Managing Director, Mergers & Acquisitions - Technology Integration

Job Description

The Managing Director, Mergers & Acquisitions - Technology Integration is a senior executive responsible for leading the technology component of the firm's merger and acquisition integration program. This role provides enterprise-level leadership and accountability for integrating acquired firms into a centralized, standardized technology environment, including core systems, infrastructure, security, operating models, and support capabilities.

This leader owns end-to-end technology integration strategy and execution across multiple concurrent acquisitions, ensuring consistent outcomes, controlled risk posture, and timely realization of integration value. The role partners closely with Firm Leadership, M&A, Risk, Legal, Finance, and Business Executives, acting as the single accountable executive for technology integration outcomes.

Your day-to-day may include:

Enterprise Technology Integration Leadership

• Serve as the executive owner for technology integration across all firm acquisitions.
• Define and execute the technology integration strategy, aligned to the firm's target operating model, growth strategy, and risk tolerance.
• Lead the convergence of acquired firms onto centralized, standardized core platforms, including applications, infrastructure, identity, security, data, collaboration, and end-user services.
• Ensure integration outcomes prioritize stability, security, scalability, and long-term operational efficiency, minimizing interim solutions and technical debt.

Leadership of the Technology Integration Team

• Lead a high-performing, cross-functional technology integration team, inclusive of architecture, infrastructure, applications, security, operations, and delivery leaders.
• Provide clear direction, accountability, and prioritization across multiple integration initiatives operating in parallel.
• Establish a culture of disciplined execution, outcome-based delivery, and risk-aware decision making.

Integration Program Execution & Governance

• Own the technology integration roadmap, sequencing integrations across entities while managing inter-dependencies, capacity constraints, and readiness criteria.
• Establish and enforce integration governance frameworks, including:
  • Target-state architecture and standards
  • Readiness and cutover gates
  • Exception and risk management processes
  • Decision rights and escalation paths
• Develop repeatable playbooks and tools to accelerate integrations happening in parallel
• Ensure technology integration is audit-ready, defensible, and compliant with security, regulatory, privacy, and contractual obligations.
• Provide executive-level reporting on status, risks, dependencies, and value realization.

Centralization & Operating Model Transformation

• Lead the transition from decentralized, acquisition-specific technology environments to a unified enterprise operating model.
• Oversee consolidation of:
  • Core business applications
  • Infrastructure and hosting platforms
  • Identity and access management
  • Security tooling and controls
  • Service management and support models
• Define and implement sustainable post-integration operating models for technology governance, funding, delivery, and support.

Executive & Stakeholder Partnership

• Act as a trusted advisor to Executive Leadership on integration risks, tradeoffs, sequencing, and investment decisions.
• Partner closely with M&A leadership during due diligence, shaping technology integration assumptions, cost models, and timelines.
• Collaborate with Risk, Legal, HR, Finance, and Control functions to align integration execution with firm-wide requirements.
• Partner closely with all stakeholders including the firms we are acquiring to ensure tight alignment
• Represent technology integration outcomes confidently to Boards, Steering Committees, and Senior Leadership forums.
• Other duties as assigned

You have the following technical skills or qualifications:

Required

• 15+ years of experience with at least 5 of those years leading M&A integrations
• Proven experience operating at Managing Director / Executive Director / VP+ level in a complex enterprise environment.
• Extensive experience leading large-scale technology integrations resulting from mergers and acquisitions with many running in parallel.
• Demonstrated success integrating multiple entities into centralized core systems and shared services.
• Strong command of technology operating models, enterprise architecture, security, and service delivery.
• Executive presence with the ability to influence at the C-suite and Board level.
• Deep experience managing risk, compliance, and regulatory considerations within technology integration.
• Ability to travel on short notice and work additional hours as necessary.
• Travel estimated to be 50% or more

Preferred

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or related field
• Background in professional services, financial services, or other regulated industries.
• Experience operating within global or multi-entity firms.
• Familiarity with transitional service agreements (TSAs) and complex separation/integration scenarios.

The base salary range for this position is between $243,800 and $438,000. Placement within the pay range is at Grant Thornton's discretion, and it is based on multiple factors, including but not limited to, job-related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, progression within the role, geographic location, and internal equity. At Grant Thornton, compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each position and candidate.