Manager, Acquisitions & Integration

at  hearinglifeCanada

ABOUT HEARING LIFE

HearingLife Canada, and National Affiliated Partners, is the largest provider of hearing healthcare service in Canada. Working in unison with the National Campaign for Better Hearing’s awareness campaign (campaignforbetterhearing.org), our core philosophy is to provide life-changing hearing care while increasing awareness of the effects of hearing loss and the benefits of hearing devices.
Across Canada, HearingLife consists of over 300 hearing healthcare clinics and nearly 900 dedicated professionals proudly united behind one simple vision, “To help more people hear better.”
The Manager – Acquisitions & Integrations is responsible for assisting the Director of Acquisitions & Integrations in processes related to acquiring and integrating new business. This will include responsibility for organizing, facilitating, and delivering results aligned with the organizations overall business strategy and will require working alongside and collaborating with the Manager, Projects & Integrations. The Manager of Acquisitions & Integrations is also responsible for managing the daily operational processes of acquired business through the post-close and integration period focusing on the HearingLife operating model. This role is accountable for providing leadership, training, and coaching to the acquired team and to execute all company strategies effectively. This position requires interaction with a range of internal and external stakeholders while managing several moving project parts simultaneously.

To achieve this goal, the Manager – Acquisitions & Integrations will divide their time between the following areas of responsibility:

• Acquisition and integration management
• Integration planning and execution
• Culture and employee experience

CULTURE & EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE

• Passionate and knowledgeable on HearingLife organizational structure, processes, procedures, and products
• Act as a HearingLife Ambassador by living the brand and its values in every interaction with all external and internal partners.
• Establish rapport and strong relationships with acquisition employees to support the transition from their existing organization’s culture and operations to the HearingLife Way in a positive way.
• Identify the communication and behavioral gaps during the integration and transition process.
• Prioritize the key pieces of knowledge to share with employees in each interaction to gradually acclimatize people to our systems.
• Be the initial point of contact with hands on hyper-care with acquired employees during the integration process; Develop a trusting relationship and provide communication in a positive and professional manner.

EDUCATION

• College Degree/Diploma in business, finance, or management

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a client facing role managing projects and multiple stakeholders to complete complex merger and integration processes; Clinical hearing health care experience an asset.

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Communication skills - ability to clearly communicate & articulate key ideas and concepts with people at all levels of the business.
• Leadership Skills - keep cross functional teams motivated and ensure each work stream is moving towards achieving project completion.
• Quantitative analytical skills: can extract and interpret information to justify business decisions.
• Computer and system skills – proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Blueprint, and project management systems
• Knowledgeable of business – complete understanding and subject matter knowledge of the business and functional departments
• Organizational skills - can manage multiple tasks to meet objectives and critical deadlines; able to execute to plan.
• Strong Accounting experience an asset

Please refer the Job description for details