Mergers and Acquisitions Director

Position Overview

The Director of M&A Integration will play a critical leadership role in ensuring the successful integration of newly acquired businesses. They will oversee all aspects of integration planning, execution and synergy tracking. This role will be instrumental in building and scaling the company’s integration management office (IMO) capabilities, standardizing best practices and ensuring that both financial and operational synergies are achieved. The Director will partner closely with senior executives, functional leaders and acquired management teams to drive smooth transitions while protecting business continuity and maximizing value creation.

Key Responsibilities

Integration Leadership

• Partner with the executive leadership team for end-to-end integration efforts for all newly acquired businesses
• Scale and manage integration management office (IMO), delivering a best-in class integration management experience to all stakeholders
• Serve as the primary point of contact for integration, planning and execution; ensuring accountability across functions
• As M&A activity scales, build and lead a small team of high-performing integration and project management professionals

Cross-Functional Execution

• Coordinate across all major functions (Operations, Finance, HR, IT, Legal, Compliance and Sales) to ensure alignment and execution of integrating plans

Playbook Development & Continuous Improvement

• Implement, and continuously refine the company’s integration playbook, tools and templates
• Drive consistency, discipline and scalability in the company’s approach to integration
• Capture lessons learned and best practices from each transaction to strengthen future integrations

Synergy Realization

• Partner with Finance and business leaders to track, measure and report on synergy capture (cost savings and revenue opportunities)
• Identify additional value creation opportunities as integration progresses

Education

• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or advanced degree is a plus
• Six or more years of experience in M&A integration, corporate development, management consulting or related fields
• Strong preference for M&A Integration experience
• Proven track record of leading complex integration programs, preferably in industrial services, logistics or automotive aftermarket services industries

Personal Traits and Fit

• Thrives in a demanding, high-impact and high-profile environment
• High energy even when things don’t go their way or when facing challenges
• Engaged and driven, self-propelling individual who does not need external motivation to always being ahead of things
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills

About Aris Amplify

This search is being conducted by Aris Amplify, a Charles Aris Inc. company. We specialize in connecting top-tier talent with growth-oriented companies across the country in accounting and finance, engineering and operations, sales and marketing, and HR and executive support — all on a contingent basis. We are committed to creating meaningful connections between exceptional talent and dynamic organizations through a focused, efficient and personalized recruiting process. Learn more about our approach at charlesaris.com/aris-amplify-recruiting-services.