Integration Manager – Post Merger Integration

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. Partner with the M&A team during due diligence and pre-close planning to assess integration requirements, risks, dependencies and implementation costs .

Posted 9/29/2026full-timeRemote • United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in managing complex cross-functional integration programmes, with a focus on post-merger integration, value creation, and operational synergies. Proficient in developing structured execution plans and engaging with senior stakeholders across various functions and geographies.

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Post-Merger Integration ManagementProject And Programme ManagementValue Creation Plans DevelopmentTarget Operating Model ImplementationSynergy Identification And Tracking

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Hard Skills

Integration PlanningFinancial And Operational KPIsBusiness Change ManagementAnalytical CapabilityProcess StandardisationOrganisational TransformationGovernance FrameworksReporting And Metrics DevelopmentRisk ManagementStakeholder Engagement

Soft Skills

Highly OrganisedPragmatic ApproachDelivery-OrientedConfidence In Ambiguous EnvironmentsStrong Communication Skills

Tools & Technologies

Integration MethodologyPlaybooksTemplatesShared ServicesTechnology Transformation

Industry Keywords

M&A Due DiligencePrivate EquityConsumer ServicesTravel And HospitalityMulti-Site Operations

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Partner with the M&A team during due diligence and pre-close planning to assess integration requirements, risks, dependencies and implementation costs
Translate deal assumptions and the investment thesis into a practical post-close integration roadmap
Develop Day 1, 30/60/90-day and longer-term integration plans for each acquisition
Identify integration complexity early and establish appropriate resources, ownership and sequencing
Support integration-related inputs into Investment Committee and transaction planning
Own and manage end-to-end integration programmes for newly acquired businesses
Establish workstreams, milestones, dependencies, governance, decision rights and accountabilities
Coordinate functional integration across Finance, People, IT, Data, Commercial and Operations
Run integration governance with acquired company leadership, group functional owners and senior management
Track progress, risks, issues and decisions, proactively driving resolution
Manage multiple integrations concurrently
Define Target Operating Models with functional leaders and acquired management teams
Assess processes, organisational structures, systems and capabilities and identify required changes
Determine what should be standardised or centralised at group level and what should remain local
Support process standardisation, shared-service implementation, systems migration and organisational redesign
Translate the investment case into a measurable Value Creation Plan
Establish baselines, targets, owners and delivery plans for revenue, cost and operational synergies
Track synergy capture and implementation costs against the deal case
Validate realised benefits with Finance and functional leaders
Identify delivery gaps and drive corrective action
Develop reporting on integration progress and value creation
Develop integration methodology, playbooks, templates and governance
Build a repeatable integration approach that scales with acquisition activity
Capture lessons learned and incorporate them into future due diligence and integration planning
Help establish an integration culture across the group and portfolio businesses

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong experience managing complex cross-functional programmes, ideally including post-merger integration, transformation or business change
Excellent project and programme management skills, with a demonstrated ability to turn strategy into structured execution
Experience working with senior stakeholders across multiple functions and geographies
Strong analytical and commercial capability, including confidence working with financial and operational KPIs
Experience defining or implementing Target Operating Models and/or organisational transformation
Experience developing Value Creation Plans, business cases or structured transformation roadmaps
Strong understanding of synergy identification, baselining, tracking and benefits realisation
Confidence operating in ambiguous, fast-moving environments where processes and structures are still developing
A highly organised, pragmatic and delivery-oriented approach
Based in the UK and comfortable travelling internationally as required
Spanish language skill is must
Experience within a private equity-backed buy-and-build or roll-up environment
Direct experience of M&A due diligence and post-merger integration
Experience integrating founder-led small and medium-sized businesses into a larger platform
Experience in travel, tours, attractions, experiences, hospitality or another multi-site consumer services business
Italian language skill
Experience with shared services, technology transformation or international operating-model design

Benefits

Comp & perks

A key role in a rapidly growing, private equity-backed travel experiences startup
International exposure across a growing portfolio of acquired businesses
Close collaboration with senior leadership, founders and functional teams
Ownership across the full integration lifecycle, from pre-acquisition planning to measurable results
The opportunity to shape the group’s integration approach, playbooks and operating models
Permanent/B2B Contract
Long-term assignment