Project Manager - M&A Integration

Company Description

Dentsu International is a modern marketing solutions company. Our mission is to help clients navigate, progress and thrive in a world of change. Businesses rely on our integrated network of agencies and specialized practices to champion meaningful progress through creative, media, commerce, data, and technology. Part of Dentsu Group, our global network comprises 66,000 diverse people in 143 countries, who are dedicated to teaming for growth and good. Some of our award-winning agencies include 360i, Carat, dentsumcgarrybowen, DEG, dentsuX, iProspect and Merkle. Follow us on Twitter @DentsuUSA and visit dentsu.com/us.

Part of Dentsu International, Dentsu Creative is a Global Creative Network that transforms brands and businesses through the power of Modern Creativity. Led by Global Chief Creative Officer Fred Levron, 9,000 experts across the globe work seamlessly together to deliver ideas that Create Culture, Shape Society and Invent the Future. Dentsu Creative was launched in June 2022 to address a client need for simplicity and will be Dentsu International’s sole creative network by the end of 2022.

We are champions for meaningful progress and we strive to be a force for good—for our people, for our clients, for the industry and for our society. We keep our people at the center, creating space for growth, understanding and learning so they can thrive. We embed diversity, in our mindset, in our solutions and in our teams to empower an inclusive, equitable and culturally fluent environment. Building this culture within our teams makes us better collaborators with each other and with our clients, driving better outcomes for all.

Job Description

The purpose of this role is to enable fast and effective integration within dentsu’s new acquisitions and deliver day to day leadership and project management of the business transformation related to M&A, usually integration, operational merger and separation activities, ensuring key milestones are achieved on time and synergies realized, maximizing the return on investment.

Working across time zones, this role will be a key member of the Global M&A Integration team, working for M&A program directors/ managers where you will be working with a diverse, collaborative, and experienced team from around the globe. 

The role works closely with various commercial, operational and functional workstream leaders, assisting with developing roadmaps and plans that flex with changing business environment and in-flight dentsu transformation programs.

This role reports into a regional M&A Integration Lead but can support other regions.

Responsibilities include:

• Work with Project Sponsors to gain alignment between various dentsu and seller stakeholders on the integration vision, scope, and approach.
• Support Project Sponsors and workstream leads with the development of the integration plan and budget reflecting the strategic and financial goals and risks.
• Facilitate acquisition and dentsu stakeholder alignment on detailed integration roadmap development and execution of plans and drive resolution of issues, ensuring risk mitigations are in place.
• Provide project management of the integration execution to a successful completion, ensuring workstream leads are delivering against the key project milestones and are considering inter-dependencies of their work with other work streams and in-flight transformation projects in dentsu that could impact plan execution.
• Plan, schedule, facilitate, and document project team meetings.
• Manage the governance process for the integration, with regular progress reporting and setting appropriate performance metrics including revenue and cost synergies.
• Help the acquired business navigate dentsu operating model and facilitate introductions to staff as required.
• Facilitate rapid decision making by anticipating problems and escalate issues when required. Makes recommendations for course corrections as appropriate.
• Understand the dentsu international Integration Framework, driving best practice adoption and bringing stakeholders on the journey to excellence in integration.

Qualifications

Role Requirements

• 4+ years work experience in project management.
• 2+ years work experience preferably in M&A Integration, managing cross functional project teams.
• University degree preferably in a business or technology field.
• Excellent communication, problem solving, and analytical skills, along with high attention to detail.  
• Proven ability to lead projects in a matrix environment with multiple senior stakeholders across functions and geographies.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to drive programs effectively to achieve results, and flexibility