Program Manager, Mergers and Acquisitions

Role Description

We are seeking an accomplished Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Program Manager to lead within a newly Enterprise Transformation Office. Reporting closely to the Enterprise Transformation PMO Lead, this individual will establish governance, operating disciplines, and delivery capabilities to support M&A focused efforts across the broader organization, and lead the planning, coordination, and execution of merger, acquisition, and strategic integration initiatives that materialize during the engagement.

Success requires a combination of executive-level business presence, exceptional program leadership, and strong organizational delivery. The successful candidate will own deliverables from concept through completion while leading cross-functional teams and influence executive stakeholders across the organization.

The position will partner with executive leadership, functional business leaders, Finance, Legal, Human Resources, Information Technology, Operations, Supply Chain, Commercial organizations, external advisors, and integration teams to successfully execute all phases of strategic business integration initiatives. Responsibilities may include:

• Due diligence coordination
• Governance
• Developing integration strategies
• Day 1 readiness
• Supporting TSA execution
• Monitoring enterprise risks
• Ensuring successful operational integration
• Building repeatable integration methodologies

This is a 9+ month remote role requiring up to 1–2 weeks of travel per month. Candidates must be able to work Central Time hours and be fully authorized to work in the United States without visa sponsorship or transfer.

Qualifications

• 8+ years leading complex mergers and acquisitions, enterprise integration, program management, strategic transformation, or management consulting for large, matrixed organizations.
• Experience in Oil & Gas, Energy Services, Oilfield Equipment Manufacturing, Industrial Manufacturing, Utilities, Midstream, Downstream is strongly preferred.
• Ability to understand complex business operations, identify integration risks and dependencies, set executive priorities, bring structure to ambiguous environments, meet aggressive timelines, and translate strategic acquisition objectives into actionable plans.
• Develop and maintain integrated project plans, executive dashboards, governance frameworks, RAID logs, milestone trackers, dependency registers, executive scorecards, and portfolio reporting for complex enterprise programs.
• Lead organizational change initiatives including executive communications, stakeholder engagement, organizational readiness, employee transition planning, training coordination, business adoption, and change reinforcement.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Teams, Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Jira, Azure DevOps, Monday.com, Planview, SharePoint, and other enterprise project management platforms.
• Experience developing executive dashboards and reporting analytics using Power BI or comparable business intelligence platforms is preferred.
• Experience operating within SOX-compliant, publicly traded, or regulated business environments is preferred.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Master's degree (MBA or related discipline) preferred.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification strongly preferred.
• Prosci Change Management, Lean Six Sigma, Agile or related professional certifications is preferred.
• Formal training or certification in mergers and acquisitions, integration management, corporate development, enterprise transformation, or strategic management is helpful.

Benefits

• Annual salary range of $100,000-$150,000.
• Opportunity to be part of a digital workforce.
• Professional career growth as a main priority.
• Friendly and communicative culture.
• Self-responsibility in the workplace.