Senior Director - Business Integration

G42; United States; Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work flexibility

Competitive compensation with bonuses

Comprehensive health coverage

UAE lifestyle perks and discounts

Job summary

G42 seeks a Senior Director, Business Integration to lead enterprise-wide integration and transformation efforts across the organization. You will translate strategic priorities into executable operating models, drive cross-functional alignment, and ensure initiatives deliver measurable financial and organizational outcomes.

You will operate at the intersection of strategy, operations, M&A, finance, and go-to-market, partnering with senior executives and leaders.

Qualifications

• Significant leadership experience across business integration, strategic operations, enterprise transformation, or M&A integration.
• Experience leading large, cross-functional initiatives within global, highly matrixed organizations.
• Strong experience developing and implementing operating models, governance frameworks, and executive scorecards.
• Experience supporting or leading M&A transactions across due diligence, integration planning, post-close execution, and value realization.
• Proven ability to translate broad strategic objectives into structured execution plans and measurable outcomes.
• Exceptional executive communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex, cross-functional business integration and enterprise transformation initiatives from strategy through execution.
• Translate executive priorities into clear operating models, implementation plans, governance structures, milestones, and measurable outcomes.
• Establish enterprise-wide execution mechanisms that create transparency, accountability, and alignment across business and functional teams.
• Identify dependencies, execution risks, and organizational barriers and work with senior stakeholders to resolve them.
• Develop executive‑level scorecards and reporting to provide visibility into progress, risks, decisions, and business impact.
• Lead integration planning and execution for acquisitions, strategic investments, partnerships, and other corporate transactions.
• Partner with Corporate Development and functional leaders during due diligence to identify integration requirements, risks, synergies, and value‑creation opportunities.
• Develop integration strategies that balance value capture with preservation of critical capabilities, talent, customer relationships, and organizational culture.
• Establish integration governance, functional workstreams, decision frameworks, and post‑close operating cadences.
• Track synergy realization, business performance, organizational milestones, and overall transaction objectives.

Skills

Leadership experience

Business integration

Strategic operations

M&A integration

Operating models

Executive communication

Job description

G42 is a technology holding group and a global leader in creating visionary artificial intelligence for a better tomorrow. Born in Abu Dhabi and operating worldwide across industries, G42 is on a mission to build the Intelligence Grid for the AI-native societies of today and tomorrow. From molecular biology to space exploration and everything in between, G42 realizes exponential possibilities today.

Overview

We are seeking a Senior Director, Business Integration to lead complex, enterprise-wide integration and transformation initiatives across the organization. This leader will be responsible for translating strategic priorities into executable operating models, driving cross-functional alignment, and ensuring that major business initiatives deliver their intended financial, operational, and organizational outcomes.

The role will operate at the intersection of strategy, operations, M&A, finance, technology, go-to-market, and corporate functions, partnering closely with senior executives and functional leaders. The successful candidate will bring significant experience operating in highly matrixed, fast-growing environments and a demonstrated ability to create structure, accountability, and execution discipline where ownership spans multiple teams.

This is a highly visible leadership role requiring strategic thinking combined with hands‑on execution.

Responsibilities

Business Integration & Strategic Execution

• Lead complex, cross-functional business integration and enterprise transformation initiatives from strategy through execution.
• Translate executive priorities into clear operating models, implementation plans, governance structures, milestones, and measurable outcomes.
• Establish enterprise-wide execution mechanisms that create transparency, accountability, and alignment across business and functional teams.
• Identify dependencies, execution risks, and organizational barriers and work with senior stakeholders to resolve them.
• Develop executive‑level scorecards and reporting to provide visibility into progress, risks, decisions, and business impact.

M&A Integration

• Lead integration planning and execution for acquisitions, strategic investments, partnerships, and other corporate transactions.
• Partner with Corporate Development and functional leaders during due diligence to identify integration requirements, risks, synergies, and value‑creation opportunities.
• Develop integration strategies that balance value capture with preservation of critical capabilities, talent, customer relationships, and organizational culture.
• Establish integration governance, functional workstreams, decision frameworks, and post‑close operating cadences.
• Track synergy realization, business performance, organizational milestones, and overall transaction objectives.

Operating Model & Organizational Scale

• Design and implement scalable operating models that enable growth while strengthening organizational effectiveness and governance.
• Build frameworks, playbooks, and repeatable processes for managing complex business integrations and strategic initiatives.
• Partner across Finance, HR, Legal, IT, Procurement, Security, Operations, and other corporate functions to integrate business processes and infrastructure.
• Support international and organizational expansion by establishing scalable processes and operating mechanisms.
• Balance enterprise standards and governance requirements with the needs of fast‑moving business units.

Cross-Functional Leadership

• Lead large‑scale initiatives where accountability may be centralized but execution and authority are distributed across multiple functions.
• Build strong partnerships with executives, business leaders, and functional stakeholders to drive decisions and maintain execution momentum.
• Establish clear decision rights, escalation mechanisms, and operating rhythms for complex programs.
• Influence stakeholders across organizational boundaries without relying solely on formal authority.
• Create a culture of disciplined execution while maintaining flexibility in rapidly changing environments.

Value Creation & Business Performance

• Define success metrics and ensure strategic initiatives deliver measurable business outcomes.
• Identify revenue, cost, productivity, operating efficiency, and organizational effectiveness opportunities.
• Establish mechanisms for tracking benefits realization and ensuring commitments remain visible after implementation.
• Partner with Finance and business leadership to monitor financial and operational performance against agreed objectives.

Qualifications

Significant leadership experience across business integration, strategic operations, enterprise transformation, M&A integration, or corporate strategy execution. Demonstrated experience leading large, complex, cross‑functional initiatives within global and highly matrixed organizations. Strong experience developing and implementing operating models, governance frameworks, executive scorecards, and execution cadences. Experience supporting or leading M&A transactions across due diligence, integration planning, post‑close execution, and value realization. Proven ability to translate broad strategic objectives into structured execution plans and measurable outcomes. Experience partnering with senior executives and influencing leaders across multiple business and corporate functions. Strong financial and commercial acumen, including experience assessing synergies, operational efficiencies, business performance, and value creation. Ability to operate effectively in high‑growth environments characterized by ambiguity, organizational change, and evolving priorities. Exceptional executive communication, stakeholder management, and problem‑solving capabilities.

What We Look For

At G42, we look for people who share our ambition to build a future to believe in. You see opportunities in complexity and move with pace to turn vision into reality. You think big, act decisively, and embrace AI as a catalyst for progress. You build trust through collaboration, seek out diverse perspectives, and turn ideas into tangible impact. You challenge assumptions, simplify the complex, and work with intention. Above all, you take ownership for outcomes, for growth, and for shaping solutions that matter to our customers, communities, and the world.

What Working At G42 Offers

• A forward‑looking, inclusive workplace built on innovation and collaboration.
• Hybrid work flexibility and meaningful growth through structured development and high‑impact AI projects.
• Competitive compensation with performance incentives and comprehensive health coverage.
• Lifestyle perks designed for your life in the UAE including medical support, wellbeing initiatives, and access to exclusive partner discounts.