M&A Integration Project Manager – Interim / Part-Time Contract

Strike IT Recruitment Services; United States; Remote; GBP 62,000 - 94,000; Part time

Job summary

Strike IT Recruitment Services is seeking an experienced M&A Integration Project Manager for an interim/part-time contract. The role is remote with approximately 2-3 days per week (up to 10 days per month) for a 6-month initial duration.

The candidate will lead the integration of recently acquired businesses, coordinating priorities, delivery and a smooth transition into the operating model while managing people, processes and cultures across organisations.

Qualifications

• Strong project management experience across business change, operations and technology.
• Experience coordinating across acquiring and acquired businesses.
• Proven ability to engage senior stakeholders and drive decisions.
• Ability to translate high-level integration objectives into actionable plans.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain an integrated project plan with milestones and ownership.
• Define integration scope, priorities and success measures with leadership.
• Coordinate cross-functional integration workstreams (operations, technology, finance, HR, commercial).
• Assess processes/systems to identify gaps and alignment opportunities.
• Establish governance, reporting, and escalation routes.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Governance

Change management

Cross-functional coordination

Independent contractor

Tools

MS Office

Job description

M&A Integration Project Manager - Interim / Part-Time Contract

Commitment: Approximately 2-3 days per week, up to 10 days per month

Duration: 6 months initially

Location/working arrangements: Remote

We are seeking an experienced M&A Integration Project Manager to support the integration of recently acquired businesses into a wider organisation.

This is a hands-on interim role, working across both the acquiring organisation and the acquired businesses to establish integration priorities, coordinate delivery and ensure a smooth transition into the agreed operating model.

The successful candidate will combine practical project management with strong stakeholder engagement, bringing structure and momentum to integration activity while remaining sensitive to the people, processes and cultures of each business.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and maintain an integrated project plan covering milestones, dependencies, resources and ownership across the businesses.
• Work with leadership teams on both sides to agree integration scope, priorities, responsibilities and success measures.
• Coordinate integration workstreams across relevant functions, including operations, technology, finance, HR and commercial teams.
• Assess existing processes, systems and ways of working to identify integration requirements, gaps and opportunities for alignment.
• Establish proportionate governance, progress reporting and clear routes for decision-making and escalation.
• Manage risks, issues and cross-business dependencies, driving actions through to resolution.
• Support business change, communications and the adoption of new processes and working practices.
• Protect business continuity throughout the transition and coordinate any phased implementation or cutover activity.
• Track delivery against agreed integration objectives and benefits.
• Ensure a clear handover into business-as-usual ownership.

Key skills and experience

• Strong project management experience spanning business change, operational processes and technology.
• Experience working with both acquiring organisations and acquired businesses, balancing different priorities and expectations.
• Confident engaging senior stakeholders, facilitating workshops and securing decisions.
• Ability to turn broad integration objectives into practical plans with clear accountability.
• Strong risk, dependency, governance and change management skills.
• A pragmatic, collaborative approach, with the ability to operate independently and maintain momentum within a part-time engagement.
• Experience coordinating multiple acquisitions or integration workstreams would be advantageous.

Engagement

This opportunity would suit an experienced interim or independent consultant available for approximately 2-3 days per week, up to 10 days per month, with the allocation of days agreed around project priorities.