Director, Integration Management Office (IMO)

About the Director Integration Management Office (IMO) Position

This role is a hybrid role requiring 2-3 days per week in our Boston office.

Verndale is seeking a Director Integration Management Office (IMO) to design and operationalize the processes that will drive the success of our multi-acquisition growth strategy. Reporting to the COO this role will be responsible for supporting integrations of small to mid-size companies and building foundational systems playbooks and structures that enable seamless post-acquisition integration.

This is a hands-on builder role - ideal for a strategic operator who can lead execution while establishing scalable methods tools and governance. As Verndale continues its acquisition strategy the Director will work directly with cross-functional leaders to execute integrations and build and manage a small team of Integration Leads to support concurrent integrations.

Key Responsibilities

Integration Framework Development

• Build and document the foundational Integration Playbook - defining stages workstreams templates and decision frameworks for post-close execution.
• Partner with the COO Corp Dev and functional leaders to align integration objectives with deal theses and operational goals.
• Establish core governance reporting cadence and success metrics for all integrations.

Education & Program Leadership

• Lead day-to-day integration efforts for active acquisitions coordinating workstreams across HR IT Finance Legal Marketing Sales and Delivery ensuring cross-functional accountability milestone tracking and transparent reporting to the COO.
• Develop detailed integration plans (Day 1 and 30/60/90 milestones) monitor progress and ensure alignment to overall business objectives.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for functional leads and acquired company stakeholders throughout the integration lifecycle driving clarity alignment and a positive transition experience

Tooling & Process Enablement

• Stand up and maintain the IMOs toolset (Smartsheet Confluence Jira Slack SharePoint) as the single source of truth for integration planning documentation and progress tracking.
  Create dashboards RAID logs and KPI reports to enable transparency and accountability across teams.
  Capture and document lessons learned updating the playbook to continuously improve efficiency and outcomes.

Cross-Functional Leadership & Collaboration

• Partner closely with HR IT and Finance to execute the operational components of integration ensuring continuity for clients and employees.
• Support change management and communication strategies that help employees across both organizations understand timelines impacts and expectations.
• Develop trusted relationships with acquired leadership teams to drive alignment engagement and retention.

Team Building & Development

• Recruit and coach a small team of Integration Leads to manage concurrent integration workstreams.
• Define clear roles responsibilities and performance metrics for the growing IMO team.
• Foster a collaborative high-performance culture that aligns with Verndales client-first values.

Qualifications & Experience

• A minimum of 5 years of relevant professional consulting and/or operational experience (with a focus on corporate M&A diligence and integrations)leading integrations of small to mid-size companies or similar environments preferably within a private equity-backed environment.
• Demonstrated success in developing integration frameworks or PMO/IMO processes in a growth or multi-acquisition environment.
• Strong organizational and project management skills; able to drive both strategy and execution simultaneously.
• Exceptional communication stakeholder management and cross-functional leadership capabilities.
• Solid understanding of financial operational and cultural integration principles.
• Experience with collaboration and workflow tools such as Smartsheet Jira Confluence SharePoint and Slack.
• Willingness to travel periodically to acquired company locations as needed.
• Bachelors degree required; MBA or advanced degree preferred.

Why Verndale

• Verndale is a digital experience agency helping ambitious organizations transform how they engage customers across every touchpoint. The Director IMO will have the unique opportunity to directly shape how Verndale realizes value from its acquisitions while preserving culture and client experience.

Ten Great Reasons to Work at Verndale

1. We are a rapidly growing company that is just as entrepreneurial today as when we were founded in 1998.
2. We are relentlessly curious and enthusiastically solve our clients complex business problems through technology data and design.
3. We foster a culture that enables every person in the organization to do the best work of their career.
4. We offer regular training and professional development to move careers forward.
5. Client and employee satisfaction are our two most important business metrics.
6. We celebrate and champion diversity equity and inclusion.
7. We offer generous paid company holidays vacation and paid sick time to every employee starting on day one.
8. We provide top-of-the-line benefits including health dental vision 401K LTD STD Life Insurance EAP HRA and more.
9. We support a healthy work/life balance.
10. We are fully remote enabled and embrace the evolving definition of the workplace.

About Verndale

Verndale is a digital experience agency. purpose-built to help marketing and technology leaders connect the dots of the consumer journey. From our offices in Boston Los Angeles Montreal and Quito we design and develop digital experiences and enable marketing technologies that bring brands and their customers together.
We know that in order to do great work you have to make work great. Verndale is committed to always being a company that celebrates diversity equality and inclusion. We strive to recruit and retain people who are committed to creating the climate of respect that is essential for individual and company success. Verndales services are built around a core methodology that encompasses Growth Strategy Experience Design Technology Enablement and Experience Optimization.
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Compensation & Benefits

$150000 - $225000 USD

In accordance with applicable law the above salary range provided is Verndales reasonable estimate of the salary for this role. The actual amount may vary based on non-discriminatory factors such as location experience knowledge skills and addition to salary Verndale also offers a competitive benefits package.
Verndale is proud of the fun diverse and respectful company environment we enjoy on a daily basis. Competitive compensation and comprehensive coverage for medical dental life disability and a 401(k) savings plan are offered to all full-time employees. Ample company paid holidays and personal time off make having a work-life balance possible. For some roles remote work is a definite possibility; we believe in hiring the best and keeping our own happy and motivated.Verndale is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age race creed color religion sex national origin ancestry disability status veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression genetic information marital status citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal state or local law.