Director, Program Management, Finance Digital Merger and Acquisitions Integrations
Make a meaningful difference to patients around the world. Our project management teams support many parts of Edwards, including Finance. You’ll be a trusted thought leader as you ensure our projects are completed efficiently and effectively. Your strategic mindset and fresh perspectives will be an essential part of how we bring innovative solutions for patients.
We are seeking a strategic and results-driven Merger and Acquisitions Integration Program Director to oversee the planning and execution of finance-led integration initiatives across the enterprise. This role will serve as a key orchestrator of cross-functional efforts, ensuring seamless integration of acquired entities with a strong focus on financial alignment, operational readiness, and digital enablement.
The ideal candidate will bring deep experience in program management, financial business partnership, and program leadership.
How you’ll make an impact:
M&A Integration Leadership
- Serve as the Finance integration leader for end-to-end integration programs for acquired businesses, ensuring alignment with financial, operational, and cultural objectives
- Influence integration results through expert judgement, structured governance, and cross-functional orchestration
- Facilitate steering committee and executive updates, providing clear status, risks and decision points
- Partners with Corporate Development, Finance, HR, IT, and business units to integrate priorities and ensure timely execution of integration milestones
Financial Strategy & Business Acumen
- Translate deal rationale and strategic objectives into actionable financial integration plans, including P&L alignment, reporting structures, controls, and performance tracking
- Advise senior leadership and facilitate the development and approval of complex business cases to ensure financial targets are embedded in integration plans
- Provide strategic insights to senior leadership on integration risks, opportunities, and value realization
Program & Portfolio Management
- Lead end-to-end finance program management for M&A initiatives, including integration planning, execution, and value realization
- Design, Develop and maintain detailed project plans, timelines, dependencies and risk mitigation strategies to ensure scope, quality, cost and schedule are controlled
- Lead steering committee and project governance meetings, provide quality reporting, and own change management activities to ensure stakeholder alignment and accountability
- Own integration portfolio insights to enable leaders to optimize resource allocation across the integration portfolio in partnership with functional and regional leaders, manage interdependencies and make informed decisions
Stakeholder Engagement & Leadership
- Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including executive sponsors and acquired finance leadership teams
- Manage internal and external stakeholders, including consultants, auditors and integration partners
- Lead post-close reviews and lessons learned to continuously improve integration of playbooks and practices
What you'll need (Required):
- Bachelor's Degree in related field
- A minimum of twelve years experience of hands on experience managing large to midsize projects and/or programs of increasing complexity or equivalent work experience based on Edwards criteria
What else we look for (Preferred):
- Master's Degree
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
- Experience in program management, finance transformation, or Merger and Acquisition integration
- Excellent documentation and communication skills including negotiating and relationship management skills with the ability to drive achievement of objectives
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams in complex, global environment
- Strong understanding of financial planning, reporting, and operational processes
- Exceptional communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills
Aligning our overall business objectives with performance, we offer competitive salaries, performance-based incentives, and a wide variety of benefits programs to address the diverse individual needs of our employees and their families.
For California (CA), the base pay range for this position is $159,000 to $226,000 (highly experienced).
The pay for the successful candidate will depend on various factors (e.g., qualifications, education, prior experience). Applications will be accepted while this position is posted on our Careers website.
Edwards is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer including protected Veterans and individuals with disabilities.
COVID Vaccination Requirement
Edwards is committed to protecting our vulnerable patients and the healthcare providers who are treating them. As such, all patient-facing and in-hospital positions require COVID-19 vaccination. If hired into a covered role, as a condition of employment, you will be required to submit proof that you have been vaccinated for COVID-19, unless you request and are granted a medical or religious accommodation for exemption from the vaccination requirement. This vaccination requirement does not apply in locations where it is prohibited by law to impose vaccination.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's Degree in related field
- Minimum of twelve years experience managing large to midsize projects and/or programs of increasing complexity
Edwards Lifesciences Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs include a 401(k) match complemented by a separate profit‑sharing contribution. These elements add meaningful long‑term value to total compensation.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — An employee stock purchase plan with a discount and look‑back feature, alongside stock awards for eligible roles, provides notable upside. Program expansions indicate continued accessibility.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time‑off policies include generous PTO, company holidays, and a year‑end holiday shutdown. These offerings enhance work‑life support when available at the site.
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What We Do
Edwards Lifesciences (NYSE: EW), is the global leader in patient-focused medical innovations for structural heart disease, as well as critical care and surgical monitoring. We thrive on discovery and expanding the boundaries of medical technology, serving patients in 100+ countries, with the help of our employees in areas including Clinical Affairs, Quality Engineering, Research & Development, Regulatory Affairs, Sales & Marketing, corporate functions and more. Our roots date back to 1958 when Miles Lowell Edwards, a retired engineer with a background in hydraulics and fuel pump operations, set out to build the first artificial heart. Edwards believed the heart could be mechanized and was encouraged by Dr. Albert Starr to focus on developing an artificial heart valve. After just two years, the first Starr-Edwards mitral valve was developed and successfully placed in a patient. This innovation spawned Edwards Laboratories. Miles’ fascination with healing the heart and helping patients with heart disease stemmed from his own experience with rheumatic fever as a teenager and continues to fuel our patient-first culture today. Today, we are as passionate about providing innovative solutions for people fighting cardiovascular disease as we have ever been. It's our Credo. It takes integrity, collaboration, innovation, and focus. We are leaders in the design and manufacture of tissue replacement heart valves and repair products as well as advanced hemodynamic monitoring. We partner with physicians to innovate products designed to help patients live longer, healthier, and more productive lives. Our work is both rewarding and a privilege. The importance of what we do defines our approach. We work together to create an environment where ideas can flourish and we provide our people with the resources, expertise and support to bring those ideas to life. For our legal terms and trademarks, please visit: https://www.edwards.com/legal/legal-terms
