Merge & Acquisition Director

Vertiv•Westerville, OH

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About The Position

The Director, Mergers and Acquisitions Integration – Global Operations leads the operational integration strategy and execution for acquisitions and divestitures from pre-close planning through stabilization and value realization. Reporting into Global Operations leadership, this role is accountable for translating transaction objectives into executable operational plans across manufacturing, supply chain, quality, procurement, logistics and operations systems. The role serves as the senior Operations integration leader for assigned transactions, partnering with Corporate Development, Finance, Business Units and regional/site leadership to assess operational risk, validate synergy assumptions, establish integration governance and ensure delivery of committed business-case value with minimal customer or operational disruption. Operating across a global, matrixed organization, this leader drives executive-level visibility into integration progress, operational risks, synergy capture, capacity and footprint decisions, and post-close transformation priorities.

Requirements

12–15+ years of progressive leadership experience in Operations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Operational Excellence, Strategy Consulting or Corporate Development within a complex global industrial environment.
Five or more years leading mergers and acquisitions integrations, carve-outs or enterprise-scale operational transformations.
Direct experience in industrial or manufacturing environments strongly preferred.
Proven accountability for operational synergy delivery, business-case execution and multi-site integration.
Experience influencing senior executives, regional leaders and plant leadership in a global matrixed organization.
Demonstrated experience assessing or shaping manufacturing footprint, capacity, capital investment, sourcing and operating-model decisions.
Deep expertise in operational excellence frameworks, such as Lean, Six Sigma, Overall Equipment Effectiveness, Total Productive Maintenance or comparable operating systems.
Strong financial acumen, including profit and loss understanding, cost modeling, capital expenditure evaluation, working capital and synergy tracking.
Advanced program and portfolio management capability.
Executive-level communication, judgment and presence.
Strong ability to operate in ambiguity and manage competing integration priorities.
Ability to operate credibly from the plant floor to the executive leadership level.
Demonstrated ability to translate operational analysis into executive decisions and measurable business outcomes.
Bachelor’s degree required (Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, or Business preferred)

Nice To Haves

MBA or Master’s degree a plus

Responsibilities

Own the Global Operations integration strategy and execution roadmap for assigned acquisitions and divestitures, from pre-close planning through stabilization and value realization.
Serve as the senior Operations integration lead, representing manufacturing, supply chain, logistics, quality, procurement and operational systems in transaction and executive integration governance.
Drive delivery of committed operational synergies, including cost, productivity, working capital, footprint, capacity, capital expenditure and service-level improvements.
Provide executive-level recommendations on integration risks, operational trade-offs, investment requirements and corrective actions required to protect the transaction business case.
Establish disciplined integration governance, milestones, decision rights, escalation protocols and executive reporting.
Support operational due diligence and pre-close integration planning in partnership with Corporate Development, Finance and Business Unit leadership.
Partner cross-functionally with Finance, Information Technology, Human Resources, Legal, Procurement, Commercial and regional Operations leadership to deliver integration outcomes.
Lead end-to-end operational integration planning and execution for acquisitions and divestitures across global and regional operations.
Establish and govern the Operations integration framework, including stage gates, workstreams, accountability, executive review cadence and escalation mechanisms.
Act as the primary Operations liaison between corporate leadership, business unit leaders, regional Operations leaders and site leadership.
Chair or lead operational integration reviews, ensuring decisions, risks and corrective actions are addressed with appropriate urgency.
Drive disciplined execution using structured integration frameworks, project management tools and operational performance reviews.
Capture lessons learned and continuously improve the Global Operations integration playbook for future transactions.
Translate the deal thesis into measurable operational synergy initiatives across cost, footprint, productivity, working capital, capital expenditure, capacity and customer service.
Partner with Finance and business leaders to validate operational synergy assumptions, establish baselines and confirm benefit-realization methodology.
Own the operational synergy roadmap, milestones, benefits tracking, risk mitigation and corrective-action planning.
Hold workstream and site leaders accountable for delivery of approved operational integration commitments.
Identify additional value-creation opportunities post-close and recommend priorities to executive leadership.
Escalate material risks to committed business-case delivery and recommend recovery actions.
Lead integration across plant operations, manufacturing processes, supply chain, logistics, procurement, quality and operational technology.
Assess and recommend manufacturing footprint, capacity, insourcing/outsourcing, capital investment and productivity improvement priorities required to achieve transaction value.
Drive alignment of production planning, scheduling, inventory, supplier strategy and distribution networks.
Ensure appropriate integration of quality systems, certifications, safety standards and customer requirements.
Evaluate make/buy decisions and manufacturing automation opportunities as part of the post-close operational strategy.
Drive alignment of operating models, key performance indicators and management systems, including safety, quality, delivery, cost, productivity and working capital.
Partner with Information Technology and functional leadership on enterprise resource planning, manufacturing execution and planning-system integration priorities.
Standardize core operational processes and governance in alignment with the Vertiv Operating System.
Ensure operational data integrity and reporting visibility required to measure integration progress, synergy delivery and sustained performance.
Influence senior leaders across corporate, business unit, regional and site organizations without direct authority.
Lead cross-functional teams across Operations, Finance, Human Resources, Information Technology, Legal, Procurement and Commercial functions.
Manage site-level change, communications and cultural integration while protecting operational continuity.
Serve as an escalation point for integration risks, execution gaps and barriers to synergy realization.
Build alignment among senior Operations stakeholders on priorities, resource requirements, trade-offs and critical integration decisions.
Support operational due diligence and pre-close integration planning.
Assess manufacturing footprint, capacity, supply chain capability, cost structure, operational systems, customer-service risks and integration complexity.
Provide informed recommendations regarding operational risks, required investments, synergy feasibility, integration timing and Day 1 readiness.
Provide integration complexity estimates and synergy validation to deal teams.
Partner with Finance and Corporate Development to ensure Operations assumptions are appropriately reflected in the transaction business case.