Region Integration Manager

Linde•Hillside, IL

About The Position

The Region Integration Manager shapes and leads due diligence and integration strategies for acquisition opportunities across the Central Region. The role aligns acquisition activity with regional growth priorities, enterprise M&A objectives, operational requirements, and Linde standards, while overseeing a portfolio of initiatives and coordinating priorities, timelines, milestones, risks, interdependencies, deliverables, and cross-functional teams. Working throughout the deal lifecycle with the National M&A team, regional leadership, and functional partners, the manager assesses acquisition opportunities and translates diligence findings, deal assumptions, and business requirements into executable integration strategies. The role develops scalable diligence and integration models, playbooks, governance processes, and reporting tools; prepares executive decision-support materials; supports post-closing contractual and accounting activities; and tracks integration execution, value realization, and business continuity. The position also serves as a strategic liaison across acquired businesses and internal stakeholders and leads change and stakeholder management for each integration.

Requirements

At least 7 years of professional experience in the packaged gas industry or a related industrial, distribution, or operational business.
At least 5 years of experience in Finance, Operations, Sales, Business Development, or a related functional leadership role.
Ability to influence senior leaders, lead cross-functional teams without direct authority, and drive alignment and accountability across regional, national, and functional stakeholders.
Strong understanding of business operations, financial processes, employee relations, IT systems, safety requirements, and customer-facing integration considerations.
Proven project management skills, including organizing work, managing competing priorities, meeting deadlines, and following through on commitments.
Strong strategic judgment, business acumen, diplomacy, flexibility, creativity, and problem-solving skills in complex or ambiguous deal and integration environments.
Ability to travel approximately 50% or more, based on business needs.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience supporting acquisitions, due diligence, business integrations, or large cross-functional projects.
Working knowledge of change management principles and their application to acquisition integration.

Responsibilities

Shape and lead due diligence and integration strategies for acquisition opportunities across the Central Region, aligned with regional growth priorities, enterprise M&A objectives, operational requirements, and Linde standards.
Oversee a portfolio of acquisition and integration initiatives, setting priorities and coordinating timelines, milestones, risks, interdependencies, deliverables, and cross-functional project teams.
Collaborate with the National M&A team across the deal lifecycle to assess the acquisition pipeline, challenge assumptions, identify risks and opportunities, and align diligence priorities, integration strategy, governance, and post-close value-creation plans.
Develop and continuously improve scalable due diligence and integration models, playbooks, governance processes, and reporting tools.
Partner with regional leadership and functional teams to assess strategic, operational, commercial, financial, safety, HR, IT, compliance, and customer implications of acquisitions.
Translate due diligence findings, deal assumptions, and business requirements into executable integration strategies with clear ownership, decision points, timelines, milestones, success metrics, and value-capture priorities.
Coordinate due diligence and integration activities across National M&A, Operations, Finance, Accounting, HR, IT, Tax, Insurance, Safety, Sales, Marketing, and other support functions.
Prepare executive-level due diligence assessments, integration updates, risk scenarios, and decision-support materials for senior leadership.
Support post-closing activities, including purchase agreement commitments, accounting requirements, financial true-ups, and other contractual obligations.
Establish and track integration performance measures for execution, synergy and value realization, financial performance, policy compliance, customer continuity, talent retention, and operational readiness.
Serve as a strategic liaison among acquired businesses, the National M&A team, regional leadership, functional teams, and corporate stakeholders.
Lead change and stakeholder management for each integration to support a disciplined ownership transition.