Remote M&A Integration Lead: Cross-Functional Ops

Durham School Services; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision coverage

Life insurance

Holiday pay

PTO

Retirement plan

Job summary

Summit School Services seeks an M&A Operations Integration Manager to lead the end-to-end integration of acquired businesses, from pre-close planning to post-close stabilization. You will work across Corporate Development, finance, HR, IT, and operations to ensure continuity, engagement, and measurable performance improvements.

Day 1 and 30/60/90-day plans will set the pace for successful transitions. The role requires translating diligence findings into priorities, coordinating multi-functional

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Operations, Finance, Engineering, 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 facilitate cross‑functional meetings, resolve competing priorities, and ...??
• 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

Cross-functional leadership

Project management

Strategic thinking

Communication

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder management

Travel availability

Education

Bachelor's degree in business administration / related field

Job description

Summit School Services seeks an M&A Operations Integration Manager to lead the end-to-end integration of acquired businesses, from pre-close planning to post-close stabilization. You will work across Corporate Development, finance, HR, IT, and operations to ensure continuity, engagement, and measurable performance improvements.

Day 1 and 30/60/90-day plans will set the pace for successful transitions. The role requires translating diligence findings into priorities, coordinating multi-functional