Acquisition Integration & Business Transformation Program Management

Acquisition Integration & Business Transformation Program Management

North Canton, OH, United States

Expect more. Connect more. Be more at Diebold Nixdorf. Our teams automate, digitize, and transform the way more than 75 million people around the globe bank and shop in this hyper-connected, consumer-centric world. Join us in connecting people to commerce in this vital, rewarding role.

Role Summary

Acquisition Integration & Business Transformation Program Management will serve as a central execution leader supporting Corporate Development across two major areas:

• Enterprise business transformation and cost‑savings execution
  , partnering closely with FP&A, functional leaders, and business owners to drive measurable value and sustainable transformation across the organization.
• M&A Integration: , Drives end‑to‑end integration program—managing the project plan, orchestrating cross‑functional execution, and ensuring accountable delivery of integration activities and synergy realization.

This role will operate as a structured program manager who brings rigor, transparency, and accountability to multi‑workstream initiatives that are critical to accelerating operational improvement and inorganic growth.

Key Responsibilities

1. Transformation & Cost‑Savings Execution

• Partner with FP&A on financial impact modeling, run‑rate validation, and monthly savings tracking.
• Drive structured project management for cross‑functional savings initiatives (charters, timelines, risks, dependencies, KPIs).
• Facilitate regular savings governance routines (weekly standups, monthly readouts, executive updates).

Ensure clear accountability across business owners; elevate risks proactively.

2. Acquisition Integration Office – Program Management

• Own and manage the end‑to‑end M&A integration project plan, ensuring workstream leaders and functional leads are aligned, resourced, and accountable for on‑time execution.
• Develop integration playbook in coordination with Corporate Development and key business leaders to detail key integration activities, milestones, and functional owners.
• Lead post‑close integration work streams by driving task execution, clearing blockers, escalating risks, and ensuring cross‑functional dependencies are understood and actively managed.
• Coordinate cross‑functional teams (Finance, Legal, HR, IT, Procurement, Commercial, Operations) to ensure timely completion of integration activities, Day 1 readiness tasks, onboarding workflows, and operational handoffs.

Lead organizational change management to promote alignment, engagement, and culture integration.

• Maintain and enforce disciplined program management structures, including RAID logs, risk mitigation plans, milestone trackers, and weekly execution routines.
• Manage communication flows across internal stakeholders and external advisors to ensure consistent, accurate, and timely updates that support ongoing execution.
• Serve as the primary liaison between the acquiring company and acquired leadership teams.
• Run post‑close “lessons learned” and continuous‑improvement cycles to refine integration playbooks, templates, and standardized processes for future deals.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business , Finance, Operations, or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in project/program management, operational transformation, business planning, FP&A, or related fields.
• Strong analytical and financial acumen, with ability to translate initiatives into measurable impacts and partner with FP&A to track value realization.
• Proven experience leading multi-workstream programs in complex, matrixed global organizations.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex cross‑functional programs with tight timelines.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and executive‑ready presentation skills.
• Experience working with senior leaders and coordinating across multiple stakeholders to drive and influence outcomes.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in M&A post‑merger integration.
• Prior work in Business Transformation, Strategy, PMO, or management consulting.
• PMP, Lean Six Sigma, or similar certification a plus.
• Ability to handle ambiguity and drive structure in…