🚀 Head of Integration
PE-backed Buy & Build | Aerospace & Defence | Build it from scratch
We’re supporting a PE-backed aerospace & defence manufacturing platform who have the ambition and a plan to deliver 20–30 acquisitions over the next five years.
They're looking for a Head of Integration to stand up the Integration Management Office from zero and lead integration, programme delivery, and value creation across the group.
🔍 The opportunity
* Build the IMO & PMO from scratch — no legacy frameworks, no constraints
* Board-level exposure from day one (reporting to CEO/MD & PE sponsor)
* Own integration across every acquisition — strategy through to execution
* Equity upside tied to value creation
* A clear path toward Group COO / Transformation leadership
🧩 What you’ll be doing
* Designing and running the integration playbook, governance, and delivery model
* Leading multiple concurrent integrations (Day 1 → full value realisation)
* Owning the group-wide PMO across IT, ERP, operations, quality, and more
* Driving post-acquisition value creation, not just “integration completion”
* Building cross-group capability and commercial leverage
* Acting as the connector across functions, sites, and leadership teams
✅ What we’re looking for
* Proven experience delivering post-merger integration at pace
* Ideally experience building or shaping an IMO/PMO
* Background in a regulated, complex environment (A&D, automotive, precision manufacturing, etc.)
* Someone who can operate across boardroom to shop floor
* Commercial instinct — you link integration to real value
* Operating in a PE buy and build environment
💡 The kind of person who’ll thrive here
* You’ve been doing this role already… just without the title or ownership
* You bring rigour without bureaucracy
* You know integration is as much about people and culture as it is about process
* You want to build something meaningful — and share in its success
The client have set aside a strong package including significant equity upside.
For more information please get in touch with your most recent CV.