Manager Transformation Program Management, Datasite
$117.5-206.7k
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Virtual data rooms for M&A dealmaking
Posted today
Virtual data rooms for M&A dealmaking
1001+ employees
Posted today
$117.5-206.7k
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To empower the dealmaking community to work smarter and faster.
Role
Who you are
- 10+ years in program/project management or business operations, running cross-functional programs in a SaaS, technology, or PE-backed environment; PMP a plus
- Proven ability to drive multi-workstream programs to real financial and operational impact — not just on-time, on-budget delivery
- Builds structure where none exists, defaults to action, and doesn’t wait for permission to solve the problem in front of them
- Strategic judgment and process discernment — prioritizes toward the biggest outcomes, and knows where AI adds value versus where process improvement comes first
- Change-management experience driving adoption and the people-side of change; exceptional executive communication, independently producing highly-defensible board- and ownership-facing materials
- Financially literate and comfortable partnering with Finance — pressure-tests an ROI model and builds value-tracking frameworks Finance will trust
- Technically fluent in AI without being an engineer — enough command of AI concepts, enterprise platforms, and FDE delivery models to earn credibility with technical teams and translate the work for executives and owners
What the job involves
- The Transformation Office drives operational efficiency, AI adoption, and strategic change across the business
- Reporting to the Sr Director of Transformation, the Manager, Transformation Program Management is the operational owner for enterprise AI Transformation — moving the portfolio from idea to adopted, measurable business outcomes
- Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) is a major priority within that portfolio, alongside AI Enablement, enterprise AI platforms, and cross-functional initiatives led with IT, Security, Engineering, Finance, Legal, and the business
- The role owns the strategic and operational layer end to end: opportunity diagnosis, intake, prioritization, sequencing, delivery coordination, risks, change management, adoption, and ROI reporting
- It is an individual-contributor role — no engineers report into it — with leverage coming from strategic judgment, process, and coordination
- The title is Manager; the mentality is whatever-it-takes
- Strategic Prioritization & Opportunity Diagnosis: Direct the portfolio toward the biggest business outcomes — not what is easiest to automate. Diagnose opportunities, distinguish AI use cases from process-improvement needs, and own intake and sequencing across FDE, AI Enablement, platform, and other enterprise AI work
- Program Operations & Operating Framework: Own the day-to-day engine — status, milestones, risks, dependencies, decisions — with particular depth on FDE. Build the standards, templates, and governance behind an intake → prioritization → delivery → adoption → value model that scales on repeatable process. No task is beneath the role: unblock stalled engagements, build the first version of a missing tracker, and systematize the fix
- Business Partnership, Change & Adoption: Serve as the primary operational contact for functional leaders, managing expectations and commitments. Prepare functions for workflow changes and partner with FDE and AI Enablement so solutions are adopted and sustained
- Cross-Functional Coordination & Governance: Coordinate across IT, Security, Legal, Finance, and engaged business units so engagements are set up for success and followed through — holding partners accountable without direct authority
- Executive Communications & Technical Translation: Own the executive-facing narrative across FDE, AI Enablement, platforms, and cross-functional delivery. Produce executive, board, and ownership materials, field CapVest questions, and translate delivery into clear business decisions
- ROI Tracking & Value Realization: Maintain the planned-versus-realized value framework. Partner with Finance and delivery teams to capture baselines and outcomes — time recaptured, throughput, quality, cost avoidance, adoption, revenue impact — and keep every ROI claim defensible and tied to budget
- WHAT THIS IS NOT:
- Not an engineering or technical-delivery role — you don’t architect or build; you make sure the right work is prioritized, delivered, adopted, and measured
- Not a people-management role — no engineers report to you; your leverage is strategy, process, coordination, and business judgment
- Not a ticket-tracking PM, and not limited to FDE — the role judges what’s worth building and whether AI is the right tool, across the enterprise AI portfolio
Application process
- Apply for one position or as many as you like. Talent doesn’t always just go in one direction or fit in a single box. We’re happy to see whatever your superpower is and find the best place for it to flourish
Our take
As M&A deals continue to increase in both size and frequency, key stakeholders have been actively seeking tools to streamline their work. Datasite emerges as a solution. Having transitioned from its original focus on communications, the company now offers a suite of SaaS products tailored for M&A professionals, serving approximately 75% of the leading legal firms in the field.
Leveraging its extensive industry experience, Datasite has successfully transformed into a more contemporary business entity. It has also introduced highly acclaimed AI-powered technology to assist in deal preparation, asset marketing, and facilitating buy-side acquisitions.
With significant global expansion and strategic acquisitions, Datasite remains committed to enhancing its platform capabilities. Notably, in March 2023, it unveiled Datasite Cloud, specifically designed to streamline every aspect of the dealmaking process within a unified platform.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-7% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Culture and benefits built around work-life balance
- Extensive resources to support physical and mental health
- Employee assistance program
- Generous retirement plans
- Incentives for referring new colleagues
- Learning, training and mentoring programs
- Cross-functional projects
- Stretch assignments to help you progress
- Receive feedback and earn bonuses from peers & managers
- Employee bonding activities
- ESG and charitable team initiatives
Company HQ
Downtown West, Minneapolis, MN
Leadership
Rusty Wiley
(CEO & President)Before joining Datasite, Rusty held various executive roles at IBM Corporation, most recently, as General Manager, Banking & Financial Markets. Upon joining Datasite in 2014, Rusty led the successful transformation from a communications and print-related business into a global M&A SaaS technology company.
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