Description

In this role, you will oversee multiple integration and value creation projects, translating strategic goals into actionable plans. Your day-to-day responsibilities will involve collaborating with leadership, monitoring progress, and ensuring that all initiatives are executed efficiently and effectively.

Requirements

• •8–12 years of professional experience in project management, integration, transformation, or value creation
• •Experience in post-merger integration (PMI) and operational value creation programs
• •Proven ability to manage multiple projects in dynamic environments
• •Strong skills in project controlling, reporting, and financial impact management
• •Excellent PowerPoint skills and a strong sense for concise, professional presentations
• •Communicative, structured, analytical, and execution-driven
• •Confident in working with managing directors and senior stakeholders
• •Fluent in German and English
• •Willingness to travel across Europe (approx. 20–30%)

Tasks

• •Manage up to 15 integration and value creation projects annually
• •Translate strategic goals into detailed project plans with milestones and KPIs
• •Ensure structured, efficient, and measurable project implementation
• •Maintain a central project portfolio and prepare regular management reports
• •Apply the Integration Playbook across governance, finance, HR, IT, reporting, and legal
• •Oversee all workstreams from acquisition to operational stabilization
• •Collaborate with founders and managing directors to identify synergies and harmonize processes
• •Promote integration as a partnership while respecting local identities
• •Manage group-wide value creation programs, including pricing optimization and margin improvement
• •Implement synergy and efficiency initiatives in procurement, processes, and IT
• •Coach and empower local management teams
• •Facilitate cross-selling programs and governance improvements
• •Track economic effects such as EBITDA, cash flow, and costs
• •Create clear presentations and management reports in PowerPoint to showcase progress
• •Establish a clear reporting structure for integration and value creation
• •Monitor KPIs, success metrics, and reporting standards
• •Prepare high-quality decision papers, management presentations, and investor reports
• •Identify risks, bottlenecks, and necessary actions early
• •Engage with managing directors and senior leaders at an equal level
• •Lead with structure, clarity, and trust rather than hierarchy
• •Bridge communication between central and local teams
• •Build long-term, trust-based relationships with entrepreneurial leaders

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