Vice President of Merger & Acquisition Integration (Murfreesboro)

Helix Traffic Solutions is a traffic control and work zone management group. The family of companies united under Helix Traffic Solutions provide quality, experienced traffic management services throughout the West, Southwest, Southeast, Northwest, Northeast and the Mid-Atlantic regions.

As an industry leader, we quickly and effectively respond to all traffic control service needs, expectations and project requirements. We provide a full suite of traffic management services aimed at providing solutions for projects of any size.

Job Summary :

The Vice President (VP) of Merger & Acquisition Integration is a highly strategic and operational leadership role within Helix Traffic Solutions (Helix). The role is responsible for leading and executing integration strategies following mergers / acquisitions and major organizational transformations. This executive plays a critical role in ensuring seamless alignment of people, processes, systems, and culture to realize expected synergies and strategic objectives. Helix anticipates continued growth through both organic top-line and strategic acquisitions across the United States.

Reporting to the Chief Transformation Officer, this role leads a dedicated team of functional specialists and harnesses expertise through a cross-functional team of indirect functional leaders and 3rd party providers. The VP of M&A Integration will partner with the M&A team, becoming actively involved from the due diligence phase, and building the value growth and synergies plan. The VP of M&A Integration partners closely with executive leadership, regional sales operations, functional leaders, and acquired entities to ensure operational compliance and continuity, deliver upon the value creation plan, and build cultural alignment with our mission, vision, and values.

Helix anticipates continued growth through both organic top-line and strategic acquisitions across the United States, requiring periods of extensive (up to 60% during peak periods) travel as part of the post M&A integration process.

Key Responsibilities :

Integration Strategy & Leadership

• Develop the comprehensive integration strategy for newly acquired or merged businesses, ensuring alignment with the overall corporate vision and deal thesis
• Establish clear integration principles, governance structures, and success metrics at the outset of each deal
• Serve as the executive sponsor for integration initiatives, providing direction, leadership, and escalation support across all workstreams

Integration & Project Management Office (IMO) Oversight

Cross-functional Collaboration

Synergy Identification & Value Realization

Change Management & Culture Integration

Stakeholder Communication & Executive Reporting

Continuous Improvement & Knowledge Management

Team Leadership

Qualifications

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Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) :

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