M&A Operations, Senior Manager

M&A Operations, Senior Manager Job Description

You’re not the person who will settle for just any role. Neither are we. Because we’re out to create Better Care for a Better World, and that takes a certain kind of person and teams who care about making a difference. Here, you’ll bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground‑breaking brands. In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world.

It starts with YOU.

The M&A Operations Senior Manager is responsible for day-to-day program management and execution support across M&A initiatives. The role drives detailed planning, cross-functional coordination, milestone tracking, issue resolution, and the preparation of leadership reporting. This person acts as a hands‑on operator, ensuring structure, accuracy, and adherence to timelines across integration and separation activities.

• Manage day-to-day execution of M&A work streams and project activities across integration, separation, diligence, and/or transition phases
• Build, manage, and maintain detailed project plans, RAID logs, schedules, and dependency maps
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure progress against commitments, identifying obstacles and driving timely resolution of risks and issues
• Support development of Day 1 plans, 30/60/90‑day execution frameworks and ongoing activity
• Produce weekly and monthly leadership updates, dashboards, status summaries, and executive briefing materials
• Track and maintain program documentation, including decisions, actions, deliverables, assumptions, and open questions
• Assist with synergy tracking, TSA coordination, process cutovers, or other deal specific operational needs
• Prepare and facilitate working sessions, cross‑functional stand‑ups, and program‑level meetings
• Partner closely with the director and functional leaders to elevate issues, drive decisions, and maintain alignment
• Contribute to continuous improvement of M&A execution templates governance materials and operational tools

Huggies®. Kleenex®. Cottonelle®. Scott®. Kotex®. Poise®. Depend®. Kimberly‑Clark Professional®. You already know our legendary brands—and so does the rest of the world. In fact, millions of people use Kimberly‑Clark products every day. We know these amazing Kimberly‑Clark products wouldn’t exist without talented professionals, like you.

At Kimberly‑Clark, you’ll be part of the best team committed to driving innovation, growth and impact. We’re founded on more than 150 years of market leadership, and we’re always looking for new and better ways to perform – so there’s your open door of opportunity. It’s all here for you at Kimberly‑Clark.

Led by Purpose. Driven by You.

You perform at the highest level possible, and you appreciate a performance culture fueled by authentic caring. You want to be part of a company actively dedicated to sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development.

You love what you do, especially when the work you do makes a difference. At Kimberly‑Clark, we’re constantly exploring new ideas on how, when, and where we can best achieve results. When you join our team, you’ll experience Flex That Works: flexible (hybrid) work arrangements that empower you to have purposeful time in the office and partner with your leader to make flexibility work for both you and the business.

In one of our professional roles, you’ll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center. To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field. An MBA or a Master’s degree is a desirable.
• 5+ years of progressive experience in finance, with a significant portion focused on M&A integration and separation, either in a corporate role or with a consulting firm.
• Strong financial modeling, valuation, and analytical skills. Experience with finance-related software such as ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, Workday) and other financial reporting tools.
• Exceptional communication and…