McKesson is seeking a Lead Program Manager, Enterprise M&A and Business Transformation to drive complex IT separation and Transition Service Agreement initiatives for a major corporate transaction. You will lead the full transaction lifecycle, from pre-Day 1 readiness through post-Day 1 operational stabilization.
What You'll Do
- Lead the end-to-end delivery of TSA scope definition, schedule build, enablement workstreams, and post-Day 1 stabilization.
- Establish governance cadence, manage project schedules and dependencies, and participate in building the M&A playbook.
- Provide consistent status reporting and develop artifacts for Steering Committee meetings and other executive reviews.
- Assist in managing associated vendors in support of various workstreams and deliverables.
- Participate in planning and execution of IT separation activities, including application disposition, rationalization, disentanglement, data separation, network engineering, and sourcing/commercial deliverables.
- Monitor service delivery and resolve operational issues to ensure service continuity during the TSA period.
- Support TSA exit plans, including transition timelines, cutover sequencing, licensing optimization, knowledge transfer, and readiness testing.
- Facilitate collaboration between IT, business units, legal, finance, sourcing, and external partners to ensure deliverables are accurate and feasible.
- Resolve conflicts and maintain alignment across workstreams.
- Proactively identify and communicate risks related to TSA delivery, IT separation, and transaction interdependencies.
- Escalate critical blockers with recommended solutions.
- Lead structured change management for separation initiatives, ensuring stakeholders are informed, trained, and prepared for operational transition.
What We're Looking For
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, IT, or a related field.
- Typically requires 13+ years of total experience.
- 10+ years of program management experience in large-scale IT or M&A separation programs.
- Experience managing multi-million-dollar budgets and complex interdependent schedules.
- Strong background in IT infrastructure, applications, portfolio management, and cross-functional business engagement.
- Understanding of Transition Service Agreements (scope, costing, bundling, run/enablement costs).
- Strong governance, risk management, and vendor management capabilities.
- Excellent facilitation, communication, and executive stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, high-stakes transaction environment.
- Candidate must be authorized to work in the U.S, now or in the future, without support from McKesson.
Nice to Have
- PMP certification.
- Agile SAFe certification.
Team & Environment
You will coordinate cross-functional teams across IT, business units, legal, finance, sourcing, and external partners.
Benefits & Compensation
- Competitive compensation package.
- Annual bonus.
- Long-term incentive opportunities.
- Salary range: $162,300 - $270,500.
Work Mode
This role follows a hybrid work model.
McKesson provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees and is committed to a diverse and inclusive environment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age or genetic information.
