About the company
This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Project Manager, M&A & Large Projects based in the United States.
Responsibilities
- Lead project management for mergers, acquisitions, strategic partnerships, integrations, and other major cross-functional initiatives from planning through successful execution.
- Build and manage detailed project plans, timelines, workstreams, milestones, dependencies, and decision logs across multiple initiatives.
- Coordinate teams across finance, legal, HR, product, engineering, operations, security, leadership, and external partners.
- Support due diligence by organizing data requests, tracking open items, coordinating stakeholders, and maintaining momentum across workstreams.
- Drive integration planning and execution, including readiness activities, dependency management, and post-close follow-through.
- Identify risks, blockers, dependencies, and key decision points early and proactively develop resolution strategies.
- Facilitate executive-level communications, status reporting, governance meetings, and stakeholder alignment.
- Manage competing priorities while maintaining clear visibility into overall project health.
- Drive accountability across teams while fostering collaboration, trust, and clarity.
- Improve internal M&A processes, integration playbooks, and operational best practices.
- Travel up to 35% as required by project needs.
Requirements
- 8+ years of project or program management experience in M&A, corporate development, consulting, financial services, enterprise technology, operations, or similarly complex environments.
- Prior experience leading an M&A project.
- Experience leading or supporting mergers, acquisitions, integrations, or other high-visibility cross-functional initiatives.
- Ability to work independently in fast-moving environments with evolving priorities.
- Proven ability to build alignment across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Sound judgment and discretion when managing sensitive or confidential initiatives.
- Experience managing projects involving multiple systems, functions, vendors, and cross-functional dependencies.
- Highly organized, flexible, and pragmatic approach.
- Proactive problem-solving mindset.
- Experience recovering or stabilizing challenged projects or programs.
- Experience with due diligence coordination, integration planning, and post-close execution is preferred.
- Experience with change management, process improvement, or operational integration is preferred.
- Experience in SaaS, software, financial services, or other regulated industries is valued.
- Experience managing distributed or remote teams is a plus.
- PMP or related project management certification is welcome but not required.
Conditions
- Expected salary range of $150,000–$250,000 per year.
- Fully remote work environment within the United States.
- Opportunity to lead high-impact M&A, integration, and strategic business initiatives.
- Significant ownership and autonomy in managing complex projects.
- Collaborative environment.
- Travel opportunities of up to 35% based on project requirements.