IT Project Manager - Mergers & Acquisitions at Context Recruitment, London, 6 Months, £600-£650 per day

IT Technical Project Manager - Mergers & Acquisitions

£600 - £650 per day (outside IR35)

6-month initial contract

London - hybrid working

We are supporting a high-growth organisation undergoing rapid expansion through acquisitions and building a specialist M&A IT capability. They are seeking an experienced IT Technical Project Manager to lead complex integration programmes across the full acquisition life cycle.

This role sits within a dedicated, strategically independent M&A IT team and offers the opportunity to work on multiple concurrent integrations in a fast-paced, transformation-led environment. With up to 10 acquisitions planned annually, you will play a critical role in ensuring seamless technical integration and value realisation.

A key focus of this role will be tenant-to-tenant migrations (particularly within Microsoft 365/Azure environments), making prior experience in this area essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of M&A IT integration projects, with a strong focus on technical workstreams
• Own and deliver tenant-to-tenant migrations (eg M365, Azure AD), ensuring minimal disruption and secure data transition
• Develop and manage detailed project plans, timelines, budgets and technical delivery roadmaps
• Establish and drive governance frameworks, including risk, issue and dependency management
• Coordinate cross-functional stakeholders (IT, Security, Legal, HR, Finance, Operations) and third-party vendors
• Support IT due diligence, assessing infrastructure, applications and data landscapes of target companies
• Oversee cutover planning, migration execution, hypercare and post-integration optimisation
• Ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture, security and compliance standards
• Track and report on KPIs, SLAs and delivery milestones
• Provide clear, structured reporting to senior stakeholders and leadership

Requirements

• Proven experience as an IT Technical Project Manager within M&A, integration, or transformation environments
• Strong hands-on experience delivering tenant-to-tenant migrations (M365/Azure essential)
• Solid understanding of cloud platforms, identity management and enterprise IT infrastructure
• Experience managing complex technical workstreams and multiple concurrent projects
• Strong knowledge of delivery methodologies (Agile, PRINCE2, PMP)
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Experience working with third-party vendors and system integrators