Senior Project Manager, M&A

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Senior Project Manager – Technology Integrations 

Reports to: VP Integration Executive, Recorded Future 

About the Role

Recorded Future is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead and coordinate the Technology Track of Mastercard’s acquisition of Recorded Future. This highly strategic role sits at the intersection of technology, business strategy, and M&A execution, covering the full lifecycle from technical due diligence to integration delivery. You’ll help shape and implement the integration strategy that enables synergies, ensures compliance with Mastercard’s operational and security standards, and drives long-term value.

This position demands a collaborative leader who can work cross-functionally across engineering, product, security, infrastructure, enterprise IT, and executive stakeholders from both Mastercard and Recorded Future.

What You’ll Do: 

• Lead the Technology Integration Track at Recorded Future, encompassing Business and Product Security, Product Infrastructure and Architecture, Business IT and related domains
• Support technology assessment, working with SMEs to assess organizational maturity, processes, tools, infrastructure, SDLC, security posture, and technical architecture and adherence to Mastercard compliance requirements and standards. 
• Assess and prioritize actions needed to be implemented within the Recorded Future technology track to reach the overarching integration objectives. 
• Build out a plan together with the Integration project team and Mastercard counterparts. 
• Evaluate risks, issues, synergies, and opportunities, and summarize findings into actionable insights and recommendations.
• Manage project health by proactively identifying risks, resolving conflicts, and ensuring milestones are met.
• Coordinate with other integration tracks, teams and integration Project Managers to resolve dependencies and priorities. 
• Work hands-on with tools like Jira, Confluence, and other project/release tracking systems to ensure visibility and accountability.
• Serve as a key liaison across technical and business teams, ensuring alignment on priorities, goals, and execution plans.
• Deliver clear and frequent reporting to integration executives, tech leads, and corporate development teams.

What You’ll Bring 

• 7+ years in technology project/program management, ideally with experience in M&A or post-merger integrations.
• Demonstrated success managing complex, global technology integrations across Security, IT, software, infrastructure, and cybersecurity domains.
• Strong technical acumen with the ability to understand architectural concepts, development methodologies, and operational IT systems.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and coordinating with multiple stakeholders, including senior executives.
• Exceptional communication and organizational skills, with the ability to bring clarity and structure to high-pressure initiatives.
• Fluent in English and experienced in working with global teams.

• Familiarity with Agile/SAFe, ITIL, ITSM, or enterprise IT governance frameworks.
• Exposure to business process modeling and enterprise architecture strategy.

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related field.

Why should you join Recorded Future?
Recorded Future employees (or “Futurists”), represent over 40 nationalities and embody our core values of having high standards, practicing inclusion, and acting ethically. Our dedication to empowering clients with intelligence to disrupt adversaries has earned us a 4.8-star user rating from Gartner and more than 45 of the Fortune 100 companies as clients.

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