business case strategic outcomes and approved synergy commitments.
• Establish clear KPIs benefits owners baselines and evidence for value realisation.
• Act as the senior integration lead and trusted delivery partner to executive sponsors and business leaders.
• Prepare and lead steering committees executive reviews and decision-making forums.
• Integrate organisational change communications employee engagement and cultural considerations into the delivery plan.
• Work with functional leaders to define and implement target operating models roles governance and ways of working.
• Maintain reliable financial oversight forecasts cost tracking decision logs change control and evidence of closure against acceptance criteria.

• Extensive experience leading complex enterprise-level programmes in international technology software SaaS telecommunications or digital services businesses.
• Proven experience leading post-merger or post-acquisition integrations with accountability across multiple business and technology workstreams.
• Demonstrated ability to move from transaction close and integration planning into disciplined execution stabilisation and value realisation.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen including business cases integration budgets synergies benefits and delivery trade-offs.
• Excellent executive communication and stakeholder-management skills with the confidence to challenge influence and escalate.
• Strong programme governance planning financial control risk management and dependency-management capability.
• Outcome-focused with the ability to connect acquisition strategy integration execution and measurable value.
• Direct and transparent with the confidence to surface difficult issues and drive timely decisions.
• Commercially aware and able to balance pace control business continuity and long-term integration quality.
• Comfortable operating from executive steering discussions through to detailed workstream resolution.
• Pragmatic structured and delivery-oriented in complex and sensitive environments.
• University degree or equivalent professional experience.
• Formal project or programme management training.
• PMP PRINCE2 or equivalent certification.
• Fluent professional English.

• Experience integrating people operating models products technology processes and operations across organisational boundaries.
• Experience working with geographically distributed teams and senior leaders across multiple functions.
• Experience in aviation airline technology aerospace travel technology or mission-critical service environments is a distinct advantage.
• Additional languages are an advantage.

Success will be demonstrated through:

• A clear post-acquisition roadmap and delivery baseline owned across all workstreams.
• Effective executive governance timely decisions and transparent reporting on progress cost risk and value.
• Protected customer commitments service continuity and business momentum during transition.
• Successful stabilisation handover and operational readiness for the future-state operating model.
• Evidence that agreed integration outcomes synergy commitments and acquisition value are delivered.

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Flex Week: Work from home up to 2 days/week (depending on your teams needs)

Flex Day: Make your workday suit your life and plans.

Flex-Location: Take up to 30 days a year to work from any location in the world.

Employee Wellbeing: We have got you covered with our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your dependents 24/7 365 days/year. We also offer Champion Health - a personalized platform that supports a range of wellbeing needs.

Professional Development: At SITA we believe growth fuels innovation. Our learning ecosystem offers access to world-class platforms and programs designed to help you thrive. From LinkedIn Learning Microsofts Enterprise Skills Initiative and Airport Council International -available to all employees-to specialized solutions like Pluralsight for technology upskilling Harvard Business Publishing for people leadership Stanford for strategic development and many others we align learning opportunities with your Development Plan and our business priorities. Your development journey is supported every step of the way.

Competitive Benefits: Competitive benefits that make sense with both your local market and employment status.

SITA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value a diverse support of our Employment Equity Program we encourage women aboriginal people members of visible minorities and/or persons with disabilities to apply and self-identify in the application process.