Job Title: Integration Manager
Location: Alpharetta, GA (up to 50% travel)
Reports To: Chief Operating Officer (dotted line to CEO)
Employment Type: Full-Time, Exempt
Position Summary
ASD is seeking a growth-minded Integration Manager to lead the integration of every company we acquire, from signed deal to fully combined operation. Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer and working alongside the Senior Leadership Team, you will bring acquired businesses onto ASD's culture, systems, brand, and back office while keeping customers served and key people engaged.
ASD has completed four successful integrations under our current leadership team, and we are ready to accelerate. We are deliberate about who we acquire, partnering only with companies whose culture aligns with ours. This role will help us grow faster while strengthening the culture that makes ASD who we are. Our team has developed an integration playbook. You will take that playbook, optimize it based on what we learn from each acquisition, and make it a repeatable process that ASD can run with every deal.
Key Responsibilities
Integration Leadership & Planning
- Lead each integration from pre-close planning through Day 1, the first 100 days, and full completion.
- Build integration plans with clear milestones, owners, budgets, and success measures; report progress to the Senior Leadership Team.
- Join due diligence to flag integration risks, costs, and synergy opportunities before a deal closes.
- Coordinate closely with ASD's internal stakeholders, who are part of our integration team: HR Director, Technology Transformation Lead, Systems Director, IT Director, Senior VP of Operations, and FP&A Manager as well as others.
Culture & People
- Serve as ASD's point of contact at acquired companies: explain the why, answer questions, and build trust with new teams.
- Carry out the culture integration plan developed with HR, and report back on morale, fit and emerging people risks.
- Flag key employees and relationships at risk, and work with HR and sales on retention.
- Coordinate with HR on the timing and rollout of role, pay, benefits and policy changes.
Systems & Operations
- Move acquired companies onto ASD's ServiceNow, project management, field service, and IT platforms.
- Standardize processes for project delivery, field services, safety, and quality.
- Keep service levels steady for customers during every transition.
Marketing & Brand
- Lead rebranding and customer communications with the marketing team: websites, vehicles, signage, uniforms, and collateral.
- Plan announcements to customers, partners, and the market.
Back Office
- Integrate finance and accounting, payroll, purchasing, contracts, insurance, licensing, and vendor relationships.
- Track synergies (cost and revenue) against the deal model and report results.
Building the Integration Capability
- Optimize ASD's existing integration playbook, checklists, and templates after each deal so the process is repeatable.
- Capture lessons learned and apply them to the next acquisition.
- Recruit and develop integration team members as deal volume grows.
Required Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor's degree required. MBA or other advanced degree preferred.
- Experience: 5+ years of leadership experience, including leading teams through change and running complex, multi-workstream efforts with firm deadlines.
- Knowledge: Working knowledge of business systems (ServiceNow, project management tools) and core back-office functions.
- Certifications: PMP, Lean Six Sigma, or similar certification preferred.
- Driving Record: Must have a valid driver's license and a good driving record.
- Work Environment:
- Ability to travel up to 50%, including extended stays at acquired company sites.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, multi-tasking environment with shifting priorities.
- Must be in full compliance with company and customer safety programs.
- Soft Skills: Excellent communication skills from frontline field technicians to senior executives; builds trust quickly; leads by example; brings order to ambiguity.
- Technical Skills: Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word) and project tracking tools.
Preferred Qualifications
The following experience is a strong plus:
- Experience in M&A integration, corporate development, operations, or management consulting
- Exposure to construction, low-voltage, security, IT services, or field-service businesses
- A track record as a growth-minded builder and servant leader who creates lasting teams and processes
Benefits
- Uncapped Commission
- 100% Paid Medical and Dental
- Up to dollar-for-dollar 401 (k) matching (you are eligible for this after your 90-day waiting period)
- 15 days of PTO in your first two years and more with tenure
- Family 1st motto and belief
- Promotions and room for growth within
Our People & Culture
ASD's culture empowers our people to be who they are, contribute honestly, and make a difference individually and collectively. Prioritizing diversity enables us to leverage different ideas and unique perspectives to bring more creative and innovative solutions to everything we do.
