Director - Integration Synergies

Baker Hughes • Houston, TX

40d

About The Position

We operate at the heart of the digital transformation of our business. Our team is responsible for managing, planning and directing the organization's efforts to achieve growth through strategic business development initiatives. We are seeking a highly driven Program Manager to lead synergy planning and execution within the M&A integration team. This role is pivotal in ensuring Digital Technology (DT) synergies are identified, quantified, and realized in line with annual and quarterly financial targets. The Program Manager will serve as a trusted partner to functional and workstream leaders during due diligence and integration, ensuring alignment between strategic goals and operational execution.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Technology, or related field (MBA preferred).
• 8+ years of experience in program/project management, integration management, or digital transformation roles.
• Experience in M&A integration with focus on synergy capture and financial target achievement.
• Strong understanding of digital technology landscape and its role in driving business synergies.
• Financial acumen with the ability to model, track, and validate synergy savings.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills at senior leadership levels.
• Exceptional problem-solving, risk management, and communication abilities.
• Experience with integration management office (IMO) tools, governance frameworks, and synergy tracking systems.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in energy, industrial, or manufacturing sectors.
• Familiarity with Baker Hughes systems and supplier ecosystem.
• PMP, Six Sigma, or equivalent certification.
• Ability to operate in a fast-paced, matrixed environment with global teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop, own, and maintain the DT synergy plan, ensuring alignment with enterprise-wide synergy targets.
• Track and report progress against quarterly and annual synergy commitments.
• Partner with finance to validate savings and ensure accurate reporting against integration targets.
• Collaborate with functional leaders and workstream owners during diligence to identify cost, process, and technology synergy opportunities.
• Assess feasibility, risks, and dependencies of proposed synergy initiatives.
• Build business cases and quantify financial and operational impact.
• Translate identified opportunities into actionable workplans with clear milestones, owners, and timelines.
• Drive execution governance across workstreams, escalating risks and removing roadblocks.
• Partner with Transformation and Finance teams to ensure synergies are captured sustainably.
• Act as a single point of contact for synergy management across Digital Technology.
• Build strong partnerships with each workstream leader to ensure accountability and alignment.
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration and maintain agility while balancing enterprise and business unit needs.
• Establish regular cadence for reporting synergy progress to executive leadership.
• Develop dashboards, trackers, and integration scorecards for transparent communication.
• Support leadership in decision-making by providing data-driven insights.

Benefits

• Contemporary work-life balance policies and wellbeing activities
• Comprehensive private medical care options
• Safety net of life insurance and disability programs
• Tailored financial programs
• Additional elected or voluntary benefits
• You will be eligible to participate in Company-sponsored benefit programs, including health & welfare programs and the Thrift Plan (401k). You will have a choice of coverage options that best suit your needs. Coverage options and contribution amounts are related to your benefit elections, base salary level, and specific requirements of each of these plans.
• This position is eligible for our comprehensive and competitive benefits package, which can be found here, and is further eligible for additional forms of compensation such as bonuses subject to the terms of the applicable benefit plans or policies.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees