Digital M&A Director

Mission & Company Overview

CLA is a top 10 national professional services firm dedicated to creating opportunities for our clients, our people, and our communities through industry-focused wealth advisory, digital, audit, tax, consulting, and outsourcing services. With over 8,500 employees and a global reach, we promise to know you and help you.

About the Role

We are seeking a Digital M&A Director who will lead digital M&A, integration, and carve-out initiatives. This role provides strategic advisory, program leadership, and IT due diligence support throughout the transaction lifecycle, driving execution across complex, cross-functional engagements to ensure effective stakeholder alignment, governance, risk management, and successful business outcomes.

Essential Job Functions

• M&A Integration:

  • Engage with clients in an advisory capacity to address M&A integration and carve-out program challenges.
  • Lead IT diligence activities, including data room reviews, diligence calls, request lists, and development of integration and separation strategies.
  • Develop diligence reports, transition services recommendations, and other deal-related deliverables.
  • Provide industry expertise and insights, particularly within manufacturing and distribution environments, to support integration and separation planning.

• Program Delivery:

  • Lead end-to-end delivery of digital initiatives, including scope, timeline, resource, and budget management.
  • Establish project governance, integrated plans, schedules, resource strategies, and risk management frameworks.
  • Select and apply appropriate project delivery methodologies, including Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid approaches.
  • Monitor project health, proactively managing risks, issues, dependencies, and escalations.

• Leadership:

  • Manage and develop a team of project managers through coaching, performance management, and professional development.
  • Lead cross-functional teams and governance forums to drive alignment and decision-making.
  • Foster collaboration and accountability across project teams and stakeholder groups.

• Stakeholder Management:

  • Build and maintain trusted relationships with clients, leadership teams, vendors, advisors, and cross-functional stakeholders.
  • Facilitate governance meetings and stakeholder discussions to drive project outcomes.
  • Deliver clear and actionable project communications, status reporting, and executive updates.

• Financial Management:

  • Maintain accountability for engagement financial performance, including budgeting, forecasting, margin management, and financial tracking.
  • Monitor resource utilization and project economics to ensure delivery against financial targets.

• Change Management:

  • Partner with business leaders and change management teams to support readiness, adoption, and achievement of business objectives.
  • Ensure digital initiatives deliver intended organizational value and outcomes.

• Continuous Improvement:

  • Drive improvements to delivery methodologies, tools, standards, and team collaboration practices.
  • Promote consistency, quality, scalability, and operational excellence across engagements.

Requirements

• Experience:

  • 8 years of relevant experience required.

• Education:

  • A bachelor's degree is required.
  • Combination of relevant experience, education, and training may be accepted in lieu of degree.

• Certifications / Licenses:

  • No certifications/licenses required.
  • Project Management Institute, Agile, and/or Scrum certification(s) preferred.

• Travel:

  • This position requires significant (>50%) travel.

Benefits

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities. Click here to learn about your hiring rights. Wellness at CLA offers comprehensive benefits including health, dental, vision, 401k, and more. To view a complete list of benefits, click here.