Program Manager, People Experience – M&A Integration (12-month contract)

Infoblox•Sacramento, CA

7h•Remote

About The Position

Infoblox is seeking a People Program Manager to join their Integration Management Office within the Business Strategy group. This role is a 12-month contract position based in the Western US. The Program Manager will be responsible for leading the HR/people-side planning and execution for M&A integrations, focusing on Day 1 readiness, onboarding, and change management. This involves close collaboration with various departments including People Experience, HR Operations, Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards, Legal, IT, and Finance to ensure that people-related integration activities are well-sequenced, tracked, and ready for execution at the close of a deal without introducing unnecessary risk prior to closing. The role requires managing the overall HR integration plan, tracking dependencies, coordinating status updates, and driving readiness across onboarding, systems, job mapping, and communications.

Requirements

6+ years of related experience, including a strong program management and human resources background
Strong track record driving cross-functional programs with executive visibility
Experience working across HR Operations, onboarding, systems, organizational design, and change management
Ability to build structure in ambiguous environments and keep multiple stakeholders aligned
Strong written communication, project management, and stakeholder-management skills
Comfort operating at both the program level and the detail level
Bachelor’s in business administration, human resources, or another relevant field

Nice To Haves

HR program management
People Operations
PMO, or integration management
Experience supporting M&A integrations, Day 1 readiness, or enterprise transformation

Responsibilities

Own the end-to-end People Experience integration plan for acquisitions and strategic integration efforts, including milestones, risks, dependencies, decision logs, and readiness checkpoints through, sign to close and integration execution.
Drive Day 1 readiness planning across employee onboarding, orientation, reporting structures, manager assignment, and employee experience deliverables.
Partner with HR Operations and IT on HR systems and process readiness, including onboarding flows, employee data readiness, downstream integrations, and interim operating approaches required for close.
Coordinate job mapping and organizational design activities in partnership with People leadership, Total Rewards, Finance, and business leaders.
Lead the people workstream for communications and change management, including employee FAQs, leader communications, onboarding content, welcome materials, and transition messaging.
Establish and run the operating cadence for the workstream, including weekly status updates to the IMO and leadership, working sessions with acquired-company HR counterparts, and executive-ready progress reporting.
Build strong cross-functional partnerships with Talent Acquisition, People Ops, Talent Development, HRIS, IT, Legal, and Finance to ensure work is aligned and sequencing issues are surfaced early.
Translate ambiguous integration issues into clear workplans, owners, timelines, and decisions, and keep the team focused on the critical path to close and Day 1.