IMO Director or Senior Manager

Gallagher•Rolling Meadows, IL

13d

About The Position

Welcome to Gallagher - a global community of people who bring bold ideas, deep expertise, and a shared commitment to doing what’s right. We help clients navigate complexity with confidence by empowering businesses, communities, and individuals to thrive. At Gallagher, you’ll find more than a job; you’ll find a culture built on trust, driven by collaboration, and sustained by the belief that we’re better together. Whether you join us in a client-facing role or as part of our brokerage division, our benefits and HR consulting division, or our corporate team, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your career, make an impact, and be part of something bigger. Experience a workplace where you’re encouraged to be yourself, supported to succeed, and inspired to keep learning. That’s what it means to live The Gallagher Way. Overview The Senior Manager, IMO Lead is accountable for the strategic planning and cross-functional execution of integration plans to realize synergies and create value for Gallagher. This role will primarily report to executive sponsors of the IMO. They serve as a lead integrator of divisions, functions, and merger partners, coordinating workstreams to achieve integration goals. They manage dependencies and risks by identifying and framing key problems, advising workstreams on prioritization of activities needed to achieve goals, and facilitating cross-functional solutioning exercises. The Senior Manager supports the IMO Leader with synthesizing program status for executive meetings. They leverage IMO resources to provide decision support and execution support to workstream leaders based on priorities. They are accountable for the delivery of error-free ad-hoc analyses to diagnose and drive resolution of cross-workstream issues. The Senior Manager also steers the Project Management and Administrative function of the IMO to drive efficient cross-functional processes to execute Integration plans, report on progress, and measure synergies and costs. They will deploy IMO resources to govern the utilization of the integration project management tool (Planview), facilitate meetings including cross-workstream updates and solutioning sessions, and guide workstreams through processes to collect information for reporting. They will advise Integration Finance leadership on the identification, tracking, and reporting on key integration finance metrics.

Requirements

3 to 5 years of management consulting experience (or minimum 2 years of experience on integration planning and post-merger integration required; minimum 1 year of supporting an Integration Management Office)
Strong experience with analyzing data to build robust models and communicate insights
Expertise with crafting and delivering effective executive presentations
Expertise with facilitating cross-functional solutioning initiatives and leveraging internal networks to advance integration goals
Experience with due diligence, org design, and change management
Experience driving PMO and managing complex projects with multiple workstreams across functions and departments
Experience managing junior team members and guiding the development and review of large cross-functional deliverables
Expertise with Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel

Nice To Haves

Experience working with an Insurance broker or other company within the Insurance industry
Experience with data visualization tools such as Microsoft Power BI and Think-Cell
Advanced skills with data analysis tools such as SQL, Python, or R

Responsibilities

Lead as a trusted advisor for the IMO leadership and Steering Committee, and provide decision support
Leverage an expert understanding of the M&A lifecycle and best practices to proactively identify cross-workstream risks, issues, and dependencies
Surface critical challenges for leadership by synthesizing how workstreams fit together and framing integration challenges
Develop robust hypotheses and propose solutions to cross-functional groups and leadership
Synthesize overall program status for executive meetings
Provide execution support for workstreams by leading cross-functional integration planning and solutioning initiatives
Utilize exceptional analytical skills to synthesize high volumes of information and data into a clear summary of the underlying situation, key complications, and best alternatives
Drive resolution of risks, issues, and dependencies by facilitating cross-functional solutioning sessions, documenting plans for resolution, and engaging key stakeholders to drive plans to completion
Ability to quickly deliver value in a dynamic situation, identifying and providing ad-hoc analyses and execution support to executive stakeholders where needed
Lead the governance of IMO project management and administrative activities
Manage expectations for workstreams to track and report on progress via an integration project management tool (Planview)
Interface with IT and business leadership to advance adoption of Planview for the integration
Drive effective cross-workstream meetings and other critical path meetings with workstreams
Partner with workstream leaders to collect data required for IMO and Integration Finance leadership to track resourcing, budgets, and synergies
Leverage a team of IMO Support resources for decision support, execution support, and cross-workstream leadership

Benefits

Medical/dental/vision plans, which start from day one!
Life and accident insurance
401(K) and Roth options
Tax-advantaged accounts (HSA, FSA)
Educational expense reimbursement
Paid parental leave
Digital mental health services (Talkspace)
Flexible work hours (availability varies by office and job function)
Training programs
Gallagher Thrive program – elevating your health through challenges, workshops and digital fitness programs for your overall wellbeing
Charitable matching gift program