M&A Business Systems Specialist
Generac · Pune
We are Generac, a leading energy technology company committed to powering a smarter world.
Over the 60 plus years of Generac’s history, we’ve been dedicated to energy innovation. From creating the home standby generator market category, to our current evolution into an energy technology solutions company, we continue to push new boundaries.
Application Assessment & Due Diligence
- Conduct application assessments in support of strategic initiatives including M&A transactions, new site launches, and business transformation programs.
- Inventory and evaluate line-of-business applications (e.g., CRM, CPQ, PLM, MES, WMS, HCM, Service Management) across current and target-state environments.
- Evaluate system health, customizations, integrations, licensing, and vendor dependencies.
- Identify application-related risks, technical debt, and integration or separation complexity.
- Provide input into effort estimates, costs, timelines, and implementation feasibility.
Readiness Planning & Business Continuity
- Support definition of application operating models for new initiatives (standalone, transitional, or integrated into parent systems).
- Ensure continuity of critical business processes during system transitions, go-lives, or organizational changes.
- Assist with access provisioning, role alignment, and security updates required for operational readiness.
- Support interim reporting and data-sharing solutions where full integration is deferred or phased.
Application Implementation, Integration & Separation
- Support or lead implementation, integration, or separation of business systems aligned to enterprise initiatives.
- Execute or coordinate data migrations (customers, products, work orders, users, configurations), application configuration alignment to corporate standards, and interface and integration updates with ERP and other enterprise systems.
- Support divestiture or carve-out activities by enabling system separation, data extraction, and transition support.
- Participate in cutover planning, testing, go-live, and post-deployment stabilization activities.
Data, Reporting & Controls
- Ensure data accuracy, consistency, and integrity across integrated or newly deployed systems.
- Support functional and management reporting needs tied to business applications.
- Align systems with internal controls, audit requirements, and data privacy policies.
- Assist in documenting application controls and evidence for audits as required.
Stakeholder & Vendor Coordination
- Act as a liaison between business function leaders, IT teams, and external vendors.
- Translate business requirements into application integration, configuration, or implementation actions.
- Coordinate with system integrators, SaaS providers, and third-party support partners.
- Track application-related milestones, risks, and dependencies within initiative or program plans.
Documentation & Knowledge Transfer
- Document application architectures, configurations, integrations, and changes.
- Support knowledge transfer to steady-state application owners and support teams.
- Contribute to standard playbooks, templates, and best practices for application implementation and integration.
Minimum Job Requirements
Education
- Bachelor’s Degree in Information Systems or related field, or equivalent work experience.
Work Experience
- 3–7 years of experience supporting line-of-business applications (e.g., CRM, MES, PLM, WMS, HCM).
- Experience supporting system integrations, data migrations, or major application changes.
- Prior experience working on enterprise initiatives such as M&A integrations, new facility launches, or large-scale system implementations.
- Experience collaborating with business stakeholders, product owners, and external consultants to recommend solutions.
- Experience with gathering requirements and enforcing best practices.
Knowledge / Skills / Abilities
- Strong understanding of how business processes are enabled by enterprise applications.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group.
- Ability to identify risk and recommend mitigation options.
- Ability to successfully engage in multiple tasks simultaneously.
- Ability to map business process flows and journey maps.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and techniques.
- Ability to understand the perspective of the business and end users and apply that understanding to solution proposals.
- Ability to utilize IT best practices and tools related to implementation and documentation.
Preferred Job Requirements
Work Experience
- Prior experience working with IT technical solution implementations.
- Experience in writing stories in an agile tool such as Jira or DevOps.
- Experience with defining project timelines.
- Experience with resource time and availability planning.
Experience across multiple initiative types (M&A, greenfield, transformation, divestiture