Job Summary
The Operations Integration Project Manager will lead and support strategic initiatives across the organization, including mergers and acquisitions (M&A) integrations, quality remediation, process improvements, and system implementations. The role focuses on driving day-to-day integration activities, coordinating cross-functional teams, managing project timelines and budgets, tracking progress, and ensuring successful transitions across functional areas.
Key Responsibilities
• Develop and implement integration plans for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) that align with business objectives, timelines, and milestones.
• Lead integration initiatives and cross-functional teams to realize synergies and execute transitions.
• Drive day-to-day execution of integration activities and facilitate weekly team meetings.
• Implement and maintain integration scorecards to track progress against established goals.
• Prepare and present project status reports to executive management, highlighting progress, risks, and issues.
• Provide direction, oversight, and coaching to integration consultants and project contributors.
• Manage project execution to ensure deliverables are completed within established budgets and timelines.
• Review project deliverables prepared by team members to ensure quality and provide additional perspectives.
• Monitor project milestones, task dependencies, risks, and status reporting to support effective project delivery.
• Facilitate communication and collaboration across functional teams to support successful integration outcomes.
Required Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree.
• Minimum 5 years of professional work experience, including at least 5 years of cross-functional project management experience.
• Demonstrated track record of effective project management.
• Prior experience with mergers and acquisitions (M&A).
• Strong understanding of project management concepts, including activity plans, milestones, task dependencies, risk tracking, and status reporting.
• Exceptional consulting, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
• Ability to work effectively in unstructured and fast-paced environments.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
Preferred Qualifications
• Formal project management training or certification, including PMP.
• Strong skills in change management, meeting facilitation, and conflict resolution.
• Ability to communicate confidently about issues and success factors associated with complex integration projects.
