Executive Director M&A Partners Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Job description

Executive Director - Enterprise Acquisition Integration Leader

Role Overview:

This key role provides the principal thought leadership and services delivery leadership with both the Client staff and other consulting team resources assigned to each project. Reporting directly to the Client executive staff and internal integration leader, this role demands broad and deep expertise throughout the M&A lifecycle and with all work streams or value-driver teams necessary to optimize deal value. Ultimately responsible for Client and project success, this role will architect, lead and execute all requirements of the pre-close and post-close integration processes, key events, milestones and deliverables from project inception to project close and transition to the owning business units or functions.

Additional representative roles and responsibilities include:

• Routinely interacting with, advising, coaching and supporting Client key executives including deal team, corporate development, executive committee, integration steering committee and work stream leaders in identifying, framing, making and executing appropriate integration decisions;

• Participating in or analyzing key due diligence and business case data to frame-out, coordinate, define and construct all relevant components of a comprehensive integration strategy framework, including what, when and how to integrate all major enterprise elements in light of deal-type, business model, target specific value-drivers or other strategic considerations;

• Establishing the Integration Management Office (IMO) consisting of a combination of internal and external resources, then architecting, operationalizing and executing all relevant IMO processes, events, plans, reports, metrics or other requirements throughout the entire M&A lifecycle;

• Co-lead and support the Client integration leadership in creating and conducting all executive committee, steering committee and integration team meeting kick offs, report-outs, planning events; status, operating results and accountability meetings related to or intersecting with integration;

• Actively lead, support and coach all work stream leads and their respective teams to develop and adapt comprehensive and appropriately detailed integration plans and projects which as linked to key deal specific value drivers and requirements, then coordinate and manage all cross-functional dependencies, priorities and budgets associated with each;

• Participate in the development, planning and execution of all communications, change management and culture related strategies and tactics, and coach / guide Client executive staff and key stakeholders.

Required Minimum Qualifications Include:

• A minimum of fifteen years directly related executive-level and M&A integration experience, including at least five years of consulting experience or internal equivalence;
• Prior similar integration leadership roles; with proven expertise in at least one major functional discipline relevant to integration, strategy, corporate development or operations;
• A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university. A Master’s degree in a relevant discipline is highly desired, but not required.
• Proven personal and team leadership and organizational change / business transformation expertise;
• Outstanding intellect, thought leadership, presentation, writing, executive influence and facilitation skills.
• Collaborative: ability to team effectively with diverse local and remote colleagues;

Personal Characteristics Necessary for Success:

• Superb energy level, endurance and positive engagement style;

• Detail oriented – passionate about delivering business outcome results through high-quality insight and outstanding work product;

• Even-keeled: ability to perform well in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, and often, under extreme time pressure;
• Flexible: Ability to travel from 25-100% of time, as needed;

• Ability and willingness to perform a variety of roles, services, tasks as needed;