IT M&A Integration Program Manager

CompassX Group•Los Angeles, CA

1d•$60 - $90•Remote

About The Position

CompassX is hiring an IT M&A Integration Program Manager for a 3–4 month consulting engagement, with potential for extension, beginning in early December 2026. The role will serve as the single program leader for a client’s post-merger IT systems integration, overseeing the end-to-end roadmap across ERP, HRIS, and IT infrastructure. The client is a mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) design-build contractor. The work is primarily remote, with periodic travel for key milestones and leadership meetings to the client’s Southern California headquarters and the acquired company’s East Coast or Midwest location. The program leader will coordinate client executives, business and IT stakeholders, and external implementation partners or managed service providers while maintaining business continuity through integration and cutover. CompassX describes itself as a boutique business and technology consulting firm serving Fortune 500 and high-growth clients. It has worked across industries including financial services, pharmaceuticals, aerospace, consumer products, and quick service restaurants, and has received workplace and consulting-firm recognition.

Requirements

Proven program-level experience leading post-merger IT systems integrations and managing multiple parallel workstreams.
Project or program management experience leading full-lifecycle ERP and/or HRIS implementations, migrations, or consolidations.
Broad technical familiarity with core IT infrastructure, including Active Directory/Entra ID, cloud tenancy, network connectivity, security, and endpoint management.
Ability to lead cross-functional teams without direct line authority, escalate risks early, and communicate complex technical dependencies clearly to business stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

Experience in construction, MEP, engineering, or field-service environments.
Familiarity with construction ERPs or field and union payroll complexities.

Responsibilities

Develop and manage the master IT integration roadmap, budget, risk register, and executive status reporting from kickoff through cutover.
Identify, map, and resolve technical and operational dependencies across ERP, HRIS, and infrastructure, including domain architecture, cloud and Microsoft 365 tenancy, identity and access management, networking, and endpoint devices.
Partner with business owners, IT leads, and third-party vendors to align project accounting, financials, payroll, and employee lifecycle workflows across both organizations.
Coordinate client executive sponsors, internal IT teams, HR and Finance stakeholders, and external implementation partners or managed service providers.
Sequence cutover activities and change management to protect active residential and commercial construction projects, field teams, and billing cycles.
Lead multiple integration workstreams and translate technical dependencies and risks into business decisions.