Available M&A Positions
Presented by Talent Services of M&A Leadership Council
Enterprise Acquisition Integration Leader / Executive Director
M&A Partners is a leading consulting firm dedicated to helping companies achieve maximum M&A integration success. That’s our sole focus. We’re senior advisors who deliver superior results.
We work across all industries and all stages of the deal lifecycle from strategy and due diligence; to announcement, pre-close integration planning and “Day 1;” to post-closing and optimization. Our flexible delivery methods range from a single advisor working directly with a client’s senior executive team, to staffing full enterprise integration teams, and a variety of specialized solutions in between.
We help leaders maximize ROI by building M&A as an enterprise core competency. We work with clients to transfer our best-in-class experience, strategies and techniques to ensure clients get integration right, time-after-time. Based on business growth and strong client demand, M&A Partners is looking for highly experienced, enterprise M&A integration leaders with proven experience serving as either internal or external Executive Director of full-lifecycle merger and acquisition integration programs.
Role Overview:
This key role provides the principal thought leadership and services delivery leadership with both the Client staff and other consulting team resources assigned to each project. Reporting directly to the Client executive staff and internal integration leader, this role demands broad and deep expertise throughout the M&A lifecycle and with all work streams or value-driver teams necessary to optimize deal value. Ultimately responsible for Client and project success, this role will architect, lead and execute all requirements of the pre-close and post-close integration processes, key events, milestones and deliverables from project inception to project close and transition to the owning business units or functions.
Additional representative roles and responsibilities include:
- Routinely interacting with, advising, coaching and supporting Client key executives including deal team, corporate development, executive committee, integration steering committee and work stream leaders in identifying, framing, making and executing appropriate integration decisions;
- Participating in or analyzing key due diligence and business case data to frame-out, coordinate, define and construct all relevant components of a comprehensive integration strategy framework, including what, when and how to integrate all major enterprise elements in light of deal-type, business model, target specific value-drivers or other strategic considerations;
- Establishing the Integration Management Office (IMO) consisting of a combination of internal and external resources, then architecting, operationalizing and executing all relevant IMO processes, events, plans, reports, metrics or other requirements throughout the entire M&A lifecycle;
- Co-lead and support the Client integration leadership in creating and conducting all executive committee, steering committee and integration team meeting kick offs, report-outs, planning events; status, operating results and accountability meetings related to or intersecting with integration;
- Actively lead, support and coach all work stream leads and their respective teams to develop and adapt comprehensive and appropriately detailed integration plans and projects which as linked to key deal specific value drivers and requirements, then coordinate and manage all cross-functional dependencies, priorities and budgets associated with each;
- Participate in the development, planning and execution of all communications, change management and culture related strategies and tactics, and coach / guide Client executive staff and key stakeholders.
Required Minimum Qualifications Include:
- A minimum of fifteen years directly related executive-level and M&A integration experience, including at least five years of consulting experience or internal equivalence;
- Prior similar integration leadership roles; with proven expertise in at least one major functional discipline relevant to integration, strategy, corporate development or operations;
- A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university. A Master’s degree in a relevant discipline is highly desired, but not required.
- Proven personal and team leadership and organizational change / business transformation expertise;
- Outstanding intellect, thought leadership, presentation, writing, executive influence and facilitation skills.
- Personal Characteristics Necessary for Success:
- Collaborative: ability to team effectively with diverse local and remote colleagues;
- Superb energy level, endurance and positive engagement style;
- Detail oriented – passionate about delivering business outcome results through high-quality insight and outstanding work product;
- Even-keeled: ability to perform well in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, and often, under extreme time pressure;
- Flexible: Ability to travel from 25-100% of time, as needed;
- Ability and willingness to perform a variety of roles, services, tasks as needed;
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Program Management Software Solution Super-User
Role Overview:
This program management software solution super user will have deep, practical experience providing hands-on use of one or more major program management software solutions. This role will be responsible for supporting both the client team and the consulting team as the principal hub of expertise for the selected program management solution on major M&A integration projects or related initiatives. Working directly with the Integration Leader as a part of the Integration Management Office, this integral role will establish and configure the project instance of the selected solution; manage users and permissions; import project plans and playbooks to the software solution; manage analysis, reporting, plan updates and status updates; manage risk / issue logs and other customized, on-demand requests, including support for other project team members.
Applicable program management software solution experience includes, but not limited to:
- MS Project
- IBM Accelerator
- DevenSoft EMA
- Midaxo
- Clarizen
- PowerSteering
- And other similar pure-play program management or purpose-built for M&A solutions
Additional representative roles and responsibilities include support of Integration Management Office team members for key M&A integration related tasks including, but limited to:
- Establishing the integration management office, processes, reporting, meeting cadence, and ongoing operations;
- Contributing to and creating all forms of relevant integration collateral documents such as schedules, PowerPoint decks, budgets / financial reports, project plans, resource plans, risk / issue logs and status summaries;
- Contribute to and support key integration process milestones and events such as initial public announcement, closing / Day 1; integration planning kick-off and report-out sessions; work stream meetings; cross-functional team meetings; implementation updates; operational and functional cutover; transition to permanent process / system owners;
Effective Performance of This Role Demands:
- Proven super-user capabilities with one or more major program management software solutions;
- Thorough knowledge of and experience with the entire M&A lifecycle;
- Understanding of and ability to effectively apply essential PMI process groups and PMBoK (PMI certification is desired, but not specifically required);
- Understanding of and ability to effectively apply essential M&A integration program and project management core competencies including: playbook, governance, resourcing, budget and financial management, software solutions for overall integration management and tracking; risk and opportunity management; integration best practices; KPIs and integration / business performance metrics; quality assurance, assessment, tracking, close-out and continuous improvement;
Relevant prior successful consulting experience;
- Successful prior completion of multiple M&A, integration-related and program or project management functions completed;
- Personal Characteristics Desired for This Role:
- Collaborative: ability to team effectively with diverse local and remote colleagues;
- Self-motivated: internal drive to finish work by deadlines and to seek ongoing improvements;
- Detail oriented: passionate about delivering high quality work product;
- Organized: able to prioritize and coordinate across multiple projects;
- Even-keeled: perform well under pressure within team and individual setting;
- Humble: willingness to ask for help and leverage the knowledge and experience of others to overcome tough obstacles;
- Flexible: Ability to travel from 25-100% of time, as needed;
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic and time-urgent environment;
- Ability to perform a variety of roles, services, tasks as needed;
Required Minimum Qualifications Include:
- This position requires a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience from an accredited college or university (Business, Finance or related financial discipline preferred). MBA desired, but not required;
- PMP Certification a plus, but not required;
- 5+ years of directly related M&A integration program or project management experience
For more information or to submit your resume contact Mark Norman at [email protected]