Director, M&A Integration Manager

Zebra Technologies•Lincolnshire, IL

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

Works closely with the Corporate Strategy team, Business Unit leadership team, Program Management Office and a broad cross-functional team of integration leaders to successfully integrate Zebra's acquisitions with an emphasis on structuring and executing strategic integration initiatives that are critical to delivering on the Investment Thesis and key value drivers. Leads all integration activities, including managing and supporting both functional and strategic integration activities of the newly acquired business. Takes learnings from prior integrations to develop best practices to use on future acquisitions and develop a process and regular cadence for assessing and reporting out on the performance of acquisitions.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree required.
15 years of relevant experience.
Candidates with 7+ years of experience in M&A integration may be considered

Nice To Haves

MBA preferred
Proven project leadership; strong ability to manage large cross-functional teams
Cross-functional domain knowledge of the key interactions between functions in a large, multi-national corporation
Strong project management skills
Strong business acumen for making key business decisions
Technology, Go-to-Market, or Systems/Order-to-Cash experience strongly preferred

Responsibilities

Work with business units and Corporate Development acquisition teams in early deal stages to identify integration issues during diligence and develop a comprehensive integration plan
Co-own integration success with Business Lead from inception to completion
Identify and make key integration decisions to deliver on Investment Thesis and key value drivers in partnership with the Business Integration Leader
Drive creation and adoption of the Integration Strategy Document (ISD) in conjunction with Business Integration Leader to outline a roadmap for "operationalizing" the Investment Thesis
Design and execute an M&A integration plan that connects and efficiently manages the full integration team
Identify cross-functional interdependencies and ensure that these activities and decisions are executed in a well-coordinated fashion
Establish and align resourcing plan, including use of outside contractors, if necessary, with functional integration leaders
Drive successful day one integration activities of the acquired company with Zebra.
Bring best practices from deal to deal to improve and institutionalize the integration process
Own post-mortem evaluation process and track success of acquisitions; manage reporting of acquisitions to Zebra's senior management team and Board of Directors