Technology Integration Lead

Graco manufactures and markets premium equipment to move, measure, control, dispense and spray a wide variety of fluid and powder materials. What does that mean? Well, we pump peanut butter into your jar, and the oil in your car. We glue the soles of your shoes, the glass in your windows and the screen on your phone. We spray the finish on your vehicle, coatings on your pills, the paint on your house and texture on your walls. Graco is part of your daily life. This role is currently based at our Minneapolis office and will transition to our new headquarters in Dayton, MN, in 2027.   The Technology Integration Lead is responsible for planning and coordinating all diligence and integration activities for IT during mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and other transformation initiatives. This position serves as the primary IT leader for the IMO, working across the Infrastructure, Applications, Data & Analytics, and Security teams to ensure there are integrated IT scope, priorities, and timeline that deliver on integration objectives, synergies, risk management, and the target operating model without disrupting business continuity. The position partners closely with IT leaders, acquired company counterparts, and cross-functional teams to deliver milestones on time and with minimal disruption. What You Will Do at Graco Integration Planning & Execution Orchestrate IT diligence, integration planning, and execution for the assigned workstream — working across the Infrastructure, Applications, Data & Analytics, and Security teams so each has clear scope and priorities, and their work converges into a single functional plan. Develop and maintain the functional integration roadmap, milestones, deliverables, dependencies, and resource requirements. Translate integration objectives into actionable work plans aligned with the overall integration strategy. Ensure completion of all functional integration activities within agreed timelines and scope. Coordinate with acquired company counterparts to facilitate successful integration execution. Partner with the IT Function team to determine the overall tech rationalization plan (retain, consolidate, migrate, or retire), with delivery of tech rationalization owned by each respective IT sub-function. Own IT Day-1 readiness across infrastructure, applications, cybersecurity, collaboration, end-user services, and service management to ensure a secure and seamless transition with minimal business disruption. Synergy & Value Capture Identify, validate, and support delivery of integration synergies and value creation opportunities. Establish functional KPIs and success metrics aligned with deal objectives. Monitor progress against synergy targets and proactively address risks to realization. Recommend process improvements and standardization opportunities that contribute to business value. Support realization of infrastructure-related synergies through standardization, platform consolidation, operational efficiency improvements, and elimination of redundant technologies Support the planning and orchestration of acquired data into Graco’s enterprise platform certified enterprise definitions without disrupting financial, executive, or operational reporting. Cross-Functional Collaboration Serve as the primary point of contact between the IT function and the Integration Management Office. Manage IT interdependencies and collaborate with other workstream leaders to resolve issues and remove barriers. Participate in integration governance forums, provide timely progress updates, and pace the workstream against IMO milestones using the IMO’s planning and tracking tools, flagging timing or dependency risks early. Escalate significant risks, issues, or resource constraints to leadership when appropriate. Ensure application integration decisions align with enterprise application standards, platform strategy, and long-term architectural roadmaps. Partner with Infrastructure, Security, Enterprise