M & A Integration Program Manager

Veritiv • Sandy Springs, GA

18h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Integration Program Manager supports the planning, governance, execution, and value realization of enterprise integration initiatives across Veritiv. The role combines integration program leadership with disciplined project execution and connects IMO leadership, functional workstream leaders, Corporate Development, Finance, and acquired-company leadership. Its primary focus is translating deal objectives into actionable integration plans, milestones, and governance routines that protect business continuity, accelerate synergy capture, and deliver transaction commitments. This is not an IT role.

The position also develops and carries out change-management activities, including stakeholder engagement, communications, training, and impact analysis. It builds integration plans aligned with each transaction’s strategic intent, leads selected integration initiatives, connects integration plans to deal assumptions and value drivers, identifies execution risks or potential value leakage, and prepares executive updates and governance materials. The position is listed as hybrid in Atlanta.

Requirements

• 5–10 years of related experience in program, project, integration, corporate development, strategy, operations, finance, or consulting; work experience is also stated as 5–10 years.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Operations, Project Management, or a related field required in the qualifications section.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, work under pressure, and adapt to sudden changes in the work environment.
• Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal, and diplomacy skills.
• Experience interpreting strategy and policy to set and deliver objectives.
• Experience planning, managing, and organizing resources within short- and medium-term timescales within the overall policy framework.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Strong customer service skills; friendly, courteous, and helpful.
• Strong planning and organization skills.
• Demonstrated executive presence, business and financial acumen, sound judgment, and ability to influence without direct authority.

Nice To Haves

• M&A integration experience.
• Advanced degree.
• PMP certification and/or change-management certification.
• Bachelor’s degree is described as preferred in the separate Education section.

Responsibilities

• Develop change-management strategies based on the change and the groups affected.
• Identify potential risks and points of resistance and develop plans to mitigate or address concerns.
• Conduct stakeholder analysis and develop stakeholder engagement plans.
• Design and implement communications that inform stakeholders about change objectives, scope, benefits, and progress.
• Develop training plans to ensure employees and stakeholders have the knowledge and skills needed to adopt change.
• Oversee the development and delivery of training programs and materials.
• Conduct impact analyses to assess effects of changes on employees and the organization.
• Build and maintain integration plans, milestones, dependencies, and decision points aligned with each transaction’s strategic intent.
• Lead selected integration initiatives and priority projects, managing plans, timelines, deliverables, and follow-through.
• Partner with Finance and Corporate Development to connect integration plans with deal assumptions, synergy targets, integration costs, and value drivers.
• Identify potential value leakage, execution risk, or misalignment and elevate insights with recommended actions.
• Prepare executive-ready updates, scorecards, and governance materials for IMO leadership, executive sponsors, and steering committees.
• Manage multiple projects, adapt to sudden changes, and plan and organize resources within short- and medium-term timescales.
• Interpret strategy and policy to set and deliver objectives.

Benefits

• Healthcare benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and health savings account.
• Life, AD&D, and disability insurance.
• 401(k).
• Paid time off.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Employee assistance program.
• Other fringe benefits.
• Extensive training opportunities, professional development programs, career pathing, and mentorship opportunities.
• Employee Resource Groups, Veritiv Cultural Alliance, and a recognition platform.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level