M&A Integrations Leader

Overview:

It All Starts with Our People

As the leader in automotive preventive maintenance, Valvoline has a proven track record of growth. We continue to invest in our people, processes, and technology to strengthen our ability to efficiently deliver Quick, Easy, Trusted service across all our stores – every day. We're not just in the car business; we're in the people business. And we're looking for humble, hungry, and smart people to help us shape the future of mobility. If you're hungry to drive change and seek a dynamic, collaborative environment that fuels both personal and professional growth, you've found your place with us.

Our highest priority is creating a welcoming workplace with team members from a wide variety of diverse backgrounds and experiences.

The Opportunity

Valvoline has a rewarding opportunity as a Mergers and Acquisitions Integrations Leader. In this role, you will oversee the strategic planning, coordination, and implementation of integrating newly acquired businesses into an organization following a merger or acquisition. You will make a difference every day by aligning systems, processes, and cultures across different departments and maximizing value by ensuring financial, operational, and cultural objectives are met.

How You'll Make a Difference

• Developing integration strategy: Creating and delivering a comprehensive plan for integrating acquired companies, including timelines, milestones, and key stakeholders.

• Developing and implementing integration processes and tools: This includes due diligence checklists, transaction evaluation, integration playbooks, and post-merger integration plans.

• Leading cross-functional teams: Managing teams from various departments like IT, finance, HR, legal, and operations to execute the integration plan effectively. Orients newly acquired managers to Valvoline.

• Identifying and prioritizing integration risks: Proactively identifies and assesses potential challenges/barriers to success. Develops mitigation strategies to address risks related to legal/regulatory matters, safety & compliance, business continuity, and employee retention.

• Managing integration budgets: Ensure efficient use of resources and adherence to financial targets.

• Financial reporting integrations: This will include seamless integration of tax structures, payroll, and accounting systems.

• Communication and stakeholder management: Communicating integration progress to senior leadership, key stakeholders, and employees across the organization.

• Change management: Facilitating cultural integration and addressing employee concerns during the transition period. Ensures all employees understand how Valvoline does business (business cycles, standards, policies, budgeting, workout, management education).

• Developing and executing post-acquisition improvement initiatives: Optimize the operations, restructuring/consolidations (business unit and corporate), efficiency, and execution of integration activities required for achieving the business goals (and profitability) of the newly integrated entities.

• Leading efforts to capture synergies: Identify and realize cost savings, performance enhancement, and process improvements resulting from acquisitions. Oversees or monitors operational efficiencies, including supply chain, IT infrastructure, product/service alignment, and human resources.

• Post-integration review: Evaluating the success of the integration process and identifying areas for improvement.

What You'll Need to Succeed

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, business administration, or related field

• Extensive experience in Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) integration

• Strong interpersonal, leadership, project, and change management skills

• Strategic thinking and problem-solving capabilities

• Strong leadership experience in a multi-functional role, preferably with exposure to corporate, operational, cultural, and systems integration

• Deep understanding of business operations and financial reporting

• Ability to work effectively with diverse teams and stakeholders

• Retail experience is a significant plus

We Take Care of the WHOLE You

• Health insurance plans (medical, dental, vision)
• HSA and flexible spending accounts
• 401(k)  
• Incentive opportunity*
• Life insurance
• Short and long-term disability insurance
• Paid vacation and holidays*
• Employee Assistance Program
• Valvoline Instant Oil Change discounts
• Tuition reimbursement*
• Adoption assistance* 

*Terms and conditions apply, and benefits may differ depending on position.

Your Path to Valvoline

Valvoline provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Join us in revolutionizing the automotive aftermarket industry while enjoying competitive benefits, a supportive work culture, and opportunities for advancement. Apply now and become an integral part of our journey at Valvoline.

The Company endeavors to make its recruitment process accessible to any and all users.  Reasonable accommodations will be provided upon request to applicants with disabilities to facilitate equal opportunity throughout the recruitment and selection process.  Please contact Human Resources at 1.833.VVV.Report or email ECC@valvoline.com to make a request for reasonable accommodation during any aspect of the recruitment and selection process.  The contact information is for accommodation requests only; do not use this contact information to inquire about the status of applications.