Director, Project Management Integration - M&A

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With platforms in HVAC and Detection and Measurement, SPX Technologies builds innovative solutions that enable a safer, more efficient, sustainable world.  Through our RiSE talent development framework, we Reach, Identify, Strengthen, and Engage our employees to support them in their continued development.  We’re a global company of problem solvers, collaborators, and innovators, and our businesses build solutions that impact the world. 

The Director, Project Management Integration – M&A will oversee the planning and execution of integration activities for newly acquired companies, ensuring a smooth and value-driven transition into SPX. This role plays a critical part in achieving the strategic objectives of each acquisition by orchestrating cross-functional efforts across business units, corporate teams, and acquired entities.

Working closely with SPX leadership and key functional stakeholders, the Director will design and manage integration plans that align with the deal rationale and value creation targets. This includes ensuring operational continuity, optimizing synergy capture, aligning cultures and systems, and delivering measurable outcomes within defined timelines and budgets.

This is a highly visible role that acts as the central point of coordination across multiple stakeholders, driving accountability and resolving issues as they arise. The Director will also help institutionalize integration best practices across the organization by capturing lessons learned and refining SPX’s M&A integration approach over time.

Key Responsibilities

• Day 1 Readiness & Planning:
  Partner with target company executives, SPX Business Unit (BU) leaders, corporate functions, and third-party advisors to develop and execute a robust Day 1 readiness plan that minimizes disruption and ensures business continuity.
• Integration Strategy & Execution:
  Translate deal and diligence findings into a comprehensive integration roadmap with clear workstreams, milestones, success metrics, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Cross-Functional Leadership:
  Mobilize and coordinate cross-functional teams across SPX, the target company, and corporate stakeholders to drive seamless execution of the integration plan.
• Performance Tracking & Reporting:
  Monitor progress against integration milestones, proactively identify risks, and prepare regular updates and dashboards for executive leadership, highlighting progress, issues, and decisions needed.
• Synergy Realization:
  Partner with Finance and functional leads to define and track synergy targets, ensure accountability for delivery, and support execution of synergy capture initiatives.
• Change Management & Communication:
  Drive stakeholder engagement through transparent communication, thoughtful change management strategies, and a focus on aligning cultures, systems, and values. Create and deploy first year communication plans.
• Issue Resolution & Escalation Management:
  Act as the central point of contact for resolving integration-related challenges, escalating critical issues to senior leadership with clear recommendations.
• Post-Close Review:
  Lead post-integration reviews, capture lessons learned, and continuously improve SPX’s M&A integration playbook and capabilities.
• Support overall HVAC strategic planning process, along with drive creation and tracking of KPI’s.
• Travel:
  Willingness to travel up to 50% to support integration efforts on-site across various business and geographic locations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; MBA or equivalent advanced degree preferred.
• 10+ years of relevant experience in M&A integration, corporate development, management consulting, or cross-functional project leadership.
• Demonstrated track record of successfully leading complex business integrations with measurable value creation.
• Exceptional organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams, priorities, and stakeholders simultaneously.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with an ability to influence at all levels of the organization and build trust quickly.
• Experience in industrial, manufacturing, or B2B sectors is preferred.
• Strong financial acumen and ability to understand key business drivers and deal models.

Core Competencies

• Strategic Thinking: Understands the big picture and aligns integration efforts to enterprise goals.
• Executive Presence: Commands credibility and communicates effectively with senior leaders. Ability to present to senior leaders, including board members on a frequent basis.
• Results Orientation: Focuses on delivering value through disciplined planning and execution.
• Emotional Intelligence: Navigates complexity with empathy, self-awareness, and cultural sensitivity.
• Problem Solving: Anticipates obstacles, synthesizes information quickly, and develops practical solutions.
• Collaboration & Influence: Builds alignment and drives decisions across varied stakeholder groups without formal authority.
• Adaptability: Maintains effectiveness through ambiguity, change, and competing priorities.
• Operational Excellence: Brings structure, discipline, and rigor to project execution.

How we live our culture

Our culture is at the center of what we do and, more importantly, who we are.  Our core values set a standard for how we manage ourselves, and our Leadership Model sets the standard for how we engage with each other.  Whether you are an individual contributor or you lead a large team, each of us leads at SPX.  

What benefits do we offer?

We know that the well-being of our employees is integral. Our benefits include:

• Generous and flexible paid time off including paid personal time off, caregiver, parental, and volunteer leave
• Competitive health insurance plans and 401(k) match, with benefits starting day one
• Competitive and performance-based compensation packages and bonus plans
• Educational assistance, leadership development programs, and recognition programs  

Our commitment to embrace diversity to build a culture of inclusion at SPX

We value different backgrounds, experiences, and voices at SPX, and we are committed to challenging ourselves, openly communicating, and striving to improve every day.  We believe in creating an inclusive work environment where everyone has a voice and is encouraged to realize their fullest potential. 

SPX is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer committed to making selection decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis.