Data Strategist M&A (US Remote)

At Motorola Solutions we believe that everything starts with our people. Were a global close-knit community united by the relentless pursuit to help keep people safer everywhere. We build and connect technologies to help protect people property and places. Our solutions foster the collaboration thats critical for safer communities safer schools safer hospitals safer businesses and ultimately safer nations. Connect with a career that matters and help us build a safer future.

Would you like to become a part of a company that uses the newest technology platforms in communications software video and services Do you want to work with people who help save other peoples lives Do you consider yourself to be a creative thinker and complex problem solver If the answer is yes join our rapidly expanding IT team.

Our IT organization isnt just here to support our business. Were here to reinvent it by changing the way our customers partners and employees interact with our company. To do that were looking for people who bring great ideas and who make our partners ideas better. Intellectually curious advisors (not order takers) who focus on outcomes to creatively solve business problems. People who not only embrace change but who accelerate it.

Were looking for a high-velocity Data Strategist to serve as the Value Architect for our global M&A engine. This isnt just about moving tablesits about building the financial and technical blueprint that scales our data ecosystem every time we bring a new company into the fold. Reporting directly to the Head of Enterprise Data Intelligence youll own the end-to-end integration roadmap from modeling Day-1 migration costs to negotiating the long-term prioritization of BI and Master Data workstreams with business leads. If youre a data-fluent MBA or consultant who wants to sit at the intersection of Growth Finance and Enterprise Tech this is your chance to drive the strategy behind our most high-profile acquisitions.

Acquisition Backlog & Prioritization: Act as the primary liaison between the Enterprise Data Intelligence team and business unit leaders to manage the M&A integration queue. You will:

• Facilitate the intake of new data integration requests.

• Rank and prioritize the backlog of acquired entities for DWH BI and MDM integration based on business impact technical readiness and resource capacity.

Integration Financial Modeling: Develop the comprehensive Cost-to-Integrate models. You will forecast hosting expenses licensing and labor costs for migrating acquired data into our Enterprise Data Warehouse Master Data Models and Business Intelligence tools.

Phased Roadmap Orchestration: Drive the Data Playbook for all new acquisitions:

• Immediate DWH migration and infrastructure cost-modeling.

• Alignment of BI tools and reporting standards.

• Master Data Management (MDM) integration following data profiling and cleansing.

Budgetary Liaison: Serve as the primary point of contact for the Head of EDI to ensure all M&A data work is accurately represented in the broader IT budget and corporate due diligence estimates.

Cross-Functional Coordination: Partner with cross-functional teams and business stakeholders to track integration milestones and adjust financial forecasts as application landscapes change.

Preferred Qualifications

• Education: Bachelors degree in Finance Economics Computer Science or a related quantitative field.

• Advanced Degree: MBA from a top-tier business school is highly preferred.

• Experience: 5 years of professional experience in Consulting Corporate Strategy FP&A Data Operations Private Equity or related fields.

• M&A Exposure: Prior experience in due diligence post-merger integration (PMI) or working within a Private Equity portfolio company.

• Technical Literacy: Familiarity with modern data stack tools and the ability to interpret data profiling results. (AWS SQL Tableau etc)

• Financial Modeling: Demonstrated experience building complex financial models (TCO ROI or Budget Forecasting).

• Data Lifecycle Knowledge: Functional understanding of the journey from raw data to business value (Data Warehousing BI/Reporting and MDM).

• Strategic Prioritization: Experience using Value-Based Prioritization frameworks to manage a large project backlog or product roadmap.

• Industry Background: Experience in IT within a high-growth or acquisitive organization.

• Data Lifecycle Knowledge: Functional understanding of the journey from raw data to business value (Data Warehousing BI/Reporting and MDM).

• Project Leadership: Proven track record of managing cross-functional projects with multiple stakeholders and competing deadlines.

• Communication: Exceptional ability to translate technical data concepts into business-friendly language for executive-level presentations.

Target Base Salary Range:$130000 USD - $150000 USD

Consistent with Motorola Solutions values and applicable law we provide the following information to promote pay transparency and equity. Pay within this range varies and depends on job-related knowledge skills and experience. The actual offer will be based on the individual candidate.

Note: Candidates in Chicago working on a hybrid schedule is preferred.

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• Bachelors degree with 8 years of IT professional experience

• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. indefinitely is required. Employer work permit sponsorship is not available for this position.

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Our :

• Incentive Bonus Plans

• Medical Dental Visionbenefits

• 401K with Company Match

• 10 Paid Holidays

• GenerousPaidTime Off Packages

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

• PaidParental & Family Leave

• and more!

EEO Statement

Motorola Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion or belief sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability veteran status or any other legally-protected characteristic.

We are proud of our people-first and community-focused culture empowering every Motorolan to be their most authentic self and to do their best work to deliver on the promise of a safer world. If youd like to join our team but feel that you dont quite meet all of the preferred skills wed still love to hear why you think youd be a great addition to our team.

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