Integration Manager

Volaris Group•United States - TX, TX

About The Position

The Integration Manager will lead and coordinate the integration of a newly acquired, Australia-based business with employees across multiple regions. The role supports the transition from acquisition close to a stable operating rhythm by developing integration plans, coaching local leadership, identifying risks, and ensuring key milestones are achieved. The manager will work closely with the Portfolio Manager, the acquired company’s leadership team, and functional partners to align the business with Volaris’ operating culture, financial disciplines, talent practices, and strategic objectives. This is a full-time leadership opportunity involving hands-on support, business operations, P&L performance, integration strategy, and significant travel to Australia and/or extended time there during critical integration phases. The successful candidate will build trust with the acquired team while strengthening alignment to Volaris’ operating model and business disciplines. The position will proceed only if the pending acquisition successfully closes. The role may offer future career pathways into a Group Leader or M&A-focused role following a successful integration.

Requirements

Proven experience integrating large, complex businesses, ideally with direct accountability for business performance, cross-functional teams, and leadership decision-making.
Ability to lead through ambiguity, influence senior stakeholders, and drive decisions without relying solely on formal authority.
Strong commercial and financial acumen, including comfort with P&L performance, forecasting, operating metrics, and investment memo commitments.
Exceptional project management skills, including the ability to translate broad objectives into clear actions, owners, timelines, and follow-through.
Strong communication and leadership skills, including the ability to coach leaders, build credibility quickly, and work effectively across cultures and time zones.
Ability to identify risks early, escalate appropriately, and propose pragmatic solutions.
Willingness and ability to travel extensively and/or live in Australia during key integration phases.
Ability to be based in Australia or Western North America, with flexibility to work across time zones.

Nice To Haves

Understanding of Volaris’ business language, operating model, key financial metrics, and performance expectations.
Experience supporting business transformation, change management, acquisitions, integrations, or major operating model transitions.
Direct experience integrating large, complex businesses with accountability for business performance, cross-functional teams, and leadership decisions is preferred.
Potential to progress into a Group Leader role or an M&A-focused role following a successful integration.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute a practical integration plan aligned with Volaris’ operating framework, financial cadence, leadership expectations, and business disciplines.
Provide hands-on support and coaching to the acquired leadership team on Volaris’ culture, business language, key metrics, financial reporting, operating reviews, HR processes, and decision-making norms.
Establish integration milestones, accountabilities, and progress measures, and provide leadership with timely visibility into risks, decisions, and support needs.
Partner with the Portfolio Manager and HR, Finance, Legal, IT, and other functional teams to coordinate integration activities and remove execution barriers.
Assess the acquired business’ operating rhythm, leadership capability, organizational structure, and execution risks, and translate findings into practical integration actions.
Identify and mitigate operational, financial, people, customer, and cultural risks during integration.
Support acquired leaders in adopting Volaris’ approaches to P&L management, forecasting, talent management, strategic planning, and performance accountability.
Build trust with local management and employees while balancing integration discipline with respect for the acquired company’s context, strengths, and customer commitments.
Provide concise, regular updates to portfolio leadership on integration progress, key issues, required decisions, and recommended next steps.
Spend extended time in Australia when needed to support local leadership, accelerate adoption, and embed integration priorities in day-to-day operations.