Director, M&A Integration & Special Projects

Sony Pictures Entertainments (SPE) Corporate Development team is responsible for the companys Mergers & Acquisitions and Integration Management portfolio. The Integration Management Office (IMO) within Corporate Development is responsible for developing SPEs integration vision strategy and the successful integration of our acquired subsidiaries as well as leading divestitures carve-outs and high-priority strategic programs sponsored by SPE leadership.

The team partners closely with SPE leadership functional leaders and stakeholders worldwide to plan and execute using established frameworks. We lead M&A integrations separations and divestitures from sign to close through post-close and partner with executive sponsors on strategic programs to define scope build the plan and deliver the outcome ensuring governance change management and cross-functional transparency across workstreams throughout. This is a fast-paced high-performing group of individuals who are energized by strategic thinking collaboration and delivering results in a dynamic environment working with all levels of the organization across functional teams and business units globally.

Reporting to the VP M&A Integration & Special Projects the Senior Manager/Director will lead workstreams and strategic programs across the teams portfolio; owning integration and separation planning governance and reporting executive communications and the day-to-day cross-functional execution to deliver the outcome. Typical assignments include leading the integration of an acquired asset structuring a divestiture or separation or owning a confidential strategic program.

The Senior Manager/Director will lead complex cross-functional M&A integration separation and strategic program work across SPE with regular exposure to senior leadership. Specific responsibilities include:

• Lead integration separation and other strategic programs including integration planning Day 1 readiness cutover planning first 100 days execution separation planning and TSAs.
• Build and run program governance including milestone tracking RAID logs dependency management synergy tracking and status reporting using Smartsheet and other tools as the program requires.
• Partner directly with functional leaders across the organization including but not limited to People Legal Finance IT InfoSec Real Estate and the businesses to align on integration or separation strategy surface risks early and broker decisions when required.
• Partner within Corporate Development on integration diligence for transactions including assessing integration complexity and risk shaping the integration strategy validating synergy and value-capture assumptions and developing Day 1 readiness plans.
• Coordinate workstreams and stakeholders across multiple time zones and geographies including SPE teams and counterparts in Europe and Asia.
• Develop executive-ready materials including steering committee decks status reports and dashboards.
• Translate high-level executive direction into structured workstreams deliverables and timelines on programs where the path is not yet defined.
• Continuously improve SPEs integration and separation framework including playbooks templates dashboards and KPIs to drive consistency accountability and speed across the portfolio.

• 7 years of professional experience with a substantial portion in top-tier management consulting specializing in M&A integration divestitures business transformation or large-scale program delivery.
• Track record of leading cross-functional programs or workstreams in fast-paced environments including direct experience across the M&A lifecycle from integration diligence through planning Day 1 cutover and post-close.
• Experience operating within or alongside large matrixed multinational organizations with the judgment to navigate competing priorities multiple reporting lines and complex stakeholder dynamics.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively across time zones and geographies with cross-functional and geographically dispersed teams and senior executives.
• Strong functional fluency across Finance & Accounting HR / organizational design IT Legal and Real Estate; the ability to engage productively and partner with workstream leads.
• Proven ability to seamlessly transition from structured program management to strategic ambiguous problem-solving
• Excellent interpersonal written and verbal communication with the ability to build rapport and trust at all levels of the organization.
• Highly organized and self-motivated with a strategic mindset and attention to detail.
• High degree of intellectual curiosity with a continuous learning and growth mindset and eagerness for problem solving.
• Strong Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint with the ability to develop compelling business presentations and present complex data and issues in a clear manner that drives decision making and outcomes. Experience with Smartsheet a plus.
• B.A./B.S. required (or equivalent experience); MBA or equivalent advanced degree a plus.
• Experience with M&A integration divestiture carve-outs or transformation programs in media entertainment or adjacent industries preferred

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