Director, M&A Integration Enablement

Grant Thornton; Milwaukee (WI); Hybrid; USD 188,000 - 359,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Discretionary annual bonus

Job summary

Grant Thornton is seeking a Director, Integration Enablement to join the Global Integration Management Office. The role leads the development of governance, reporting, tools, templates, and playbooks to enable successful M&A execution across the portfolio.

This senior position partners with executives to build scalable processes, drive KPI-driven outcomes, and provide portfolio-level visibility into status, risks, and milestones. Hybrid work model with in-person attendance required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Management, Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in M&A integration, transformation, PMO leadership, consulting, or related disciplines.
• Experience designing enterprise governance, reporting, and operating frameworks.
• Demonstrated success managing complex cross-functional initiatives.
• Experience developing executive reporting and presenting to senior leadership.
• Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and continuously enhance the firm's integration methodology and operating model.
• Develop and maintain integration playbooks, tools, templates, standards, and best practices.
• Create repeatable processes that improve consistency and reduce execution risk across transactions.
• Capture lessons learned from integrations and institutionalize them into future practices.
• Own the IMO reporting framework, dashboards, scorecards, and executive communications.
• Develop KPIs and performance metrics to track integration success while partnering with value realization.
• Provide portfolio-level visibility into integration status, risks, dependencies, and milestones.
• Support executive governance forums, steering committees, and decision-making processes.
• Maintain visibility into the acquisition pipeline and integration readiness activities.
• Partner with Corporate Development, Finance, HR, Technology, and business leaders during diligence and planning phases.
• Coordinate due diligence findings and ensure identified risks are incorporated into integration plans.
• Support transition from deal execution to integration delivery.
• Identify opportunities to improve integration effectiveness and efficiency.
• Evaluate and implement technology solutions to support integration management.
• Develop training materials and onboarding resources for integration team members and workstream leaders.
• Support the maturation of the IMO as a strategic enterprise capability.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Management, Engineering, or related field

Job description

Grant Thornton is seeking a Director, Integration Enablement to join the Global Integration Management Office. The role leads the development of governance, reporting, tools, templates, and playbooks to enable successful M&A execution across the portfolio.

This senior position partners with executives to build scalable processes, drive KPI-driven outcomes, and provide portfolio-level visibility into status, risks, and milestones. Hybrid work model with in-person attendance required.