Project Manager - Store Growth & Acquisitions

Position Overview

Stress-Free Auto Care is seeking a highly organized, execution-focused Project Manager to lead and coordinate the end-to-end lifecycle of store acquisitions and integrations. This role sits at the intersection of Corporate Development, Operations, Finance, Real Estate, and People functions, ensuring acquisition opportunities move efficiently from initial identification through diligence, closing, conversion, and operational launch.

Key Responsibilities

• Store Scouting & Pipeline Development
• Manage and coordinate the Store Scouting Team to maximize the flow of acquisition opportunities.
• Develop reporting, KPIs, and accountability measures for scout performance.
• Drive sourcing strategies across broker, direct-to-owner, referral, and market outreach channels.
• Maintain acquisition CRM systems and reporting accuracy.
• Facilitate weekly pipeline reviews with executive leadership.
• Due Diligence Management
• Own the diligence process from Letter of Intent through transaction approval.
• Coordinate collection of financial, operational, real estate, legal, employment, and compliance documentation.
• Track diligence milestones and proactively resolve delays.
• Organize and maintain acquisition data rooms.
• Develop standardized diligence checklists, templates, and workflows.
• Avoid delays and ensure leadership receives timely and accurate diligence reporting.
• Transaction & Closing Management
• Coordinate all workstreams required to move transactions from LOI to close.
• Track critical deadlines and contingency requirements.
• Facilitate communication among all transaction participants.
• Ensure closing requirements are satisfied on schedule.
• Monitor project timelines and escalate issues as needed.
• Prepare executive-level transaction status reporting.
• Store Integration & Conversion
• Manage the transition of acquired stores into the Stress-Free Auto Care operating model.
• Coordinate onboarding activities across Operations, HR, Marketing, IT, Facilities, Finance, and Training teams.
• Develop and maintain store conversion project plans.
• Ensure timely implementation of branding and signage, technology systems, training programs, recruiting initiatives, vendor transitions, facility improvements, operational standards, and post-acquisition performance metrics.
• Lead post-acquisition retrospectives and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Process Development & Scale
• Create scalable acquisition and integration processes capable of supporting rapid expansion.
• Establish operating rhythms that improve visibility and accountability across acquisition activities.
• Partner with executive leadership to continuously refine the company’s acquisition playbook.
• Drive automation and workflow improvements wherever possible.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of project management, operations, corporate development, M&A integration, or related experience.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously.
• Strong organizational and execution skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail and follow-through.
• Ability to coordinate cross-functional stakeholders and drive accountability.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with project management and reporting tools.

Characteristics of Success

• Relentlessly organized
• Action-oriented
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity
• Able to balance strategic thinking with tactical execution
• Highly accountable
• Process-minded without becoming bureaucratic
• Effective at influencing without direct authority
• Excited by rapid growth and complex operational challenges

Compensation

1% commission of sales value (Paid when the store opens) - OTE $250+