Senior Manager, M&A Integration

August 31, 2026

Description:

Partner with Corporate Development from LOI onward to translate deal thesis into integration goals, success criteria, and operating models.
Build and maintain the integration playbook, including plans, checklists, communications templates, and KPI frameworks.
Support Integration Management Office governance, including workstreams, master integration plans, and DRI assignments.
Lead day-to-day integration execution for assigned deals and keep cross-functional owners accountable to plan.
Manage dependencies, risks, decisions, and trade-offs across integration workstreams.
Own Day 1 and Day 100 readiness for assigned transactions.
Partner with HR on org design, role mapping, retention, and engagement plans for acquired talent.
Track integration KPIs, variance to the deal thesis and financial model, and recommend course corrections.
Maintain deal-level status, risks, and interdependencies, and support portfolio-level reporting across active integrations.
Use retrospectives and lessons learned to improve future integration processes and tools.

Requirements:

Bachelor's degree required.
Minimum 8 years of progressive professional experience.
At least 5 years leading or directly supporting M&A integration, post-merger integration consulting, corporate development integration, or complex cross-functional transformation programs.
Experience within a technology or software organization is strongly preferred.
Experience owning integration workstreams or full integrations from planning through post-close execution.
Experience partnering with Corporate Development from LOI through close.
Experience across deal types, including product and talent tuck-ins.
Strong program management discipline, including structured planning, risk and dependency management, and concise status communication.
Ability to operate cross-functionally and present to senior stakeholders with autonomy within a defined framework.
Experience across Legal, HR, IT, Finance & Accounting, Go-to-Market, Marketing, and Product & Technology.
Change management experience and comfort with the people and cultural side of integration.
High-ownership, low-ego approach and sound judgment in confidential transactions.

Benefits:

Base salary range: $95,000 to $187,000 USD.
Equity and employee stock purchase program eligibility.
Flexible paid time off.
20 weeks fully paid gender-neutral parental leave.
Fertility and adoption assistance.
401(k) plan.
Mental health counseling.
Transgender-inclusive health insurance coverage and other health benefits.

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