Director of Acquisition Integration

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Develop and manage ABC’s acquisition integration playbook from pre-close to full integration.

• Outline integration inquiries, activities, timelines, responsibilities, and exit criteria for each function.

• Oversee each new integration from start to finish, from the signing phase through to complete integration.

• Collaborate with Corporate Development during due diligence to evaluate integration risks, costs, and dependencies.

• Convert each deal thesis into an integration strategy that prioritizes value drivers and essential decisions.

• Ensure Day 1 readiness, which includes employee and customer communications, systems access, payroll, and continuity of benefits.

• Establish and manage integration governance, encompassing steering committees, functional ownership, workstream cadence, risk tracking, and escalation processes.

• Safeguard customer and employee retention during platform migration, onboarding, support transitions, and change management efforts.

• Create an integration scorecard and communicate progress to executive leadership.

• Continuously maintain and enhance the playbook based on retrospectives conducted after each integration.

• Collaborate with the Enterprise Program Management Office to scale program management support as deal volume increases.

• Report to the VP of Enterprise Operations and work alongside Corporate Development, functional leaders, and the executive team.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 10 years of experience in strategy, operations, or program leadership.

• Proven hands-on leadership in post-close integration for a minimum of 5 acquisitions.

• Experience in integration within SaaS or technology firms, particularly in assimilating acquired products and customers into the parent company’s platform.

• Demonstrated success in creating repeatable frameworks, playbooks, or operating models from the ground up.

• Solid understanding of integration across HR, finance, legal, go-to-market, product, engineering, customer success, and IT functions.

• Strong executive presence with the ability to lead through influence across various functions.

• Exceptional program leadership, communication, and decision-making abilities.

• Background in a private equity-backed organization or a serial acquirer with a formal integration management office.

• Experience in payments and/or vertical SaaS sectors.

• Familiarity with integrating international teams and entities.

• PMP, PgMP, or change management certification.

• Proficient in using Jira, Confluence, and AI tools to enhance planning and reporting processes.

🏝️ Benefits

• Purpose-driven company with a culture centered around Values – Best Life, One Team, Growth Mindset.

• Flexible open PTO policy.

• Quarterly Days of Disconnect.

• Parental and Pawternity Leave.

• Quarterly fitness reimbursement for the Best Life initiative.

• Comprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision coverage.

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

• Subscription to the Calm App for you and up to 4 dependents over the age of 16.

• Additional benefits and incentive programs, where applicable.