M&A Integration Program Manager

Eaton; Beachwood (OH); Remote; USD 113,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton is seeking an M&A Integration Program Manager to drive the successful integration of Boyd Thermal. You will translate integration priorities into clear plans, milestones, and timely decisions, and independently manage initiatives while functional leaders remain accountable for their deliverables.

Remote work is possible within the United States with some travel. The role involves coordinating cross-functional plans, managing risks, preparing executive updates, and supporting post-merger

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
• Five+ years of experience in program or project management, management consulting, business transformation, operational excellence, continuous improvement, or post-merger integration.
• Candidates must be capable of traveling up to 25% of the time domestically and internationally.
• Experience with mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, TSA exits, ERP implementations, operating-model changes, or other enterprise transformations.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate cross-functional plans, milestones, risks, and executive reporting while partnering with leaders across functions and regions.
• Independently manage selected integration initiatives from planning through execution, ensuring owners, due dates, dependencies, and expected outcomes are clear.
• Maintain accurate program information in Eaton's integration-management systems, including milestones, actions, risks, issues, decisions, and dependencies.
• Identify cross-functional conflicts, delays, and emerging risks; develop mitigation plans and elevate decisions through governance forums.
• Prepare concise status reports, dashboards, executive briefings, and presentation materials for Integration Management Office and executive governance reviews.
• Facilitate working sessions and governance meetings; develop agendas, document decisions, assign actions, and ensure follow-through.
• Coordinate TSA exits, operating-model readiness activities, and sequencing of integration priorities.
• Partner with change-management leaders to support stakeholder engagement, readiness, training, and adoption activities.
• Analyze program data to identify trends and improve visibility; capture lessons learned for future acquisitions.

Skills

Cross-functional coordination

Program management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Power BI

SharePoint

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Join Eaton as an M&A Integration Program Manager and help drive the successful integration of Boyd Thermal into Eaton. You will translate integration priorities into clear plans, measurable actions, and timely decisions. You will independently manage assigned initiatives while functional workstream leaders remain accountable for their functional deliverables. This position may be performed remotely within the United States, subject to Eaton's remote-work requirements. The role requires periodic travel to Eaton and Boyd Thermal locations and regular collaboration across regions and time zones. Candidates must be comfortable traveling up to 25% of the time domestically and internationally.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $113000 - $165000 a year. Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

What You'll Do

You will coordinate cross-functional plans, milestones, risks, and executive reporting while partnering with leaders across functions and regions. This highly visible role offers broad exposure to post-merger integration, business transformation, and enterprise program management.

• Coordinate integrated workplans, milestones, deliverables, and critical-path activities across assigned functional workstreams.
• Independently manage selected integration initiatives from planning through execution, ensuring owners, due dates, dependencies, and expected outcomes are clear.
• Maintain accurate program information in Eaton's designated integration-management systems, including milestones, actions, risks, issues, decisions, and dependencies.
• Identify cross-functional conflicts, delays, and emerging risks; work with stakeholders on mitigation plans and elevate decisions through the appropriate governance forums.
• Prepare concise status reports, dashboards, executive briefings, and presentation materials for Integration Management Office and executive governance reviews.
• Facilitate working sessions and governance meetings by developing agendas, documenting decisions, assigning actions, and pushing timely follow-through.
• Coordinate the planning and sequencing of Transitional Service Agreement exits, capability stand-up activities, target operating-model changes, and other integration priorities.
• Partner with functional, communications, and change-management leaders to support stakeholder engagement, readiness, training, and adoption activities.
• Analyze program data and performance indicators to identify trends, improve visibility, and recommend actions.
• Capture lessons learned and improve integration tools, templates, processes, and reporting practices for use in future acquisitions.

What a typical week may include

• Updating integrated project plans, milestones, and dashboards.
• Following up with functional owners on actions and deliverables.
• Preparing an executive integration update.
• Facilitating a cross-functional risk or dependency review.
• Coordinating TSA-exit or operating-model readiness activities.
• Analyzing program data and identifying emerging issues.
• Partnering with change and communications teams on stakeholder readiness.
• Improving an integration template, tracking tool, or governance process.

Qualifications

Basic qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
• Minimum five years of experience in program or project management, management consulting, business transformation, operational excellence, continuous improvement, or post-merger integration.
• Candidates must be capable of traveling up to 25% of the time domestically and internationally.
• Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, business integrations, TSA exits, ERP implementations, operating-model changes, or other enterprise transformations.
• PMP, CAPM, Prosci, or another relevant project or change-management certification.
• Experience developing executive-level and working-team communications for different audiences.
• Experience with program dashboards, portfolio-management tools, Power BI, SharePoint, or comparable platforms.
• Experience working in a global, matrixed organization.
• Experience facilitating cross-functional meetings and driving actions to closure.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating complex, cross-functional initiatives with multiple stakeholders, milestones, and dependencies.
• Experience developing clear written communications, presentations, status reports, or decision materials for leadership audiences.
• Experience using Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint to analyze information and communicate recommendations.

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The application window for this position is anticipated to close on 10/21/2026.

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