Program Lead M&A

Job Family: Program Management / Strategic Initiatives

Location: Remote and Assumption (Illinois)

Job Summary

Grain & Protein Technologies (GPT) is a complex, global portfolio of agribusinesses operating across five distinct business segments, with manufacturing in 20 locations across 11 countries and revenues exceeding $1.2B. GPT is at a pivotal stage in its growth journey, with a defined operating agenda designed to double EBITDA organically and again through transformative M&A. These are exciting times to join GPT.

The Program Lead M&A will oversee and coordinate M&A activities. This role is responsible for managing TSA exit roadmaps (time and budget), tracking project milestones, facilitating cross-functional collaboration, and ensuring leadership visibility and alignment. You will partner with the business leaders ensuring success in our current and future acquisitions.

The position requires strong project management skills, strategic thinking, and the ability to navigate complex organizational structures and dependencies. You will need to be able to get hands on where required and dive deep into the most critical items at times whilst keeping the overall deliverables at point. You have an IT background and can support the execution hands on where required. You can also understand business processes in Finance and HR, so you are able to manage the overall program to success.

Job Responsibilities

Governance & Strategy

• Build a comprehensive M&A playbook in collaboration with the business leaders for Finance, HR and IT.
• Support the business
  
  

Pre day 1 support

• Provide feedback and support creation of good documents such as TSA; day one checklist etc.
• Develop Strategy for integration
• Create assumptions on one-time and run-rate costs to inform the underwriting
  
  

TSA Exit Roadmap Creation & Tracking

• Create the TSA exit roadmap
• Track milestones using Smartsheet.
• Align all projects and create RAIDD logs (Risks, Issues, Actions, Decisions, Dependencies).
• Track one-time as well as run-rate costs
  
  

Hands on Program management

• Actively manage inter-dependencies
• Prepare & Lead status meetings with senior stakeholders
• Manage relationships with seller / buyer
• Ensure project execution with project managers
• Coach project managers
  
  

What Competencies Should You Bring

• Strategic Program Management
• Cross-functional Collaboration
• Communication & Stakeholder Engagement
• Budget & Cost Tracking
• Problem Solving & Decision Making
• Change Management
• M&A Process Knowledge
• IT Background
  
  

Key Performance Indicators:

• Timely TSA Exit Completion
• Accuracy of RAIDD Logs
• Stakeholder Satisfaction
• Budget Adherence
• Escalation Resolution Time
  
  

Why Join GPT

• At GPT, you'll be part of a purpose-driven, values-led organization with a high-performance culture and a clear vision for growth. This is a rare opportunity to help shape the financial and operational future of a $1.2B global leader in agribusiness—working alongside an accomplished leadership team, private equity professionals, and world-class talent.
• Expect long days, extensive collaboration, and deeply rewarding professional growth—supported by competitive base compensation and significant variable incentive compensation.
• If you're an ambitious project leader ready to make a lasting impact and help take GPT from good to great, we invite you to join us at this exciting inflection point in our journey.
  
  

Your Compensation And Benefits

Expected annual salary for this role will be $125,000 - $175,000, plus a 20% bonus target. This is dependent upon job related knowledge, experience, and skills.

Benefits will include the ability to elect health care and wellness plans, dental and vision plans, flexible and virtual work options (where available), 401(k) Savings Plan with company match, paid holidays, paid time off, health savings and flexible spending accounts, reimbursement for continuing education, life insurance, and other supplemental insurance plans.

Your Workplace and Travel

You will be working a remote role based out of Assumption, IL.

We value inclusion and recognize the innovation a diverse workforce delivers to our farmers. Through our recruitment efforts, we are committed to building a team that includes a variety of experiences, backgrounds, cultures and perspectives.

Join us as we bring agriculture into the future and apply now!

Grain & Protein Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.

• GPT Purpose: Feeding the World Better, through high quality grain and responsibly raised protein
• GPT Mission: Make Farmers and Agribusiness Managers more productive and more profitable
• GPT Culture: Winning Values and Winning Behaviors that nurtures a "Winners Win" culture of excellence
• GPT Approach: Achieve balanced and sustainable success for Employees, Customers, and OwnersGrain & Protein Technologies is a leading global designer, manufacturer, and marketer of reliable, durable, and innovative equipment solutions for grain, seed, poultry, egg, and swine production. Generating $1.1 billion in annual revenue, the Company serves farmers and agribusiness managers in over 100 countries and currently operates 19 manufacturing facilities across 5 continents, employing more than 3600 people.
  
  

The Company goes to market with its strong portfolio of industry leading brands - GSI, Cumberland, AP, Tecno, Cimbria, Aerotech, Reventa, and Euroemme. With its Company Purpose of "Feeding the World Better", Grain & Protein Technologies emphasizes advancing smart technologies and offering innovative technical solutions to make farmers and agribusiness managers more productive and profitable in a sustainable way.