IT M&A Integration Lead

Legence is a leading provider of engineering, consulting, installation, and maintenance services for mission‑critical systems in buildings. The company specializes in designing, fabricating, and installing complex HVAC, process piping, and other mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) systems enhancing energy efficiency, reliability, and sustainability.

Position Overview
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The IT M&A Integration Lead is an individual contributor responsible for leading all Information Technology activities related to mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures s role serves as the primary point of accountability and coordination between Corporate IT, acquired business units, executive leadership, and external partners throughout the M&A lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the IT lead for M&A due diligence activities in partnership with Corporate Development, Finance, Security, and Legal teams.
• Assess target company IT environments including infrastructure, identity, applications, data, security posture, hardware, and vendor contracts.
• Develop IT due diligence summaries, risk assessments, and cost estimates to support deal evaluation and planning.
• Act as the primary IT interface to acquired company leadership and technical teams during pre‑close activities.
• Define Day 1 (Phase 1) integration scope, milestones, dependencies, and resource requirements.
• Maintain and enhance IT M&A playbooks, standards, and repeatable integration processes.
• Own and coordinate IT integration work streams across infrastructure, identity, collaboration, end‑user computing, applications, and security during Phase 1 & Phase 2.
• Lead Phase 1 close readiness activities to ensure Day 1 business continuity.
• Plan and execute Phase 2 integrations, driving alignment to Legence enterprise platforms and operating models.
• Develop and maintain integration roadmaps, milestones, risks, dependencies, and executive‑level status reporting.
• Coordinate internal IT teams, business unit stakeholders, and third‑party vendors while ensuring alignment to approved budgets, timelines, and business priorities.
• Serve as a trusted IT advisor to acquired business leadership, translate business requirements into clear IT execution plans, and facilitate decision‑making between Corporate IT and business units.
• Provide consistent communication to executive sponsors, steering committees, and integration leadership.
• Represent IT in integration governance forums and executive reviews.
• Ensure all integrations comply with Legence IT architecture, security, and operational standards.
• Identify integration risks, gaps, and improvement opportunities.
• Contribute to the maturity and scalability of IT M&A integration practices.
• Support divestitures and carve‑out activities as required.

Qualifications

• Required
• 8+ years of experience in IT operations, systems integration, or technical program management.
• Demonstrated experience supporting IT due diligence and post‑close M&A integrations.
• Broad understanding of enterprise IT domains including identity, infrastructure, cloud services, end‑user computing, and security.
• Strong ability to operate as a bridge between technical teams and business stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including executive‑level reporting.
• Preferred
• Experience in multi‑entity, growth‑oriented organizations.
• Familiarity with Microsoft 365 and Azure‑based enterprise environments.
• Formal program or project management experience.
• Experience supporting divestitures or carve‑out integrations.
• Program and stakeholder management
• Business acumen and communication
• Risk identification and mitigation
• Technical breadth across IT domains
• Influence without authority
• Structured and repeatable execution
• Working relationships: partners closely with Corporate Development, Finance, Information Security, Infrastructure Engineering, Enterprise Systems, Business Unit Leadership, and external integration partners.

Base salary
: $135k – $150k per year, with eligibility for a discretionary bonus plan based on company and individual performance. Compensation may vary by skills, experience, and location.

Benefits Overview

• 401(k) Plan with company match up to 4% of eligible pay; immediate vesting.
• Health & Welfare Benefits: medical, dental, vision, prescription drug, Employee Assistance Program, and accident & illness coverage.
• Life and Disability Insurance: basic life insurance and AD&D valued at 50 K coverage; optional voluntary buyup.
• Time Off: flexible non‑accrual vacation; company holidays per policy (California employees receive separate paid sick leave).
• Expenses: business travel and related expenses reimbursed per company policy.