AI Fire is a leading provider of fire and life safety services in the U.S. offering national account services via its vendor network at Academy Fire and serving local and regional customers through Impact Fire’s employed technicians across 45+ district offices nationwide. AI Fire has completed over 45 acquisitions and will continue to build upon its well-established acquisition and integration model with its new private equity partner. Benefits of joining AI Fire
When you join AI Fire you will receive:
- Competitive compensation
- Pay is on a weekly cycle, every Friday
- Career Advancement Opportunities
- Competitive benefits, including healthcare, dental, vision, life insurance, paid time off and holidays
- Company paid short and long-term disability
- Immediately vested in our 401(k) company match
- Full-time employees participate in our Shared Ownership Program which offers a monetary bonus aligned to the company's long-term success. This program fosters an ownership mindset and ensures that every employee meaningfully shares in the success they help create.
- Exceptional guidance and support from our managers
- Collaborative culture & environment
- Opportunity to work alongside some of the best talent in the fire protection industry
This individual will play a key role in integration planning and execution efforts for AI Fire’s numerous acquisitions. The Integration Associate will coordinate with a cross-functional integration team to ensure all relevant tasks are completed, including activities ranging from developing and implementing actionable plans to achieve transaction objectives, to diving deep on tactical aspects of integration projects. Stakeholder groups include Operations, IT, HR, Finance, and Safety. Successful M&A Integration Associates are self-starters, able to work autonomously, natural problem- solvers, collaborative, flexible, and not fazed by adversity or ambiguity. This individual will report to the Integration Manager and partner with the larger M&A team to facilitate a smooth transition from acquisition diligence through the completed integration of the business.
This is a remote opportunity.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Develop integration plan and timeline in collaboration with the EVP of M&A and Integration Manager
- Support several acquisition integrations implementations simultaneously.
- Define, track and communicate appropriate initiatives and deliverables to the broader integration team and management stakeholders.
- Further define and improve AI Fire’s best-practice integration “playbook”.
- Create and update dashboards for internal and external updates.
- Communicate project priorities for key stakeholders.
- Collaborate with functional teams to align resources to integration plans.
- Prepare appropriate documentation to close out integration projects and facilitate effective hand-offs.
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
- 2-5 years of project management experience or consulting
- Prior M&A Integration experience is a plus
- BA required in Business, Finance, Accounting or related field.
- Strong cross-functional collaboration skills
- Excellent project management, interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills
- Effective and collaborative communication and skills, with the ability to customize approach for a variety of audiences ranging from senior executives to junior resources.
- Ability to perform tasks with minimal supervision and manage tasks from start to finish.
- Proficiency in MS Office tools, particularly Excel and PowerPoint
- This position requires 50% travel to support integrations.
Successful completion of a drug test and pre-employment background screening is required.
For consideration, please apply on-line. Employment with an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) including disability/veterans.
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