Post-Acquisition Integration Program Lead

Destinus; Valkenburg; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Destinus seeks an Integration Project Manager to own post-acquisition integrations from signing through steady state, coordinating plans across Legal, Finance, HR, IT and Operations while not owning those teams directly. You will build structure, maintain momentum, and ensure actions translate into results across multiple workstreams.

You will drive governance, manage milestones and dependencies, ensure Day 1 readiness, and identify risks early to keep the integration on track.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in program or project management, ideally with exposure to at least one full-cycle M&A integration.
• Experience gained within consulting, PMO, operations, corporate development or another highly cross-functional environment.
• Proven ability to manage complex, multi-workstream programs and drive accountability without relying on formal authority.
• Strong project management discipline with experience managing milestones, dependencies, RAID logs, governance meetings and executive-level reporting.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills and the confidence to work across different functions and levels of seniority.

Responsibilities

• Build and own the master integration plan for each acquisition, connecting workstreams, milestones, dependencies and owners across the organization
• Drive integration governance through steering committee updates, RAID logs, decision tracking and clear reporting that gives stakeholders an accurate view of progress
• Coordinate workstream leads across Legal, Finance, HR, IT, Operations, Facilities, Security and Communications, keeping individual plans aligned with the overall integration roadmap
• Lead Day 1 readiness planning, ensuring people, systems, contracts, facilities and communications are ready when the deal closes
• Identify integration risks, blockers and dependencies early and drive resolution before they impact critical milestones
• Track the realization of cost and revenue synergies against the deal plan and clearly communicate deviations, risks and actions to leadership
• Act as the central coordination point for the acquired company throughout the integration, connecting teams and ensuring questions and dependencies reach the right owners
• Run structured integration close-out reviews, capturing lessons learned and translating them into practical improvements for future acquisitions
• Build and continuously improve the Destinus integration playbook, templates and governance model so every new integration becomes faster, clearer and more predictable

Skills

Program management

PMO experience

Cross-functional

Stakeholder management

M&A integration

Risk management

Education

PMP certification

PROSCI certification

Job description

Destinus seeks an Integration Project Manager to own post-acquisition integrations from signing through steady state, coordinating plans across Legal, Finance, HR, IT and Operations while not owning those teams directly. You will build structure, maintain momentum, and ensure actions translate into results across multiple workstreams.

You will drive governance, manage milestones and dependencies, ensure Day 1 readiness, and identify risks early to keep the integration on track.