Project Manager, M&A

Aligned to our growth strategy, M+C Saatchi is looking for a skilled, London-based Project Manager with experience leading and delivering seamless M&A integrations within the global network.

About The Role
The Project Manager, Mergers and Acquisitions Integration, will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and governing integration activity across a range of operational workstreams. This includes, but is not limited to, property and facilities, IT, human resources, legal and governance and compliance. The successful candidate will work closely with global and regional functional leads, acquired company workstream leads, and where required external partners to ensure efficient, compliant and culturally sensitive integration that sets the business up for productive long term relationships.

What you'll do:
Integration Planning & Execution

• Develop and maintain detailed integration project plans, timelines, and status reports
• Coordinate and monitor integration across functional workstreams (e.g., People, IT, Property, Legal, Finance, Governance, etc.)
• Track and manage dependencies and risks across workstreams

Governance & Reporting

• Implement appropriate governance structures, processes, and documentation standards for each integration.
• Report progress to executive leadership and escalate risks or decisions as needed
• Ensure compliance with internal policies, external regulations, and integration best practices

Change Management & Communication

• Support change management strategies to ensure smooth adoption of new systems, processes, and structures
• Communicate clearly and effectively with all stakeholders, managing expectations throughout
• Define communications plans and support with communication delivery across the relevant business teams

Post-Integration Review

• Conduct post-integration assessments to identify lessons learned and recommend process improvements for future integrations

About You
You'll bring with you (experience and qualifications):

• Seasoned Project Manager with M&A Integration experience
• Strong understanding of corporate acquisitions, particularly, within marketing services would be beneficial
• Experience coordinating operational workstreams including property, IT, HR, legal, and governance
• Proven track record of managing complex, multi-geography projects with diverse stakeholder groups
• Change manager with stakeholder engagement, able to navigate diverse cultural contexts and clear and professional communication skills.

You're good at:

• Leadership, communication, and stakeholder management
• Collaborative mindset and ability to influence without authority.
• Driving pragmatic solutions that meet business requirements
• Leading and delivering successful change and contributing to cultural integration
• Proficiency with project management tools (e.g., MS Project, Asana, Smartsheet, or similar).

WHAT YOU'LL GET:
For the right candidate, we will offer a competitive salary and benefits package which includes 27 days annual holiday, private healthcare, employer contributory pension, life assurance and income protection. We also offer a host of benefits that support wellbeing including subsided gym membership, whilst our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion sees us offer learning opportunities around D&I, mentoring programmes and the opportunity for all to participate in a number of active Employee Led Networks and associated events. Finally, this role will be supported with all the necessary personal development required to set someone up for success.

ABOUT M+C SAATCHI GROUP
M+C Saatchi Group has pledged its commitment to create a company that values difference, with an inclusive culture. As part of this M+C Saatchi Group continues to be an Equal Opportunity Employer which does not and shall not discriminate, celebrates diversity and bases all hiring and promotion decisions solely on merit, without regard for any personal characteristics.

If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, please make us aware as part of your application.

All employee information is kept confidential according to General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

M+C Saatchi Group
was founded in 1995 and is now the biggest Independent creative agency group in the World. Founded on one core principle, Brutal Simplicity.