Integration Specialist

Cedar; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading professional services firm is seeking an Integration Specialist to support a major cross-border integration program. You will lead integration activities across German entities and ensure alignment with group-wide operating models. The ideal candidate has strong experience in system and organizational integration across multi-country environments and the ability to influence stakeholders across cultures. Regular travel across the UK and Germany is expected.

Qualifications

• Strong experience delivering process, system and organisational integration across multi-country environments.
• Proven delivery background within professional services or a comparable complex organisation.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and influence stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate integration activities across German entities.
• Build and maintain detailed integration plans across various functions.
• Identify and resolve integration issues, risks and blockers.

Skills

Process integration

System integration

Organisational integration

Stakeholder management

Understanding of German business practices

Job description

Cedar are looking for an Integration Specialist to support a leading professional services organisation as it undertakes a major cross-border integration programme. This work involves aligning multiple German entities into a unified operating structure across systems, processes, governance and ways of working.

The business is seeking a highly capable Integration Specialist to join the Transformation Office and drive the seamless integration of teams, operations and infrastructure across Germany and the wider group. This is a hands‑on delivery role focused on coordination, alignment and operational change.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate integration activities across German entities, ensuring alignment with group‑wide operating models
• Build and maintain detailed integration plans across Finance, HR, IT, Operations, Legal and Commercial functions
• Analyse current‑state processes and map them to future‑state group standards
• Support systems integration and data alignment activities across offices and departments
• Facilitate the harmonisation of policies, workflows, reporting structures and governance frameworks
• Identify and resolve integration issues, risks, dependencies and cross‑border blockers
• Work closely with German leadership teams to ensure smooth adoption and operational continuity
• Provide updates, reporting and insights to programme leadership and executive stakeholders
• Engage in regular travel to Germany and other European offices to support integration delivery

Skills & Experience Required

• Strong experience delivering process, system and organisational integration across multi‑country or multi‑entity environments
• Proven delivery background within professional services or a comparable complex organisation
• Confident working across multiple workstreams with senior operational and functional stakeholders
• Strong understanding of German business practices, regulatory frameworks or operational norms
• Skilled in developing integration plans, mapping processes, managing RAID logs and coordinating cross‑functional teams
• Ability to navigate ambiguity, influence stakeholders and drive alignment across cultures
• German language skills are advantageous but not essential
• Willingness to travel regularly across the UK and Germany