Program Director, Transformational Integrations
About The Position
Grant Thornton is seeking a Program Director, Transformational Integrations to join the Global Integration Management Office. The Program Director, Transformational Integrations is a senior leader within the Global Integration Management Office (IMO) responsible for leading the firm's most complex, strategic, and transformational integration programs. The role provides end-to-end leadership from diligence and integration planning through execution and value realization. These integrations typically involve significant organizational, operational, technology, cultural, and business transformation and require extensive coordination across executive sponsors, functional leaders, acquired organizations, and external advisors. The Program Director acts as the senior integration leader responsible for driving integration outcomes, managing enterprise risk, and ensuring realization of transaction objectives.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree required.
- 12+ years of experience leading large-scale transformation, integration, or strategic change initiatives.
- Significant experience leading merger integration, separation, or acquisition-related programs.
- Experience managing complex enterprise-wide initiatives across multiple functions.
- Demonstrated success influencing senior executive stakeholders.
- Strong program leadership, governance, and change management experience.
- Exceptional executive communication and presentation skills.
Nice To Haves
- Professional services industry experience.
- Consulting experience with a large advisory or strategy firm.
- Experience supporting cross-border transactions.
- Experience integrating organizations exceeding 1,000 employees.
- MBA or other advanced degree preferred.
Responsibilities
- Lead large-scale integration programs from diligence through post-close execution.
- Establish integration strategy, governance, and execution approach.
- Develop and maintain integrated program plans across all workstreams.
- Drive accountability for integration milestones and deliverables.
- Identify and escalate key risks, issues, dependencies, and decisions.
- Serve as primary integration advisor to integration executive & sponsors.
- Facilitate executive steering committees and governance meetings.
- Drive alignment among business and functional leaders.
- Provide ongoing updates regarding progress, risks, and opportunities.
- Lead integrations involving significant operating model and organizational change.
- Coordinate enterprise-wide transformation initiatives resulting from acquisitions.
- Drive implementation of future-state business designs and operating models.
- Guide integration teams through complex change initiatives.
- Establish governance structures, decision forums, and escalation pathways.
- Monitor program health through metrics, milestones, and risk assessments.
- Maintain executive-level reporting and communication materials.
- Manage integration budgets and external advisor activities where applicable.
- Support acquisition due diligence activities.
- Assess integration complexity, risks, and readiness.
- Develop Day One, Interim State, and End State integration strategies.
- Ensure diligence findings are incorporated into execution plans.
- Partner with value creation, deal sponsors and business leaders to track transaction objectives.
- Monitor synergy, value creation, and strategic initiative progress partnering with value creation.
- Escalate threats to value creation.
- Drive corrective actions when needed.
Benefits
- Medical, dental and vision insurance programs
- Employee assistance program
- Paid sick leave
- Paid firm holidays
- 401(k) savings plan
- Employee retirement plan
- Discretionary, annual bonus based on individual and firm performance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
