Integrations Manager, Contract
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Integration Manager managing post-merger integrations for Podean, a global marketing agency. Overseeing integration planning and execution across cross-functional teams.
Responsibilities:
- Project manage post-merger integrations from Day 1 planning through to full operational integration
- Build integration plans for each acquisition, including timelines, milestones, owners, and dependencies across functions
- Run the integration management office — chair workstream meetings, track progress, and report status to the executive team
- Partner with workstream leads across Finance, People, Tech, Operations, Client Services, Media, and Commercial to align on priorities and unblock cross-functional issues
- Lead the operational and systems integration workstream — folding acquired tools, processes, and data into Podean’s stack
- Partner with Client Services and Commercial leaders to integrate acquired client books, contracts, and revenue operations
- Partner with the People team on culture and change management — onboarding new teams, aligning on ways of working, and keeping the employee experience consistent through transitions
- Track integration KPIs against the deal thesis and report on synergy capture, client and talent retention, and milestone delivery
- Identify risks early, escalate to the COO and exec team, and drive resolution before they become blockers
- Build a repeatable integration playbook so each new acquisition gets faster and smoother
- Run lessons-learned reviews after each integration and feed improvements back into the playbook
- Coordinate Day 1 readiness across deal close logistics, internal communications, and external announcements
- Stand up the integration governance and cadence — steering committee, working teams, decision logs — and adapt it deal by deal
Requirements:
- 5–7 years of project or program management experience, with at least 3 years running M&A integration workstreams
- Hands-on experience managing post-merger integrations end-to-end, including Day 1 planning and operational integration
- Track record managing cross-functional projects across Finance, People, Tech, Operations, and Commercial workstreams
- Strong project management toolkit — integration planning, milestone tracking, and clear executive reporting
- Comfortable presenting to and partnering with executive leadership, including translating deal thesis into operational integration plans
- Excellent stakeholder management skills — able to influence without authority across functions, geographies, and seniority levels
- Comfortable navigating ambiguity and bringing structure to fast-moving situations
- Strong analytical mindset — comfortable working with financial, operational, and people data to track integration progress
- Clear, concise communicator — equally comfortable in a working session, a written status update, and an exec readout
- Experience working in or alongside a fast-growing, globally distributed organization
- High degree of cultural sensitivity — integrations involve people, not just systems. Bonus: experience in marketing, advertising, or agency environments
Benefits:
- Competitive compensation aligned to experience and market benchmarks
- Remote-first flexibility - work from anywhere, with trust and autonomy
- Global collaboration - working with experts across regions and time zones
- Career growth and development - opportunities to evolve as we scale
- 5-Year Sabbatical + Travel Stipend - After your 5-year anniversary, take a fully paid month-long sabbatical, plus a travel reimbursement to make your experience restorative and inspiring
- Positive-energy culture - grounded in respect, inclusion, and accountability



















