Managing Director, Mergers & Acquisitions - Technology Integration

About the role

The Managing Director, Mergers & Acquisitions - Technology Integration is a senior executive responsible for leading the technology component of the firm’s merger and acquisition integration program. This role provides enterprise-level leadership and accountability for integrating acquired firms into a centralized, standardized technology environment, including core systems, infrastructure, security, operating models, and support capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Enterprise Technology Integration Leadership
  Serve as the executive owner for technology integration across all firm acquisitions.
  Define and execute the technology integration strategy, aligned to the firm’s target operating model, growth strategy, and risk tolerance.
  Lead the convergence of acquired firms onto centralized, standardized core platforms, including applications, infrastructure, identity, security, data, collaboration, and end-user services.
  Ensure integration outcomes prioritize stability, security, scalability, and long-term operational efficiency, minimizing interim solutions and technical debt.

• Leadership of the Technology Integration Team
  Lead a high-performing, cross-functional technology integration team, inclusive of architecture, infrastructure, applications, security, operations, and delivery leaders.
  Provide clear direction, accountability, and prioritization across multiple integration initiatives operating in parallel.
  Establish a culture of disciplined execution, outcome-based delivery, and risk-aware decision-making.

• Integration Program Execution & Governance
  Own the technology integration roadmap, sequencing integrations across entities while managing inter-dependencies, capacity constraints, and readiness criteria.
  Establish and enforce integration governance frameworks, including:
  Target-state architecture and standards
  Readiness and cutover gates
  Exception and risk management processes
  Decision rights and escalation paths
  Develop repeatable playbooks and tools to accelerate integrations happening in parallel
  Ensure technology integration is audit-ready, defensible, and compliant with security, regulatory, privacy, and contractual obligations.
  Provide executive-level reporting on status, risks, dependencies, and value realization.

• Centralization & Operating Model Transformation
  Lead the transition from decentralized, acquisition-specific technology environments to a unified enterprise operating model.
  Oversee consolidation of:
  Core business applications
  Infrastructure and hosting platforms
  Identity and access management
  Security tooling and controls
  Service management and support models
  Define and implement sustainable post-integration operating models for technology governance, funding, delivery, and support.

• Executive & Stakeholder Partnership
  Act as a trusted advisor to Executive Leadership on integration risks, tradeoffs, sequencing, and investment decisions.
  Partner closely with M&A leadership during due diligence, shaping technology integration assumptions, cost models, and timelines.
  Collaborate with Risk, Legal, HR, Finance, and Control functions to align integration execution with firm-wide requirements.
  Partner closely with all stakeholders including the firms we are acquiring to ensure tight alignment
  Represent technology integration outcomes confidently to Boards, Steering Committees, and Senior Leadership forums.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience with at least 5 of those years leading M&A integrations
• Proven experience operating at Managing Director / Executive Director / VP+ level in a complex enterprise environment
• Extensive experience leading large-scale technology integrations resulting from mergers and acquisitions with many running in parallel
• Demonstrated success integrating multiple entities into centralized core systems and shared services
• Strong command of technology operating models, enterprise architecture, security, and service delivery
• Executive presence with the ability to influence at the C-suite and Board level
• Deep experience managing risk, compliance, and regulatory considerations within technology integration
• Ability to travel on short notice and work additional hours as necessary

Skills

• Technical skills or qualifications as outlined in the job description

Pay

The base salary range for this position is between $243,800 and $438,000. Placement within the pay range is at Grant Thornton’s discretion, and it is based on multiple factors, including but not limited to, job-related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, progression within the role, geographic location, and internal equity.

Schedule

This position requires in-person attendance at least three days per week, either at a GT office or client site.