Strategy & Integration Lead – Hybrid, 12-Month FTC

Markerstudy Retail; Salford; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Starting with generous leave

Yearly bonus potential

Private Medical Insurance

Life Assurance 4x annual salary

Hybrid working

Modern office in Manchester

Job summary

Markerstudy Group Services Limited seeks a Strategy and Integration Manager for a 12-month fixed-term contract in a hybrid role with two days in our Manchester office. You will lead target operating model design, M&A due diligence, and integration delivery, translating complex data into actionable insights and executive-ready reports.

You will build and oversee integration roadmaps, manage synergies with Finance, and present progress to senior leaders, ensuring governance and timely outcomes

Qualifications

• Proven experience in strategy, M&A, integration, transformation or comparable role.
• Experience with target operating model assessment and design, including as-is/to-be analysis.
• Experience supporting or leading M&A due diligence with clear recommendations.
• Strong financial and commercial acumen incl. building/interpreting financial models and business cases.
• Experience developing and overseeing integration roadmaps including Day 1 readiness, milestones and governance.
• Experience with synergy and benefits management: baseline, ownership, measurement, forecasting and variance analysis.
• Excellent stakeholder management and ability to influence senior leaders.
• Ability to create concise executive presentations, reports and dashboards using clear language.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support strategic and integration initiatives covering target operating model, M&A activity and post-acquisition integration.
• Analyse capabilities, processes, organisation, governance, technology and data to create transition roadmaps.
• Coordinate inputs for M&A due diligence and translate findings into recommendations for decisions.
• Develop financial and operational models with cost, benefit and synergy assumptions.
• Create integration strategies, Day 1 readiness plans and delivery roadmaps with clear milestones.
• Maintain governance across workstreams, tracking risks, issues, actions and decisions.
• Establish synergy baselines with Finance and provide actual-versus-forecast analysis.
• Produce high-quality executive presentations and dashboards for governance decisions.
• Build cross-functional relationships to secure timely outcomes.

Skills

Strategic leadership

M&A integration

Financial modelling

Stakeholder management

Tools

PowerPoint

Excel

SharePoint

Teams

Data visualization tools

Job description

Markerstudy Group Services Limited seeks a Strategy and Integration Manager for a 12-month fixed-term contract in a hybrid role with two days in our Manchester office. You will lead target operating model design, M&A due diligence, and integration delivery, translating complex data into actionable insights and executive-ready reports.

You will build and oversee integration roadmaps, manage synergies with Finance, and present progress to senior leaders, ensuring governance and timely outcomes