Company:
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
Job Area:
Operations Group, Operations Group > Project Manager
General Summary:
The Staff Project Manager, M&A Integration, is a senior-level leader within the Integration Management Office (IMO) responsible for planning, executing, and managing complex cross-functional integration programs resulting from mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and strategic investments. This role ensures acquired companies are smoothly and successfully integrated into the enterprise while protecting business continuity and maximizing deal value.
You will partner with executive sponsors, functional leaders, working groups, and target-company teams to drive alignment, establish governance, mitigate risks, and deliver measurable integration outcomes. This role requires exceptional leadership, communication, and program management skills, with the ability to operate at both the strategic and execution levels.
Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree and 7+ years of project management or related work experience.
OR
Associate's degree and 9+ years of project management or related work experience.
OR
High School Diploma or equivalent and 11+ years of project management or related work experience.
*Completed advanced degrees in a relevant field may be substituted for up to two years (Master’s = one year, Doctorate = two years) of work experience.
Key Responsibilities:
PROGRAM LEADERSHIP & STRATEGY:
- Lead end-to-end integration planning and execution across multiple workstreams.
- Translate deal rationale and synergy targets into an actionable integration strategy.
- Align scope, priorities, and KPIs with Corporate Development and executive sponsors.
- Define operating models for Day 1 and post-close integration phases.
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT & GOVERNANCE:
- Establish and manage integration governance structures.
- Drive cross-functional milestone execution.
- Develop program plans, playbooks, and dashboards.
- Identify risks and facilitate issue resolution.
STAKEHOLDER & CHANGE MANAGEMENT
- Partner with Communications, HR, and IT on change strategies.
- Serve as primary contact for leadership of acquired companies.
- Lead workshops, readiness sessions, and integration meetings.
FINANCIAL & OPERATIONAL TRACKING:
- Support synergy tracking and budget oversight.
- Assist Finance with forecasting integration costs.
STANDARDIZATION & CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT:
- Evolve IMO best practices and frameworks.
- Modernize IMO tooling using industry best practices, including AI.
- Mentor junior PMs and workstream leads.
- Drive adoption of post-mortem learnings into playbooks.
Qualifications – Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, or related field; MBA preferred.
- 8–12+ years of M&A integration based program/project management or consulting experience.
- Proven track record leading large transformation programs or M&A integrations.
- Exceptional communication and executive‑level presentation skills.
- Strong analytical and structured problem‑solving capabilities.
- Strong understanding of HR, IT, Finance, Legal, and Go-to-Market functions.
- Ability to succeed in fast‑paced, ambiguous environments.
Qualifications – Preferred:
- Experience in technology, semiconductors, or global matrixed organizations.
- Big 5 consulting or Fortune 100 M&A experience.
- Pre-close planning and Day 1 readiness experience.
- Experience with M&A lifecycle and integration platforms.
Core Competencies:
- Strategic Thinking & Business Acumen
- Cross-Functional Leadership
- Operational Excellence & Rigor
- Change Management
- Executive Communication
- Risk & Issue Management
- Relationship Building & Influence
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Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:
$160,400.00 - $240,600.00
The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm. We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus). In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer – and you can review more details about our US benefits at this link.
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