Principal Merger & Acquisition Integration

Job description

Company and benefits

Job ID

PRINC017411

Employment Type

Regular

Work Style

remote

Location

Lowell,MA,United States, Weston,FL,United States, United States

Travel

Up to 25%

Role

Principal Merger & Acquisition Integration

Why UKG:

At UKG, the work you do matters. The code you ship, the decisions you make, and the care you show a customer all add up to real impact. Today, tens of millions of workers start and end their days with our workforce operating platform. Helping people get paid, grow in their careers, and shape the future of their industries. That’s what we do.

We never stop learning. We never stop challenging the norm. We push for better, and we celebrate the wins along the way. Here, you’ll get flexibility that’s real, benefits you can count on, and a team that succeeds together. Because at UKG, your work matters—and so do you.



About the Role:
As a Lead or Principal of M&A Integration at UKG, is responsible for managing the planning and execution of post-merger integration for assigned acquisitions. The ideal candidate is an execution-focused professional with experience in M&A integration and cross-functional projects in a SaaS based environment. Consulting industry experience working on M&A Integration or Program Management leading transformational projects is strongly preferred.

About You:
Key Responsibilities
Integration Program Management and Governance

• Lead integration planning activities, engaging with functional leaders across the organization
• Define key value drivers & KPIs, integration priorities, and milestones in partnership with functional leaders and by leveraging due diligence findings
• Build out and manage integration plans using project management tools (e.g., Smartsheet, MS Project). Leverage AI tools as appropriate
• Maintain governance over integration status reporting, risk mitigation, decision tracking, and stakeholder updates
• Lead cross-functional teams and help drive issues to closure
• Support monitoring of acquisition performance against plan, including preparation of quarterly summary reports
• Support ad-hoc projects and analyses as required

Operational Excellence and Continuous Improvement

• Enhance existing integration playbook and tooling framework
• Facilitate feedback surveys with acquisition integration participants (UKG team, acquired businesses, etc.) and run feedback loops to evolve integration practices

Required Qualification

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Strategy, Finance, or related field; MBA preferred

• 7+ years of progressive experience in top-tier consulting, corporate strategy, corporate development, or M&A integration leadership.

• 5+ years of direct post-merger integration experience, leading complex, enterprise-scale M&A or business transformation initiatives.

• Proven ability to independently lead end-to-end integration engagements, driving cross-functional workstreams and delivering results with executive visibility.

• Strong experience in go-to-market, sales operating models/rules of engagement, marketing, HR alignment, and technology integration (enterprise/SaaS environment preferred).

• Executive-level communication and presentation skills with experience influencing senior leadership.

• Strong financial acumen, including P&L understanding, synergy tracking, and value realization.

• Proficiency in structured program management disciplines and tools (e.g., MS Project, Smartsheet, Excel, PowerPoint)

Preferred Qualifications

• M&A lifecycle expertise—deal rationale through integration and value tracking.
• Background in SaaS or enterprise software industry in organizations the size of UKG or larger, is highly preferred
• Familiarity with operating in a global and heavily matrixed operating environment

Key Competencies

• Executive Presence: Confident communicator, ability to engage at different levels of the organization, challenge assumptions and push through priorities
• Analytical Thinking: Comfortable with ambiguity and synthesizing data into actionable insights
• Bias for Action: Operates with urgency, proactivity, and a continuous improvement mindset
• Embrace Change: Ability to operate in a fast-paced environment and embrace new tools
• Multi-tasker: Ability to run multiple projects simultaneously

**Location:** Preferred Boston area, Miami, FL area
**Department:** Corporate Development, Global Business Operations
**Reports To: ** Sr. Director, M&A Integration

Company Overview:

UKG is the Workforce Operating Platform that puts workforce understanding to work. With the world's largest collection of workforce insights, and people-first AI, our ability to reveal unseen ways to build trust, amplify productivity, and empower talent, is unmatched. It's this expertise that equips our customers with the intelligence to solve any challenge in any industry — because great organizations know their workforce is their competitive edge. Learn more at ukg.com.

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The pay range for this position is $163,900.00 to $235,550.00 USD. The actual base pay offered may vary depending on skills, experience, job-related knowledge and work location. In addition to base pay, employees may be eligible to participate in a performance-based bonus plan and to receive restricted stock unit awards as part of total compensation. Learn more about UKG’s benefits and rewards at

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