Senior M&A Integration & Divestiture Lead (Hybrid)

Verizon; Basking Ridge (NJ); Hybrid; USD 153,000 - 265,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Vacation benefits

Tuition assistance

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Verizon is seeking an experienced Business Development Associate Director in Basking Ridge, NJ to lead end-to-end M&A integrations and divestitures, guiding cross-functional teams through due diligence, planning, and executive reporting.

The role requires 8+ years in M&A, strong program management, risk oversight, and travel readiness in a hybrid work environment. Salary ranges publicly stated and compensation aligned with experience and location.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or four or more years of work experience.
• Eight or more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through one or a combination of work and/or military experience, or specialized training.
• Four or more years of hands-on experience participating in an end-to-end M&A integration and/or separation/carve-out execution, either in-house or with a top-tier management consulting firm.
• Experience managing complex integration/separation workstreams (e.g., IT cutover, HR/people operations, commercial alignment, finance/accounting consolidation, or supply chain continuity).
• Willingness to travel.

Responsibilities

• Leading the Integration (or Divestiture/Separation) Management Office and associated program deliverables on assigned projects.
• Overseeing individual threads / functions, plans, and the overall integration plan for development, deployment and execution.
• Proactively identifying and managing the risk profile of each assigned work thread, with particular focus on synergy risks as well as cross functional risks due to thread dependency.
• Analyzing the individual functional team/SME integration (or separation) plans to ensure that the program is leveraging each resource group appropriately.
• Leading cross functional teams to ensure work streams are properly resourced based on level of effort.
• Supporting resource assignment, time tracking, and other initiatives that are involved in the management of the overall functional project plans.
• Articulating weekly and presenting the direction for program work streams with regard to process, deliverables and timelines.
• Leading the collection, reporting and presentation of multiple data elements to forecast the progress of the program, while identifying critical risks and issues to Senior Management. This will include supporting the creation of executive reporting on a weekly and monthly basis.
• Acting as an escalation point to Senior IMO Leadership and Executive Management on critical issue, risk and dependency decision points. Actively manage these elements on an ongoing basis.
• Leveraging a broad knowledge of standard Program Management Office practices and serving as a subject matter resource to support enhancements to the program.

Skills

Mergers & Acquisitions

Program management

Stakeholder management

Risk assessment

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or 4+ years

MBA/CM&A a plus

Job description

Verizon is seeking an experienced Business Development Associate Director in Basking Ridge, NJ to lead end-to-end M&A integrations and divestitures, guiding cross-functional teams through due diligence, planning, and executive reporting.

The role requires 8+ years in M&A, strong program management, risk oversight, and travel readiness in a hybrid work environment. Salary ranges publicly stated and compensation aligned with experience and location.