Manager, M&A Integration

Leadout Capital; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

Leadout Capital seeks a senior leader to own the Global Distribution Mergers & Acquisitions lifecycle for Sales and Post-Sales, partnering with executives to set the M&A vision and GTM pathway. You will synthesize data, lead cross-functional initiatives, and drive execution that scales during Salesforce-driven growth.

Ideal candidates have 4+ years in strategy or M&A, strong GTM understanding across Sales and Post-Sales, and proven ability to influence at all levels while delivering high-quality

Qualifications

• BS/BA degree or equivalent experience; MBA preferred.
• 4+ years of strategy or M&A experience.
• Experience with Salesforce CRM and lead-to-cash processes.
• Proficient with SQL, Snowflake and Tableau.
• Experience cross-functionally across multi-product portfolios.
• Proven ability to engage senior executives with confidentiality and high EQ.
• Ability to influence and negotiate across cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Oversee M&A lifecycle from due diligence to integration for Sales and Post-Sales.
• Establish interim operations post-close including mapping and lead flow; draft requirements and go-live.
• Build relationships with executives across Sales and Post Sales; drive GTM outcomes.
• Distill priorities and influence cross-functionally at all levels to move business forward.
• Oversee global acquisition portfolio across all lifecycle phases and align GTM plans.

Skills

SQL

Snowflake

Tableau

Salesforce CRM

lead to cash process

Cross-functional leadership

Executive communication

Education

BS/BA degree

MBA preferred

Tools

SQL

Snowflake

Tableau

Salesforce CRM

Job description

About the Role

By joining the Global Distribution Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) team you will oversee the full M&A lifecycle for Sales and Post-Sales for active acquisitions, working closely with senior executives to set the vision and path for M&A across our GTM functions to support the next phase of Salesforce's growth. We're looking for someone who has astute product go-to-market instincts, demonstrated ability to lead cross-functionally to drive business outcomes and move the business forward, synthesize information and present recommendations that transcend the numbers, as well as the energy to lead projects impacting and transforming the business. You should be passionate about operational excellence and creating innovative analysis, highly technical, curious, organized, driven, and thrives in a fast paced environment.

• Responsibilities:
• Evaluate and oversee the M&A lifecycle from due diligence, integration plan, interim operations, and full integration across Sales and Post Sales, partnering cross-functionally to set the vision and path for M&A to support the next phase of Salesforce's growth.
• Establish and implement interim operations required to support the deal thesis and field in the first 6-12 months after close, including account mapping, opportunity mirroring, lead pass, etc, working cross-functionally to draft requirements and manage through go-live
• Build trusted relationships with executives across the Sales and Post Sales, drive critical outcomes across a multi-product, multi-billion dollar revenue acquisition portfolio, including aligning on go-to-market true north, and key priorities.
• Apply sound business rationale, distill key priorities, and influence cross-functionally at all levels of the Sales, Professional Services, Success, Corporate Development, Product, and extended GTM organization to move the business forward.
• Oversee the active acquisition portfolio for Sales and Post Sales across all phases of the acquisition lifecycle globally, including:
  • Partnering with Corporate Development to provide GTM perspective and alignment during detailed diligence of potential acquisition targets
  • Leading GTM diligence for Sales and Post Sales; specifically driving alignment across acquisition revenue, bookings and resulting operating model assumptions
  • Aligning and bringing GTM perspective across GTM functions, Deal Executive Sponsor, and Corp Dev on distribution operating plan assumptions and integration plan to achieve acquisition goals
  • Partnering across Sales, Success, Professional Services, Finance, Product, Enablement, and extended GTM organizations to define the end-to-end GTM operating plan for each acquired company
  • Partnering with Sales, Professional Services, and Success leaders to drive achievement of GTM Operating Plan and integration goals

Basic Requirements

• BS/BA degree or equivalent experience. MBA preferred.
• 4+ years of experience in a strategy and/or M&A capacity
• Experience with Salesforce CRM and lead to cash process
• Proficient with SQL, Snowflake and Tableau
• Experience in roles that required driving business outcomes, often cross-functionally, across a multi-product portfolio in either an M&A, Strategy or Operations capacity
• Proven success in dealing with senior business executives at all levels with utmost confidentiality. Demonstrates high EQ, tact, diplomacy, and self-awareness.
• Proven ability to have courageous, difficult discussions, influence and negotiate, navigate productively through conflict, and lead cross-functionally at peer level and above to drive the business forward.
• Proven track record of demonstrating grit in the face of challenges and adversity, and ability to effectively lead cross-functional teams through a high degree of movement and change.
• Proven track record in successfully setting a vision, prioritizing, cutting through noise, and organizing teams so they effectively execute through ambiguity and achieve high-quality, repeatable, consistent results.
• Strong understanding of GTM across Sales, Professional Services, and Success

Preferred Requirements

• Strong preference for individuals who have worked on corporate M&A and corporate strategic planning in top consumer Internet and/or SaaS companies
• Solid understanding of and work history in the SaaS and/or broader technology space
• Exceptional problem-solving and communication skills
• Strong quantitative and qualitative analytical abilities
• Is comfortable working from limited information, continuously seeks to improve and standardize processes, systems, and demonstrates a strong bias towards building systems, processes, tools, that scale.
• Experience with Salesforce a plus