Project Manager - M&A

If you are an excellent Project Manager who has led a couple of projects related to mergers and acquisitions and enjoy driving cross-functional alignment in fast-moving environments, please keep reading. ** Start Date: July 2026 ** Duration: 4 month W2 contract ** Location: Hybrid to San Diego, CA ** Compensation: Starting at $85/hr W2 plus benefits The Project Manager will support integration activities across active M&A initiatives. The ideal candidate brings enough M&A project experience to navigate integration work with confidence — and the curiosity and adaptability to quickly pick up new areas of the work as needed. 7-10+ years of professional Project Management experience Experience in M&A integration, separation, or M&A/strategy consulting Experience supporting or leading cross-functional work across complex, concurrent deals Familiarity with integration approaches, Day-1 operating model design, entanglement analysis, Transition Service Agreements (TSAs), and Deal Models Assist in preparing clear, executive-level updates that translate operational detail into strategic narrative Track integration and one-time costs against approved budgets and support corrective actions when needed Experience contributing to playbooks, frameworks, or IMO tooling is a plus Engage workstream leads to stay aligned on scope, deliverables, and interdependencies, and help resolve risks and issues in a timely manner Support core team and steering committee meeting cadences, maintain an up-to-date plan of record, and assist with change control on scope, schedule, and budget Define and track integration KPIs and critical success factors Experience supporting healthcare, medtech, or software companies is a plus Soft Skills: Strong communication skills with the ability to engage senior stakeholders and present clearly to executive audiences Highly adaptable, collaborative, proactive, accountable and intellectually curious — able to lead through influence in a matrixed environment #J-18808-Ljbffr