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VP, Integration Director
Description
At MMGY Global, we believe nothing shapes your view of the world like travel. So every day, we share our client’s stories from a perspective that inspires people to see the world differently. Our personalized service and strategy connect media, consumers and influencers across the globe, taking people to new places and changing their view for the better. At MMGY we inspire people to go places.
We have an immediate opening for a VP, Integration Director in our Overland Park, KS office. The VP, Integration Director is an essential role during the transitional period of an MMGY acquisition requiring the manager to oversee operational processes, devise strategies, and ensure company systems support daily business functions. They collaborate with various MMGY departments to ensure all parties are fully informed and the integration process stays on schedule and on budget, and that the acquired personnel are welcomed and fully functional within the MMGY infrastructure. The VP, Integration Director’s role begins during diligence and continues throughout the integration period (including any earnout period).
Duties and Responsibilities
The following is the primary role of the VP, Integration Director:
- Due Diligence – Develop an effective rapport with the founder(s), learn business nuances, and plan for integration (including identifying areas of importance, synergy goals and potential challenges).
- Immediately post-closing – Work with the founder(s), acquired staff and MMGY staff to quickly implement essential structural changes and assimilate staff within the MMGY culture.
- Earnout period – Work with the founder(s) on implementing organizational changes and help founder(s)/regional president plan for succession of founder(s).
- Post-Earnout period – Oversee a full hand-off of acquired business oversight to the regional president.
The following are specific duties and responsibilities of the VP, Integration Director:
- Plan and lead the integration kickoff meeting so that all functional integration leaders understand their roles and responsibilities during the transition period.
- Work with the regional president and human resources in communicating the MMGY vision for the newly acquired leaders and staff so that they understand the integration process and how it will impact them.
- Understand how the acquired company manages its clients and where MMGY processes/channels can help to solidify or expand client relationships.
- Understand the forecasted financial performance of the acquired business and how it will thrive with MMGY.
- In collaboration with MMGY leadership, develop the integration strategy, set integration guiding principles and champion the integration and program management structure to capture the value of the transaction.
- Build and manage the integration budget and identify, track and capture synergies.
- Understand the priorities, operating needs and responsibilities of the different work streams, and anticipate, plan and solve for cross functional interdependencies.
- Communicate goals and objectives of each acquisition to all stakeholders across all levels in the organization, including functional experts, business unit leaders and the global leadership team.
- Build out a critical path as well as must haves to pick out the smallest details or risks that could have a major impact on the integration.
- Recognize and mitigate risks early, reducing bottlenecks that hold up progress.
- Constantly review the integration plans to confirm that they still support the evolving deal model, assumptions and goals of the organization and that the team can quickly pivot when necessary.
- Set the tone of the integration, measure employee sentiment regularly and take steps to shift opinion, as needed.
- Ensure exit criteria are met and document any handoffs to other leaders at the end of the transition period.
- Capture lessons learned and recommendations for future acquisitions.
The VP, Integration Director helps ensure there is:
- A Day 1 plan so the integration starts smoothly.
- A talent retention strategy to incent key employees to stay on board.
- An integration progress tracking and reporting process for all functional integration leaders to follow.
- An integration plan for each business function being integrated (i.e., Client management, Operations, Information Technology, HR, Tax, Finance, Legal, etc.).
- A communication plan for employees in both companies and all other stakeholders (i.e., employees, customers, suppliers, recruits, industry, etc.).
KPIs of the VP, Integration Director shall include:
- Retention of key customers
- Retention of key employees
- Employee satisfaction scores in line with the full company
- Cost synergy savings
- Achievement of operating profit goals during integration/earnout period
Qualifications:
- 5+ years of experience in leading teams to execute M&A integration, including experience with acquiring international companies
- MBA or relevant graduate degree or similar professional experience
- Experience working in a demanding environment with highly motivated and driven professionals
- Ability to handle projects with multiple workstreams, with proven leadership success over a wide variety of functional business problems and with multiple stakeholders at both senior and junior levels
- Superior analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to communicate effectively, with strong interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence
- Strong leadership skills with a team-oriented and collaborative approach to work
- Organizational understanding, motivational skills and ability to quickly prioritize
- A background in finance and understanding of the business and functional areas can be extremely helpful
- Global or multi-national business experience preferred
- Fluency in English is a must, any additional language is a plus
MMGY Global provides a comprehensive PTO + benefits package inclusive of a hybrid telework policy. Applicants for employment in the U.S. must possess work authorization which does not require sponsorship by the employer for a visa. MMGY Global is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Who Are We? We’re a travel-obsessed collective of more than 600 people across the country and around the globe. And when we say we inspire people to go places, we mean ALL people. That’s why we’re focused on nurturing a workforce that’s as diverse as the places we visit — welcoming candidates of all ages, genders and gender identities; ethnicities and religions; people of color; LGBTQIA+ people and their allies; working parents; veterans; and those with disabilities.