M&A Integration Manager (Corporate Development)

Quick Facts

• Role: Manager, Corporate Development (M&A Integration)

Description

Lead and support the full M&A integration lifecycle—from pre-close diligence through Day 1 to Day 90—ensuring a smooth transition of acquired companies into the organization’s ecosystem. Partner with executives and business unit leaders to craft integration strategies aligned to the deal rationale, while driving timely, objective decisions and tracking integration value drivers.

Responsibilities

• Support acquisitions before closing: from initiation through completion, including deal exit and handoff to run-the-business teams
• Lead or support integration lifecycle: diligence, close, and Day 1 through Day 90 execution
• Participate in diligence to evaluate key issues and integration challenges and develop post-close plans
• Partner with executives and function leaders to align integration strategy with acquisition rationale and operating model
• Drive integration governance, decisions, and progress reporting for the integration team
• Define early exit criteria with corporate development and each function; close criteria and hand off with clear owners and metrics
• Document integration planning: activities, timelines, resources, and costs linked to deal-specific value drivers
• Develop financial measures and leading indicators during integration
• Provide regular integration updates to senior leadership, escalating critical risks and driving mitigation to protect business continuity and financial controls
• Build and empower cross-functional teams and incorporate lessons learned into integration playbooks and tools

Requirements

• Undergraduate/graduate degree, preferably MBA, or equivalent working experience
• 5+ years of M&A integration experience in industry or consulting, including leading integration execution
• Strong business acumen with experience in a SaaS environment (digital/consumer internet, digital marketing, or digital advertising is a plus)
• Experience building and tracking M&A scorecards, key metrics, and integration budgets tied to the deal thesis and value drivers
• Experience defining integration exit criteria with functions, closing them, and handing off to operational groups with clear owners and metrics
• Exceptional program management skills in sophisticated and ambiguous environments
• Expertise with M&A tools, data rooms, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint
• Expertise using AI tools for M&A integration