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Multiple locations - India

Bengaluru Preferred location

What we do
The Post Merger Integration (PMI) organization delivers maximum value on Wipro acquisitions through leading, optimizing and executing cross-functional entity integration plans. Through our work, we ensure our acquired entities feel comfortable, engaged, and prepared for the changes ahead. We are Wipro brand ambassadors, and the first face of Wipro that welcome our acquired entities to the company.
Who we are
We are a team of seasoned leaders with vast experience across M&A integration, program, and project
management, change and communication management, and deep operational domain expertise and strategies. We commit to excellence, innovation, and empathy; we ensure all that we do is consistently of a high standard.
About Growth
This is a high energy team with visible profile and strong impact across Wipro. We attract the best of the best, and likewise expect exceptionalism. Because of the nature of the work, there is an opportunity for regular c-suite engagement and access to multiple leaders across and outside the organization.
About the Job
The role of the PMI Change Management leader is critical from due diligence through integration exit of an acquisition and is a key catalyst to maintain the pace and success of integration. Through a multifaceted approach addressing cultural goals, strategy & vision alignment, operating model changes or tactical integration projects - the Change Management Leader ensures adherence to the integration objectives across all dimensions and ensures a seamless employee experience throughout the integration; including a smooth handoff to BAU following integration exit. The leader manages this by proactively coordinating with the different stakeholders from Strategic Market Units (SMUs), Global Business Lines (GBLs) and Corporate Development to understand the deal rationale and integration
objectives to design a contextualized change strategy and implementation plan for the acquisition integration.
The leader will be responsible for partnering with other PMI Change Management leaders, content writers and graphic designers to deliver an excellent employee experience. They will create cohesive, tailored approaches to bridging culture gaps (ways of working) between the entity and welcoming business unit. Additionally, spearhead innovative new programs, based on past learnings, to enhance the integration journey. Building and creating robust communications plans, repeatable methodology, assessing timing of functional integration work to minimize employee impacts, and assisting with executive level organizational alignment strategies is expected.

Roles & Responsibilities:

Key responsibilities include:
• Oversee all integration change management activities for global acquisitions and majority investments at Wipro.
• Explore and find meaningful ways to leverage AI across the PMI practice.
• Help acquiring business units align their organizations with the blend of new talent, skills and backgrounds. This may entail optimizing staff and leveraging cross-skilling/reskilling for placement outside of the BU.
• Build executive level relationships with entity leadership and Wipro Executive Sponsors.
• Proactive management of the Corporate Development brand (internal/external) - leveraging theDot,
engagement on internal platforms, review & guidance on executive presentation positioning documents.
• Develop and drive a holistic change management and communication implementation plan covering feedback collection, familiarization with broad strategic aspects to tactical operating practices.

Qualifications:

Knowledge & Skills
• Able to propose creative ideas and see those ideas through to full development and implementation
• Excellent written and verbal skills (understanding when to use US English vs. European English for the
audience)
• Proficient in storyboarding and creating executive level presentations (.ppt)
• Able to implement end-to-end programs
• Able to leverage and apply technology relevant to the practice (Adobe, Miro, Kanban, Survey Monkey,
Qualtrics, etc.)
• Superb facilitation skills
• High attention to detail
• Able to work against tight timelines
• Constantly accepting feedback to improve and evolve


Qualifications and experience

• 15+ years of experience in change management, transitional communications, organizational restructuring, or similar
• Ideally has formal program/change management training (e.g. Prosci, CCMP, Agile, SCRUM, Six Sigma)
• Has worked on large scale programs and understands program methodologies
• Has worked on M&A deals and people/systems integrations projects
• Has worked on communication strategies and has experience with various channels, such as MS SharePoint, Adobe Express or similar


Competencies


• Confident and polished
• Mastery of influencing without authority
• Very collaborative, team-oriented style
• Able to be an ambassador of the Wipro brand and 5 Habits
• Thoughtful about how people receive messages
• Able to work under pressure
• Able to effectively juggle competing deadlines and set expectations on delivery accordingly