M&A Integration Project Manager Lead

SUMMARYResponsible for leading complex merger and acquisition integration efforts across Alliant. Coordinates the structured transition of acquired agencies or business units into Alliant's operating model, systems, services, processes, and business practices. Partners with corporate, business, and functional stakeholders to plan, govern, execute, and stabilize integrations while supporting alignment across business operations, finance, HR, legal, compliance, IT, facilities, communications, vendors, and acquired organization teams.ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESLeads complex and concurrent M&A integration projects from planning through stabilization, ensuring integration activities are organized, visible, and aligned with business objectives.Develops and maintains integration plans, milestones, dependencies, workstream deliverables, risks, issues, decisions, and readiness tracking.Coordinates cross-functional integration workstreams, including business operations, finance, HR, legal, compliance, IT, facilities, communications, vendors, and acquired agency stakeholders.Partners with corporate development, business leaders, and functional teams to translate acquisition objectives into actionable integration plans.Facilitates integration meetings, governance reviews, status discussions, stakeholder updates, and decision-making forums.Prepares executive-ready updates, dashboards, summaries, and escalation materials that communicate integration progress, risks, issues, and recommended actions.Identifies, tracks, and escalates risks, issues, dependencies, and decision points that may affect integration timelines, business readiness, service delivery, or stakeholder experience.Supports due diligence transition planning by helping identify operational impacts, functional requirements, integration assumptions, and post-close priorities.Coordinates operational readiness activities to support Day 1 preparedness, employee and stakeholder communications, process alignment, system transition planning, and business continuity.Works with functional leaders and subject matter experts to support integration of policies, processes, tools, reporting, service models, and business practices.Supports vendor coordination, third-party dependencies, documentation requests, and integration-related deliverables as needed.Drives consistent communication across project teams, acquired business stakeholders, leadership, and corporate partners to support transparency and alignment.Contributes to integration playbooks, templates, checklists, lessons learned, reporting practices, and continuous improvement of the M&A integration process.Provides guidance, coaching, and informal mentorship to project managers, coordinators, and workstream participants supporting integration activities.Supports post-close stabilization by monitoring open items, confirming operational handoffs, tracking transition activities, and ensuring unresolved issues are routed appropriately.QUALIFICATIONSEDUCATION / EXPERIENCEBachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Information Technology, Computer Science, Project Management, or a related field; or an equivalent combination of education and experienceSeven (7) or more years of project, program, business integration, corporate integration, M&A integration, operations, or related experienceExperience leading cross-functional initiatives involving business operations, systems, processes, vendors, stakeholders, and executive reportingExperience developing and managing project plans, workstream trackers, status reports, risk and issue logs, and integration communicationsExperience working in a corporate, shared services, insurance, brokerage, financial services, professional services, or acquisition-oriented environmentExperience supporting mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, business integrations, system migrations, office transitions, or enterprise operational changeExperience improving integration playbooks, templates, governance routines, reporting standards, or project delivery practicesExperience supporting due diligence transition planning, Day 1 readiness, post-close stabilization, or acquired business onboardingExperience working with senior leaders, business owners, functional department leads, vendors, and cross-functional project teamsPMP, Agile, Scrum, ITIL, Prosci, or equivalent certificationSKILLSStrong knowledge of project management, collaboration, reporting, and documentation tools such as Microsoft Office, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, Smartsheet, or similar platformsKnowledge of M&A integration planning, business transition activities, operational readiness, stakeholder coordination, and post-close stabilizationPractical understanding of change management, business process alignment, communications planning, and operational handoffStrong judgment in identifying integration risks, framing escalations, and presenting decision-ready information to leadersStrong project and program leadership skills with experience managing complex, cross-functional initiativesStrong executive communication, written communication, facilitation, meeting leadership, and status reporting skillsStrong organizational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities, changing timelines, and multiple workstreamsAbility to develop project plans, timelines, dashboards, issue logs, risk registers, dependency trackers, decision logs, and readiness materialsAbility to influence without direct authority and build alignment across matrixed teams and stakeholder groupsAbility to coordinate work across business operations, finance, HR, legal, compliance, IT, facilities, communications, vendors, and acquired business stakeholders#LI-REMOTE#LI-RF1