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Job Title: Project Manager - IMO - Remote
Location: Remote
Duration: 12 Months
Some onsite travel possible to Itasca, IL ~1-2 week/year
We prefer candidates residing in the Central or Eastern time zone
Job Description:
- As a part of the Integration Management Office (IMO), the Project Manager IMO ("PM") directs the complex process of merging two or more transport companies after a deal is closed. They also contribute to pre-acquisition processes of M&A life cycle, such as Due Diligence.
- The manager leads a project team that is responsible for combining the business operations, infrastructure, and technology of the companies to realize the strategic and financial value of the acquisition.
Key responsibilities
An M&A Integration Manager must orchestrate the entire process, from creating a detailed integration strategy to overseeing execution across all business units.
1. Pre-closing
- Strategy and planning
- Due diligence support
- Integration kick-off
2. Post-closing (Integration execution)
- Establish governance: Sets up the Integration Management Office (IMO) and defines the structure, processes, and reporting methods for tracking progress and managing dependencies across functional teams like Operations, IT, Finance, and HR.
- Lead functional workstreams: Oversees and supports cross-functional teams, ensuring they have the tools and direction to integrate their respective areas effectively.
- Manage communication: Creates and executes a comprehensive communication plan to keep all stakeholders-including employees, customers, vendors, and regulators-informed and aligned. This is especially crucial for day-one readiness.
- Identify and capture synergies: Works with finance and operational leads to track the realization of value from the deal, such as cost savings from consolidating routes, fleets, and technology systems.
- Monitor risk and performance: Identifies and mitigates integration risks, tracking key performance indicators (KPIs) against deal assumptions and reporting progress to executive leadership.
3. Post-integration (Continuous improvement)
- Knowledge transfer: Documents lessons learned from the integration process to build a repeatable and scalable M&A playbook for future acquisitions.
4. Specialized requirements for the transportation industry
- Fleet and route consolidation, Operational technology, e.g., transportation management systems (TMS), warehouse management systems (WMS), and telematics technology, Compliance and regulation.
Essential qualifications and skills
- Experience: Proven track record in M&A, particularly with direct experience in post-merger integration. Experience in the transportation, logistics, or related industrial sector is highly beneficial.
- Project management: Exceptional program management skills to oversee multiple complex workstreams and manage dependencies.
- Leadership: The ability to influence stakeholders at all levels, from technical subject matter experts to C-suite executives. Must be a polite yet decisive leader who is comfortable navigating ambiguity.
- Emotional intelligence: Strong interpersonal skills to manage people-intensive processes, cultural conflicts, and stress.
- Strategic thinking: The capacity to keep the overall strategic vision in mind while managing granular details of the integration.
- Financial acumen: An understanding of budgets, financial performance, and synergy tracking.
- Problem-solving: The ability to identify issues early, anticipate risks, and make timely decisions to resolve them.
- Education & Certifications: MBA or equivalent or Undergrad with 5 years of relevant experience. Certification such a PMI-PMP is a plus.
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