Senior Project Leader, Integration Management

Edward Jones

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About The Position

The Senior Project Leader, Integration Management Office, leads large-scale, high-impact integration initiatives that support the firm's long-term success, including complex integrations associated with acquisitions and strategic partnerships. The role partners with senior leaders, business stakeholders, cross-functional teams, and external partners to plan, execute, and deliver projects that improve processes, enhance capabilities, and advance strategic priorities.

The position serves as a trusted advisor, coordinating diverse teams, managing risks, supporting decision-making, and ensuring delivery on time, within budget, and with lasting business impact. It may also serve in a leadership capacity within an Integration Management Office (IMO), coordinating workstreams, facilitating governance, and driving execution of complex integration programs. The role includes mentoring others and influencing outcomes across multiple areas of the firm.

Candidates who live within commuting distance of the Tempe, Arizona, or St. Louis, Missouri, home office locations are expected to work in the office four days per week.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, or a related field.
• 10 or more years of experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives such as acquisitions, strategic partnership implementations, business integrations, or large-scale organizational change initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of integration management disciplines, including governance, dependency management, risk management, readiness planning, and value realization.
• Proven ability to lead and influence project teams, stakeholders, and senior leaders, often without direct authority.
• Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously, including scope, budget, timelines, risks, and dependencies.
• Strong problem-solving, organizational, and decision-making skills, with the ability to navigate complex business challenges.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to tailor messages for technical teams, business partners, and executive leadership.
• Experience using enterprise project management tools and methodologies.
• Ability to work independently, make sound decisions, and drive results with broad organizational impact.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity, influence senior stakeholders, and drive alignment across competing priorities.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working within an Integration Management Office (IMO), Transformation Office, Enterprise PMO, or similar governance structure.

Responsibilities

• Lead large-scale, complex integration projects and strategic initiatives spanning multiple departments, business areas, and external partners.
• Partner with senior stakeholders and business leaders to define project objectives, scope, success measures, and implementation plans.
• Gather and analyze business requirements to ensure solutions meet organizational needs.
• Develop and manage project plans, timelines, resource strategies, risk identification and mitigation approaches, and decision-support tools.
• Manage cross-workstream dependencies, critical-path activities, integration risks, and escalation processes.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams, including Business, Finance, Operations, Technology, Legal, Compliance, Risk, Human Capital, and external partners.
• Monitor project scope, budget, timeline, quality, and risks; proactively address issues and escalate concerns when appropriate.
• Support readiness planning and transition execution to ensure successful implementation and business continuity.
• Lead organizational change efforts to help stakeholders adapt to new processes, systems, and ways of working.
• Mentor and influence project team members, fostering collaboration, accountability, and high performance.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, strengthen processes, and enhance Integration Management tools and practices.

Benefits

• Medical and prescription drug coverage
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Voluntary benefits, such as accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness coverage
• Short- and long-term disability coverage at no cost to associates
• Basic life and basic AD&D coverage at no cost to associates
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Health savings account
• Flexible spending account
• Ten paid holidays
• 15 days of vacation for new associates beginning on January 1 of each year
• Sick time and personal days
• Paid day for volunteerism
• Potential eligibility for bonuses and profit sharing
• Employee Assistance Program

What This Job Offers

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