Senior Director, M&A Integration

Compass • New York City, NY

8d • $156,000 - $234,000

About The Position

At Compass, our mission is to help everyone find their place in the world. Founded in 2012, we’re revolutionizing the real estate industry with our end-to-end platform that empowers residential real estate agents to deliver exceptional service to seller and buyer clients. As Compass's Director of M&A Integration, you will oversee a team of M&A Integration managers and leads and drive the integration strategy across the business, while providing tactical support for M&A integrations from overseeing operational due diligence through steady-state transition to the local operations team. You will coordinate the planning and execution of integrations, working closely and collaboratively with key functions across Compass including regional brokerage teams, finance, legal, communications, marketing, business development, listings and other internal teams.

Requirements

• B.A. or B.S. degree and 10+ years experience in leading regional operations teams or in working in M&A integration
• Strong organizational, planning and project management skills with the ability to manage several simultaneous projects with multiple stakeholders in a dynamic, fluid environment
• Excellent communicator who can manage multiple stakeholders and cross-functional teams
• Entrepreneurial, agile, and efficient working style
• Analytical, highly resourceful problem solver and quick learner; solution-oriented mindset and work approach
• Comfortable with a high degree of ambiguity and demonstrated experience independently managing conflict or difficult interpersonal situations
• Highly proficient and comfortable working with spreadsheets
• Strong interpersonal skills and a natural ability to connect with others
• Highly organized, reliable and detail-oriented

Responsibilities

• Work closely with M&A Team to monitor deal pipeline and prepare for upcoming integrations
• Manage a team of M&A Integration Manager(s) and Lead(s) who will project manage each of the deals
• Understand and define the overall integration strategy tightly aligned with the strategic rationale and the financial case for the deal
• Own creation and maintenance of the Integration Playbook(s), institutionalizing best practices and LFR from each transaction
• Collaborate with Regional Presidents and other regional leaders in ensuring M&A deals are integrating seamlessly
• Participate in appropriate deal due diligence processes and coordinate operational due diligence
• Develop governance process and communication plans to keep partners updated; this requires identifying and establishing partnerships with stakeholders in the business and functions
• Monitor status and quickly problem solve throughout the integration process
• Complete reviews of each integration to ensure key takeaways are institutionalized for future transactions

Benefits

• Participation in our incentive programs (which may include eligible cash, equity, or commissions).
• Plus paid vacation, holidays, sick time, parental leave, and recharge leave; medical, tele-health, dental and vision benefits; 401(k) plan; flexible spending accounts (FSAs); commuter program; life and disability insurance; Maven (a support system for new parents); Carrot (fertility benefits); UrbanSitter (caregiver referral network); Employee Assistance Program; and pet insurance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees