About the role
CLA is a top 10 national professional services firm where our purpose is to create opportunities every day, for our clients, our people, and our communities through industry-focused wealth advisory, digital, audit, tax, consulting, and outsourcing services. Even with more than 8,500 people, 130 U.S. locations, and a global reach, we promise to know you and help you.
We are seeking a Digital M&A Director. This role leads digital M&A, integration, and carve-out initiatives, providing strategic advisory, program leadership, and IT due diligence support throughout the transaction lifecycle. They drive execution across complex, cross-functional engagements, ensuring effective stakeholder alignment, governance, risk management, and delivery of successful business outcomes. Through trusted client partnerships and M&A technology expertise, this role helps maximize value realization and deliver a high-quality client experience.
Essential Job Functions M&A Integration
- Engage with clients in an advisory capacity to address M&A integration and carve-out program challenges.
- Lead IT diligence activities, including data room reviews, diligence calls, request lists, and development of integration and separation strategies.
- Develop diligence reports, transition services recommendations, and other deal-related deliverables.
- Provide industry expertise and insights, particularly within manufacturing and distribution environments, to support integration and separation planning.
Program Delivery
- Lead end-to-end delivery of digital initiatives, including scope, timeline, resource, and budget management.
- Establish project governance, integrated plans, schedules, resource strategies, and risk management frameworks.
- Select and apply appropriate project delivery methodologies, including Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid approaches.
- Monitor project health, proactively managing risks, issues, dependencies, and escalations.
Leadership
- Manage and develop a team of project managers through coaching, performance management, and professional development.
- Lead cross-functional teams and governance forums to drive alignment and decision-making.
- Foster collaboration and accountability across project teams and stakeholder groups.
Stakeholder Management
- Build and maintain trusted relationships with clients, leadership teams, vendors, advisors, and cross-functional stakeholders.
- Facilitate governance meetings and stakeholder discussions to drive project outcomes.
- Deliver clear and actionable project communications, status reporting, and executive updates.
Financial Management
- Maintain accountability for engagement financial performance, including budgeting, forecasting, margin management, and financial tracking.
- Monitor resource utilization and project economics to ensure delivery against financial targets.
Change Management
- Partner with business leaders and change management teams to support readiness, adoption, and achievement of business objectives.
- Ensure digital initiatives deliver intended organizational value and outcomes.
Continuous Improvement
- Drive improvements to delivery methodologies, tools, standards, and team collaboration practices.
- Promote consistency, quality, scalability, and operational excellence across engagements.
Requirements Experience 8 Years Of Relevant Experience Required Education Bachelor's degree is required. Combination of relevant experience, education, and training may be accepted in lieu of degree.
Certifications / Licenses
- None required.
Project Management Institute, Agile, and/or Scrum certification(s) preferred.
Travel Requirements This position requires significant (>50%) travel.
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Wellness at CLA To support our CLA family members, we focus on their physical, financial, social, and emotional well-being and offer comprehensive benefit options that include health, dental, vision, 401k and much more.
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