Project Manager - M&A

About the job: Client: One of the largest WealthTech players We are looking for a structured, detail-oriented, and collaborative Project Manager to join our M&A team, with a focus on post-acquisition integration and transition. This individual will play a critical role in ensuring the smooth and timely integration of acquired businesses into our organization - across people, processes, technology, and culture. The ideal candidate brings strong project management capabilities, stakeholder management skills, and the ability to bring structure and momentum to complex, cross-functional efforts. Key Responsibilities: - End-to-End Integration Management: Own and drive the integration plan for acquired businesses - covering functions like operations, client servicing, technology, legal, finance, HR, and product. - Cross-Functional Coordination: Work with internal teams and acquired entity stakeholders to define workstreams, assign ownership, and track deliverables. - Structured Program Execution: Establish and maintain structured project plans with clear milestones, dependencies, timelines, and accountability. - Progress Tracking & Reporting: Define and track integration metrics and KPIs. Provide regular updates to the M&A team and senior leadership on progress, risks, and mitigations. - Risk Identification & Issue Resolution: Proactively identify potential roadblocks in integration and facilitate timely resolution with the relevant teams. - Cultural & Operational Alignment: Help ensure a smooth cultural transition and alignment between teams by facilitating onboarding, orientation sessions, and knowledge transfer. - Change Management Support: Act as a change agent to help teams adapt to new structures, tools, and workflows post-acquisition. - Documentation & Institutionalization: Maintain structured documentation of integration checklists, status trackers, learnings, and post-mortems for continuous improvement. Required Qualifications: - 5 - 8 years of experience in project management, program management, or PMO roles - preferably in fast-paced, cross-functional environments. - Exposure to post-merger integration, business transformation, or consulting will be an advantage. - Strong stakeholder management and interpersonal skills; ability to align diverse teams around a common goal. - Demonstrated ability to manage multiple parallel projects and workstreams with attention to detail and structured execution. - Proficiency in project management tools (e.g., Asana, Jira, Smartsheet, Excel) and reporting dashboards. - Excellent communication, problem-solving, and facilitation skills. - Experience working in matrix organizations and managing across hierarchies. Preferred Traits: - Calm under pressure, outcome-oriented, and able to navigate ambiguity. - Highly organized, proactive, strong ability to learn quickly, and disciplined in execution. - Strong business acumen and sensitivity to both strategic and operational nuances. - Highly collaborative with the ability to influence stakeholders without authority towards common goals. - Experience in wealth management industry.