M&A Project Manager

Pinnacle Method Consulting's mission is to help job seekers reach their career peak by accessing top-tier opportunities. We are not a staffing firm or agency. Pinnacle Method does not hire for these roles—we systematically source and verify them from premier employers.

About the role

12+ months contract role, remote.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with 10+ years of work experience
• 2+ years of acquisition integration program management experience preferred
• Experience managing large initiatives across cross-functional teams
• Proficient in Excel, PowerPoint, and project management tools
• Experience with Monday.com preferred, but not required
• Assertive and confident, able to be the voice of authority
• Strong critical thinking and reasoning skills
• Creative problem-solving skills
• Comfortable working with tight deadlines and quick turnaround times
• Ability to prioritize across stakeholders, keeping the overall goal in mind
• Ability to create executive-level communications (presentations, emails) with little guidance
• Self-motivated with attention to detail and strong organization skills

Responsibilities

• Develop agendas and run meetings with integration workstreams and steering committee/Integration Management Office
• Coordinate acquisition integration related workstream meetings as needed
• Document takeaways and action items with due dates for workstream meetings
• Use Monday.com, which is our system of record, for creating, updating, and tracking integration plans for multiple workstreams
• Provide routine status updates to the workstream and Integration Management Office teams on overall execution of integration plans
• Maintain active list of integration risks & mitigations with owners
• Meet regularly with Integration Management Office to review plans, status & risks
• Establish and confirm key dependencies across workstreams
• Improve MSCI's overall acquisition integration processes & playbooks
• "Connect the dots" across integration workstreams, identifying problems and finding solutions that others may have missed
• Create and update presentations for executive and/or board level audience to track progress
• Focus on change management to ensure smooth onboarding experience for the acquired company employees
• Establish and coordinate program-wide meeting cadence, lead meetings, and document next steps (including following up on action items)
• Source & identify key blockers across the integration program