Head of Enterprise M&A Integrations

Job Description

Job Description

About the Company

Solidaire HVAC & Energy Solutions is a rapidly growing, purpose‐driven national platform focused on acquiring and scaling leading commercial HVAC, plumbing, and energy services businesses across the United States. We are building a modern, integrated operating model that leverages people, process, and technology to elevate service quality, expand our national reach, and set a new standard for technical excellence.

At Solidaire, we believe culture is brand. Guided by our R Circle Philosophy, we hire for our values, celebrate behaviors that reflect our shared beliefs, and expect leaders to model our values every day. We live this through four commitments: Impact > Ego, Strive > Settle, We > Me, and Right > Easy. These values are designed to be ownable, memorable, actionable, concise, and inspiring — creating a workplace where leadership is intentional and every team member feels proud to be part of the mission.

About the Role

This is not an IT Integrations or Implementations role.

The Head of Enterprise M&A Integrations serves as Solidaire’s enterprise leader for all post‐close integration activities across HR, Finance, Operations, IT, and Legal. This role owns the integration playbook, governance model, and execution framework that ensures every acquisition transitions into Solidaire’s operating model with speed, accuracy, and minimal disruption.

This position eliminates integration risk, accelerates value capture, and creates a scalable, repeatable integration engine capable of supporting Solidaire’s aggressive acquisition strategy.

Key Responsibilities

1. Enterprise Integration Strategy & Governance

• Own Solidaire’s integration playbook, including Day 1 readiness, Day 30/60/90 milestones, and long‐term integration outcomes.
• Establish governance structures, meeting cadences, and reporting frameworks for all integrations.
• Build risk management frameworks to identify, escalate, and mitigate integration issues.
• Partner with executive leadership to align integration priorities with enterprise strategy.

2. Cross‐Functional Program Leadership

• Lead cross functional integration teams across HR, Finance, Operations, IT, Legal, and Safety.
• Ensure all workstreams deliver on timelines, dependencies, and integration requirements.
• Facilitate integration steering committees, executive updates, and decision-making forums.
• Maintain integration dashboards, KPIs, and status reporting for leadership.

3. Pre‐Close Assessment & Day 1 Readiness

• Conduct pre‐close assessments to identify operational, financial, HR, and systems risks.
• Build Day 1 readiness plans, communication strategies, and onboarding workflows.
• Ensure all regulatory, compliance, and operational requirements are met prior to close.
• Partner with Legal and Finance to support due diligence and transition planning.

4. Post‐Close Execution & Value Capture

• Lead execution of all integration activities, ensuring alignment with Solidaire’s operating model.
• Drive system migrations, policy harmonization, financial alignment, and operational standardization.
• Track value capture metrics, including cost synergies, revenue enablement, and operational improvements.
• Ensure acquired leadership teams are supported, aligned, and integrated into Solidaire culture.

5. Continuous Improvement & Scalability

• Refine integration playbooks, templates, and tools based on lessons learned.
• Build a scalable integration model capable of supporting increasing acquisition volume.
• Develop training and enablement for internal teams involved in integration.
• Serve as a strategic advisor to executive leadership on integration readiness and capacity.

Qualifications

• 12+ years M&A integration, consulting, operations, or program leadership experience.
• Experience leading integrations in PE‐backed or multi‐site environments strongly preferred.
• Strong program management, governance, and cross‐functional leadership skills.
• Ability to manage complex, ambiguous environments with multiple stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and executive presence.

Success Measures (First 12 Months)

• 100% on‐time delivery of Day 1/30/60/90 integration milestones.
• Integration playbook fully adopted across all workstreams.
• Reduction in integration‐related operational or financial risk.
• Improved cross‐functional alignment and integration readiness.
• Successful integration of all acquisitions with measurable value capture.

Solidaire is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or any other protected status under federal, state, or local law.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Employment with Solidaire is at‐will.