Director of Integration Enablement & Execution

Grant Thornton; Wichita (KS); Hybrid; USD 188,000 - 359,000; Full time

Job summary

Grant Thornton is seeking a Director, Integration Enablement to lead the Global Integration Management Office and scale the firm’s integration capabilities across acquisitions. The role partners with the Head of IMO to develop governance, reporting, tools, and templates to deliver consistent, high-impact integrations.

Responsibilities cover methodology design, playbooks, analytics, and executive communications, with emphasis on portfolio visibility, risk management, and process maturation to

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.
• Partner with executive sponsors, functional leaders, integration leads, and external advisors.
• Influence decision-making across multiple stakeholder groups without direct authority.
• Facilitate alignment across business, operations, technology, and support functions.

Skills

Analytical

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

PMO leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

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

Job description

Grant Thornton is seeking a Director, Integration Enablement to lead the Global Integration Management Office and scale the firm’s integration capabilities across acquisitions. The role partners with the Head of IMO to develop governance, reporting, tools, and templates to deliver consistent, high-impact integrations.

Responsibilities cover methodology design, playbooks, analytics, and executive communications, with emphasis on portfolio visibility, risk management, and process maturation to