Global Business Systems Leader: M&A & Projects

AIT Worldwide Logistics, Inc.; Itasca (IL); On-site; USD 128,000 - 192,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Prescription

Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Accounts

Dental

Vision

Life

AD&D

Disability

Supplemental Health

Employee Support

Paid Parental Leave

Pet Insurance

401(k)

Tuition Reimbursement

Vacation days (10–20)

Job summary

AIT Worldwide Logistics is seeking a Global Business Systems Manager – Special Projects & M&A to lead cross-functional initiatives that span enterprise systems, readiness, and organizational change. You will act as the main liaison between Global Business Systems, stakeholders, and partners, guiding discovery, integration, and adoption across the organization.

The role emphasizes program coordination, process standardization, and scalable solutions for M&A activities, with a strong focus

Qualifications

• 5+ years Experience working with enterprise business systems or technology-enabled business processes (required)
• 3+ years Cross-functional project, transformation, or M&A integration experience (required)
• 5+ years Experience in logistics, freight forwarding, customs brokerage, or supply chain environments (required)
• CCB-Certified Coding Specialist and DG certifications preferred

Responsibilities

• Serve as a Global Business Systems representative for mergers & acquisitions, organic growth and relocations, supporting discovery, integration planning, setup & configuration, pre & post go-live execution.
• Coordinate system-related workstreams for M&A activities, including timelines, dependencies, communication, readiness planning and execution.
• Lead or support cross-functional special projects that impact enterprise business systems, processes, and organizational change.
• Act as a liaison between business stakeholders and technical teams by gathering high-level business requirements and translating them into actionable inputs.
• Support business readiness, training coordination, and adoption activities related to system changes and integrations.
• Maintain documentation, governance artifacts, and lessons learned to support continuous improvement of M&A and project playbooks.

Skills

Cross-functional coordination

Business systems understanding

Risk management

Stakeholder facilitation

Documentation governance

M&A integration

Education

High School (required)

Some College/Associate's Degree Business, Information Systems, Supply Chain, Logistics, or related field (preferred)

CCB-Certified Coding Specialist (preferred)

DG (preferred)

Job description

AIT Worldwide Logistics is seeking a Global Business Systems Manager – Special Projects & M&A to lead cross-functional initiatives that span enterprise systems, readiness, and organizational change. You will act as the main liaison between Global Business Systems, stakeholders, and partners, guiding discovery, integration, and adoption across the organization.

The role emphasizes program coordination, process standardization, and scalable solutions for M&A activities, with a strong focus