Remote M&A Integration Lead

Summit School Services LLC; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Summit School Services LLC is seeking an M&A Operations Integration Manager to lead the end-to-end integration of acquired businesses, from pre-close planning to post-close stabilization and full integration. You will coordinate cross-functional teams across operations, finance, HR, IT, and more to ensure seamless transitions and measurable business results.

The role requires senior stakeholder management, strong program leadership, and a proven track record in large-scale transformations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Operations, Finance, Engineering, Supply Chain, or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience in operations, program/project management, business transformation, consulting, or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives involving multiple business functions and senior stakeholders.
• Strong project and program management skills, including planning, dependency management, risk management, and executive reporting.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with the ability to translate complex business issues into actionable plans.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, negotiation, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to operate effectively in fast-paced environments characterized by ambiguity, changing priorities, and tight deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders without direct authority.
• Must have ability to travel minimally 75%.

Responsibilities

• Lead operational integration planning and execution for mergers, acquisitions, and other strategic transactions from pre-close preparation through post-close integration.
• Develop comprehensive integration plans, including milestones, dependencies, owners, timelines, risks, and performance measures.
• Partner with Corporate Development and functional leaders to translate the transaction plans and diligence findings into actionable integration priorities.
• Coordinate cross-functional integration activities across Operations, Finance, Human Resources, IT, Maint/Procurement, Legal, Compliance, Commercial/ BD/ Facilities, and other functions.
• Develop and manage Day 1, first 30/60/90-day, and longer-term integration plans.
• Identify operational risks, business continuity concerns, interdependencies, and potential integration barriers; develop mitigation and contingency plans.
• Track synergy commitments, cost savings, productivity improvements, operational efficiencies, and other transaction-related value-creation initiatives.
• Assess acquired-company processes, systems, organizational structures, policies, and operating practices and develop recommendations for alignment with the acquiring organization.
• Facilitate decisions regarding process standardization, technology migration, organizational alignment, vendor consolidation, facilities, and operating-model changes.
• Maintain focus on customers and day-to-day operations throughout the integration process to minimize disruption.
• Partner with Human Resources to support effective employee communications, organizational transitions, and adoption of new processes and systems.
• Develop integration dashboards and KPIs to provide leadership with visibility into progress, risks, decisions, financial impact, and overall integration health.
• Facilitate cross-functional meetings, resolve competing priorities, and elevate critical decisions or risks to executive leadership.
• Conduct post-integration reviews and capture lessons learned to continuously improve the organization's M&A integration methodology, playbooks, and tools.
• Support the development of repeatable integration standards and capabilities that enable the organization to successfully execute multiple acquisitions.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Communication

Travel availability

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Operations, Finance, Engineering, Supply Chain

Job description

Summit School Services LLC is seeking an M&A Operations Integration Manager to lead the end-to-end integration of acquired businesses, from pre-close planning to post-close stabilization and full integration. You will coordinate cross-functional teams across operations, finance, HR, IT, and more to ensure seamless transitions and measurable business results.

The role requires senior stakeholder management, strong program leadership, and a proven track record in large-scale transformations.