M&A and Integration Manager

Integration Manager

Position Summary

The Integration Manager supports the planning, coordination and execution of all integration activities related to M&A transactions.

The role is responsible for supporting the management of the integration program, including timelines, milestones, dependencies, risks, budgets, synergy realization, governance, and value capture.

The Integration Manager is responsible for integration activities, ensuring the successful execution of integration programs across acquired businesses. In addition to integration-related responsibilities, the role will support broader M&A activities, including due diligence coordination, transaction execution support, synergy assessment, value creation initiatives, and post-merger integration efforts.

The Integration Manager supports value creation efforts by ensuring that synergy and operational improvement initiatives are translated into executable plans and delivered in close collaboration with business leaders.

The individual will work closely with cross-functional workstreams, executive leadership, external advisors, and seller counterparts to ensure successful integration planning and execution while maintaining alignment with strategic objectives.

The Integration Manager acts as a key coordination point across workstreams, ensuring transparency and alignment. The role requires a balance of strategic thinking and hands-on execution in a fast-paced, deal-driven environment.

The role is primarily execution-focused, with exposure to integration strategy and senior stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

Integration Program Management

• Support the end-to-end integration program across all phases (pre-signing readiness, pre-close planning, Day 1, and post-closing execution).
• Develop, maintain, and continuously update the Integration Master Plan, including milestones, dependencies, critical paths, and key deliverables.
• Track integration progress across functional workstreams and support delivery against timelines and objectives.
• Facilitate cross-functional coordination and proactively identify interdependencies and potential conflicts.
• Support Day 1 readiness planning and execution.
• Support coordination across core functional areas (e.g., Finance, IT, Operations, HR).
• Assist in carve-out and TSA tracking activities where applicable.
• Coordinate activities across multiple integration projects and support execution of strategic initiatives.

Governance and Executive Reporting

• Establish and maintain integration governance structures, decision-making forums, and escalation processes.
• Coordinate Steering Committee, Executive Leadership Team, and Integration Review meetings.
• Prepare executive dashboards, status reports, risk summaries, and decision-support materials.
• Ensure transparency of integration progress, issues, and corrective actions.
• Drive disciplined governance cadence and ensure timely escalation of critical decisions.
• Support tracking of key integration KPIs (e.g., milestones, synergy tracking).

Risk and Issue Management

• Identify, assess, monitor, and escalate integration risks and issues.
• Maintain the integration risk register and mitigation plans.
• Support governance cadence and escalate issues as needed.
• Facilitate problem-solving and decision-making across workstreams.
• Contribute to risk identification throughout planning and execution phases.
• Anticipate and mitigate operational, cultural, and systems-related risks impacting integration success.

Synergy and Value Realization

• Support the tracking and coordination of synergy targets and value capture initiatives.
• Own tracking and governance of realization against approved business cases and integration objectives.
• Coordinate with Finance and business leaders to validate financial impacts and achievement of expected outcomes.
• Highlight risks and gaps related to synergy delivery.
• Support reporting on linkage between integration actions and outcomes.

Stakeholder Management and Communication

• Communicate effectively with integration workstream leaders, executive stakeholders, seller counterparts, consultants, and external advisors.
• Develop communication plans and stakeholder engagement strategies.
• Ensure stakeholder expectations are understood, managed, and met with respect to timelines, quality, and cost.
• Support workstream leads and promote accountability for deliverables.
• Contribute to change management and communication initiatives.

Process Excellence

• Ensure project management standards, methodologies, and tools are established, documented, followed, and continuously improved.
• Drive consistency in planning, reporting, governance, and issue management across all integration workstreams.
• Promote best practices in program and change management.
• Support continuous improvement of the company’s M&A integration playbook and tools.
• Document lessons learned from integration projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, Finance, Accounting, Engineering, Management, or a related discipline.
• Master's degree, MBA, or equivalent preferred.
• Minimum 4–6 years of experience in project management, consulting, M&A, or transformation initiatives.
• Experience supporting mergers, acquisitions, or integration projects preferred.
• Project Management certification (PMP, Prince2, PMI-ACP, or equivalent) is advantageous.
• Experience working in international, multi-site environments is strongly preferred.

Required Skills and Competencies

Business and Financial Acumen

• Ability to review and interpret M&A transaction documents, due diligence reports, business cases, and contractual agreements.
• Understanding of synergy planning, value realization, budgeting, and financial tracking.
• Strong commercial mindset with ability to interpret financial data.

Program and Project Management

• Strong experience managing complex cross-functional programs with multiple stakeholders.
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities, dependencies, and risks in a fast-paced environment.
• Expertise in project governance, planning, reporting, and execution disciplines.
• Exposure to integration programs or PMO environments.

Communication and Stakeholder Management

• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills in English.
• Ability to communicate effectively with executives, senior leaders, consultants, and operational teams.
• Strong facilitation and influencing skills without direct authority.
• Confidence to escalate issues and provide structured input.

Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills

• Ability to analyze complex situations, identify root causes, and recommend practical solutions.
• Strong critical thinking and decision-support capabilities.
• Ability to interpret technical, operational, financial, and strategic information.

Technical Skills

Advanced proficiency in:

• Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook, and Teams
• Think-Cell
• Project and portfolio management tools (e.g., MS Project, Smartsheet, Jira, Planview, or equivalent) (hands-on use expected)
• Dashboard and reporting tools

Travel Requirements

Domestic and international travel may be required based on integration needs and project milestones, typically not exceeding 10–20% depending on deal activity.

Leadership Expectations

This position operates as an individual contributor within the M&A team.

The role requires strong execution skills, collaboration, and the ability to work under guidance from senior team members.

The Integration Manager supports the M&A team in delivering successful integration outcomes.

Success in this role is measured by reliability of execution, quality of deliverables, and effective coordination across workstreams.

Salary range: 930,000 - 1,257,000 DKK per year

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