This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Director of M&A Integration & Synergy Realization in the United States.
This is a high-impact leadership role responsible for driving the successful integration of newly acquired businesses within a fast-growing, private equity-backed organization. The position sits at the core of the company’s M&A strategy, ensuring that acquisitions translate into measurable operational and financial value. It combines strategic oversight with hands-on execution, covering integration planning, cross-functional coordination, and synergy realization. The role requires strong leadership presence, deep program management expertise, and the ability to operate in complex, high-growth environments. Working closely with executive leadership and functional teams, the Director ensures smooth transitions, business continuity, and disciplined execution of integration initiatives. This is a highly visible role that directly influences long-term value creation and organizational scalability.
Accountabilities:- Lead end-to-end M&A integration programs, overseeing planning, execution, and governance for newly acquired businesses to ensure seamless onboarding and operational continuity.
- Build and scale an Integration Management Office (IMO), defining standardized frameworks, tools, playbooks, and best practices to ensure consistency and repeatability across transactions.
- Coordinate cross-functional integration activities across Operations, Finance, HR, IT, Legal, Compliance, and Sales, ensuring alignment, accountability, and timely execution of integration milestones.
- Drive synergy identification, tracking, and realization, partnering with Finance and business leaders to measure cost savings, revenue opportunities, and overall value creation.
- Manage risk mitigation, issue resolution, and stakeholder communication to ensure smooth transitions and minimal disruption to business operations.
- Continuously improve integration methodology by capturing lessons learned and evolving scalable frameworks that strengthen future M&A execution.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
- 6+ years of experience in M&A integration, corporate development, management consulting, or related fields, with strong preference for hands-on integration leadership experience.
- Proven success leading complex, multi-functional integration programs in high-growth, private equity-backed, industrial, logistics, or services environments.
- Strong expertise in synergy modeling, operational integration planning, and post-merger performance tracking.
- Excellent project management, organizational, and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in fast-paced environments.
- Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence across senior leadership and cross-functional teams.
Benefits
- Competitive base salary ranging from $190,000 to $210,000 depending on experience and location
- Performance-based bonus incentive plan
- Medical, dental, vision, prescription drug, life, and disability insurance coverage
- 401(k) with company match
- Unlimited PTO, paid holidays, and sick time
- Weekly pay cycle
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and 24/7 nurse triage support
- Career development and training programs through internal learning platforms
- Safety and wellness reimbursements (boots, prescription safety glasses)
- Employee recognition and rewards platform with redeemable points
- Employee discounts on services and entertainment
- Employee Resource Groups supporting inclusion and engagement.
How Jobgether works:
We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team.
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