Senior M&A Integration Manager

Covanta; Florham Park (NJ); On-site; USD 136,600 - 195,300; Full time

Job summary

Reworld is seeking a Senior Integration Manager to lead end-to-end integration governance and value realization across acquisitions, driving synergy delivery and risk management.

You will oversee cross-functional integration efforts across Finance, HR, IT, Operations, and more, ensuring Day 1 readiness, robust tollgate reviews, and ongoing performance tracking to deliver tangible business outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field strongly preferred; candidates with relevant experience may be considered.
• 8+ years of experience in M&A integration, operations, or consulting.
• Proven track record leading complex, cross-functional integrations.
• Strong experience with value creation and synergy delivery.
• Experience operating in industrial, energy, or operational environments.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end integration governance and tollgate process.
• Lead pre-close integration planning including synergy identification and risk assessment.
• Establish Day 1, 0-90, and 90-180 plans across all functions.
• Drive cross-functional integration execution with Finance, HR, IT, Operations, and Commercial.
• Develop and execute integration communication strategy and change management.
• Monitor and report on value realization and synergy delivery across functions.

Skills

M&A integration

Cross-functional leadership

Value creation

Synergy delivery

Governance & tollgate

Change management

Operational excellence

Education

Bachelor's Degree in a related field

Job description

About the Role

The Senior Integration Manager is responsible for end-to-end integration governance, and value realization across acquisitions, ensuring disciplined execution through a tollgate-based integration model.

This role leads cross-functional integration efforts, owns synergy delivery and risk management, and establishes a repeatable integration capability aligned with operational excellence principles.

They operate at both strategic and execution levels, ensuring integrations deliver business outcomes – not just task completion.

Key Responsibilities

Integration Strategy & Planning

• Ensure the integration strategic priorities aligned with deal value drivers
• Lead pre-close integration planning including synergy identification and risk assessment
• Establish Day 1, 0-90, and 90-180 plans across all functions
• Ensure alignment between deal model assumptions and execution roadmap

Integration Governance & Tollgate Leadership

• Own and enforce the integration governance model and decision framework
• Prepare and Lead tollgate reviews with executive leadership
• Ensure clear decision rights, escalation paths, and accountability structures
• Drive adherence to integration cadence (daily/weekly/monthly operating rhythm)

Value Realization & Synergy Delivery

• Own end-to-end synergy tracking and realization (cost, revenue, operational improvements)
• Ensure clear ownership of value initiatives across functions
• Implement value tracking dashboards and reporting cadence
• Proactively identify risks to value capture and implement mitigation plans

Cross-Functional Integration Execution

• Lead integration across Finance, HR, IT, Operations, Commercial, and EHS
• Remove barriers and resolve cross-functional conflicts
• Ensure alignment between functional plans and enterprise objectives
• Drive Day 1 readiness and operational continuity

Change Management & Communication

• Develop and execute integration communication strategy
• Ensure consistent messaging across leadership, employees, and stakeholders
• Drive culture integration and employee engagement
• Minimize disruption and reduce attrition risk during integration

Integration Capability Building

• Support building and continuously improve the integration playbook and tools
• Standardize and continuously improve L2/L3 integration checklists, templates, and dashboards
• Capture and institutionalize lessons learned from integrations

Stakeholder Management

• Act as primary interface to align different functions towards achieving the integration goals.
• Partner with functional leaders to ensure ownership and accountability
• Influence without authority across complex organizational structures

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field is strongly preferred, candidates with relevant experience may be considered
• 8+ years of experience in M&A integration, operations, or consulting
• Proven track record of leading complex, cross-functional integrations
• Strong experience with value creation and synergy delivery
• Experience operating in industrial, energy, or operational environments

Preferred:

• Experience in waste management, energy, or material processing
• Familiarity with tollgate or stage-gate operating models
• Background in operational excellence systems

Benefits

In addition to salary, this role is eligible for benefits. The benefits include medical, prescription drug, vision, and dental plans; 401(k) plan; paid parental leave; paid time off; and paid holidays.

Additional details are available at https://www.reworldwaste.com/careers/benefits.

Pay Transparency

Reworld is committed to paying its staff equitably, and we strive to provide competitive compensation and benefits packages. The range below reflects Reworld's reasonable estimate of base pay for this role based on primary posting location. It is expected that most qualified candidates in this location will fall within the posting range. The final salary offered for this role will be determined based on factors including, but not limited to: experience, education, geographic location, skills and competencies, travel requirements and/or union contracts (if applicable). Pay ranges are reviewed from time to time and may be modified in the future.

The pay range for the primary location of this position is: $136,600.00 – $195,300.00 USD. For hourly roles, this is the annualized salary. To calculate the hourly rate, divide by 2080.

Our DEI Commitment

Reworld is an Equal Opportunity Employer, has developed an affirmative action program (AAP), and will not discriminate against any qualified applicants because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability (including perceived disability, physical, mental, and/or intellectual disabilities), veteran status, liability for service in the armed forces of the United States, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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