Senior Director/Director of M&A Integration and Separation
The Thomson Reuters’ M&A Integration and Separations Management Office is seeking a skilled and highly motivated Senior Director / Director of M&A Integration and Separation. In this role, the Senior Director / Director of M&A Integration and Separation will oversee the scope, time, and costs of complex projects while working with senior leadership and business partners to achieve strategic business objectives. The Senior Director / Director of M&A Integration and Separation will manage the entire lifecycle of projects from definition through to completion, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.

About the Role

In this opportunity as Senior Director / Director of M&A Integration and Separation, you will:

• Lead integrations and separations projects to achieve deal objectives within scope, time, and cost to agreed levels of quality.

• Champion and enhance the M&A’s integration and separation framework.

• Define, document, and manage large-scale projects with minimal supervision, working with cross-functional teams that may have differing priorities and working/cultural practices.

• Oversee all phases of the project or specific phases of larger projects.

• Identify, assess, and manage risks to the success of the project.

• Effectively manage project team conflicts, build collaborative partnerships with stakeholders, and make informed decisions.

• Estimate costs, timelines, and resource requirements for the successful completion of each project to agreed scope and constraints.

• Prepare and maintain project plans and track performance against the plan.

• Implement effective communication plans and operating rhythms, including provision of regular and accurate reports.

• Monitor costs, timelines, and resources used, and take action where these deviate from the agreed plan. Ensure that deliverables are implemented within these criteria.

• Manage change control, gaining agreement for revisions from project stakeholders.

• Demonstrate effective leadership to the project team, ensuring members are motivated and developing their skills and experience.

• Escalate risks and issues to senior M&A leaders and project leadership.

About You

You’re a fit for the role of Senior Director / Director of M&A Integration and Separation if your background includes:

• 8-10+ years of Project Management experience, with a focus on M&A integration and separation.

• Proven ability to create detailed project plans, set milestones, and coordinate tasks effectively.

• Expertise in identifying potential risks associated with the M&A process and developing strategies to mitigate them.

• Strong schedule management skills to ensure that M&A projects stay on schedule and meet deadlines.

• Excellent communication skills to effectively engage with various stakeholders, including executives, employees, and external partners. Ability to partner effectively in a highly matrixed organization.

• Strong business acumen to understand the broader business context and how the M&A aligns with the overall strategy of the organizations involved.

• Analytical skills to analyze data and make informed recommendations that align with the strategic goals of the merged entity.

• Proficiency in Microsoft tools such as Teams, PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and familiarity with project management software to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication.

• Financial analysis skills to analyze financial data related to the M&A, including valuations, cost structures, and financial projections.

• Experience in managing budgets allocated for the M&A process and ensuring cost-effectiveness.

• Preferred certifications: Project management or Agile certification (e.g., Certified ScrumMaster, Professional ScrumMaster, PMP, PMI-ACP, or similar).

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What’s in it For You?

• Hybrid Work Model: We’ve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected.

• Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities, whether caring for family, giving back to the community, or finding time to refresh and reset. This builds upon our flexible work arrangements, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year, empowering employees to achieve a better work-life balance.

• Career Development and Growth: By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development, we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrow’s challenges and deliver real-world solutions. Our Grow My Way programming and skills-first approach ensures you have the tools and knowledge to grow, lead, and thrive in an AI-enabled future.

• Industry Competitive Benefits: We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, and resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.

• Culture: Globally recognized, award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work-life balance, and more. We live by our values: Obsess over our Customers, Compete to Win, Challenge (Y)our Thinking, Act Fast / Learn Fast, and Stronger Together.

• Social Impact: Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute. We offer employees two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives.

• Making a Real-World Impact: We are one of the few companies globally that helps its customers pursue justice, truth, and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.

In the United States, Thomson Reuters offers a comprehensive benefits package to our employees. Our benefit package includes market competitive health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance programs, as well as a competitive 401k plan with company match. In addition, Thomson Reuters offers market leading work life benefits with competitive vacation, sick and safe paid time off, paid holidays (including two company mental health days off), parental leave, sabbatical leave. These benefits meet or exceeds the requirements of paid time off in accordance with any applicable state or municipal laws. Finally, Thomson Reuters offers the following additional benefits: optional hospital, accident and sickness insurance paid 100% by the employee; optional life and AD&D insurance paid 100% by the employee; Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts; fitness reimbursement; access to Employee Assistance Program; Group Legal Identity Theft Protection benefit paid 100% by employee; access to 529 Plan; commuter benefits; Adoption & Surrogacy Assistance; Tuition Reimbursement; and access to Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

Thomson Reuters complies with local laws that require upfront disclosure of the expected pay range for a position. The base compensation range varies across locations. Eligible office location(s) for this role include one or more of the following: New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and/or Irvine, CA; McLean, VA; Washington, DC. The base compensation range for the role in any of those locations is $156,450 - $290,550. For any eligible US locations, unless otherwise noted, the base compensation range for this role is $135,800 - $252,200. This role may also be eligible for an Annual Bonus based on a combination of enterprise and individual performance. Base pay is positioned within the range based on several factors including an individual’s knowledge, skills and experience with consideration given to internal equity. Base pay is one part of a comprehensive Total Reward program which also includes flexible and supportive benefits and other wellbeing programs.

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