Director, M&A Integration Manager

About the role

Works closely with the Corporate Strategy team, Business Unit leadership team, Program Management Office, and a broad cross-functional team of integration leaders to successfully integrate Zebra's acquisitions. Emphasis is on structuring and executing strategic integration initiatives critical to delivering on the Investment Thesis and key value drivers. Leads all integration activities, including managing and supporting both functional and strategic integration activities of the newly acquired business. Takes learnings from prior integrations to develop best practices for future acquisitions and establishes a process for assessing and reporting on acquisition performance.

Able to work hybrid (3 days in office/2 remote from Lincolnshire, IL). Requires 25% domestic and international travel.

Responsibilities

• Work with business units and Corporate Development acquisition teams in early deal stages to identify integration issues during diligence and develop a comprehensive integration plan.
• Co-own integration success with Business Lead from inception to completion.
• Identify and make key integration decisions to deliver on Investment Thesis and key value drivers in partnership with the Business Integration Leader.
• Drive creation and adoption of the Integration Strategy Document (ISD) in conjunction with Business Integration Leader to outline a roadmap for "operationalizing" the Investment Thesis.
• Design and execute an M&A integration plan that connects and efficiently manages the full integration team.
• Identify cross-functional interdependencies and ensure that these activities and decisions are executed in a well-coordinated fashion.
• Establish and align resourcing plan, including use of outside contractors, if necessary, with functional integration leaders.
• Drive successful day one integration activities of the acquired company with Zebra.
• Bring best practices from deal to deal to improve and institutionalize the integration process.
• Own post-mortem evaluation process and track success of acquisitions; manage reporting of acquisitions to Zebra's senior management team and Board of Directors.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required; MBA preferred.
• 15 years of relevant experience. Candidates with 7+ years of experience in M&A integration may be considered.

Skills

• Proven project leadership; strong ability to manage large cross-functional teams.
• Cross-functional domain knowledge of key interactions between functions in a large, multi-national corporation.
• Strong project management skills.
• Strong business acumen for making key business decisions.
• Technology, Go-to-Market, or Systems/Order-to-Cash experience strongly preferred.

Pay

Pay Range: $177,920.00 - $266,880.00.

In addition to base pay, Zebra offers this role the opportunity to earn a performance-based annual cash incentive, at a target equal to 25% of base pay, in accordance with the terms of the applicable incentive plan.

Benefits

Zebra Total Rewards includes more than just pay and is structured to meet the needs of our changing global business and evolving talent. Benefits include:

• Comprehensive and competitive healthcare, wellness, inclusion networks, and continued learning and development offerings.
• Community service days, traditional insurances, compensation, parental leave, employee assistance program, and paid time off offerings depending on the country where you work.
• Flexibility for teams including hybrid work, adaptable hours, Summer Flex Fridays, Focus Fridays, and an annual companywide well-being day to promote revitalization and success.