Acquisition Integration Project Manager in City of Westminster

Are you ready to lead the integration of newly acquired businesses into Leonardo’s Cyber Division? Our Acquisition Integration Project Manager will be responsible for delivering a complex, high-value acquisition integration that supports our division's ambitious growth agenda and strengthens the secure software capabilities we can offer our customers. You’ll play a pivotal role in shaping outcomes, influencing direction, and ensuring delivery excellence across multiple functions and stakeholders.

This role may involve a blended hybrid working model, with a mixture of working from home and working on site at our Leonardo offices to ensure close collaboration with the wider team and with our customers. This is initially a 9-12 month fixed-term contract with opportunity to go permanent, post integration.

What you will do as an Acquisition Integration Project Manager:

• Lead the delivery of the integration project, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives, contractual obligations, and financial targets.
• Influence and manage senior internal and external stakeholders to ensure successful integration planning and execution.
• Oversee commercial negotiations and contractual change management in collaboration with Contract Managers.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration with Finance, HR, IT, Operations, and Legal to ensure timely and cost-effective delivery.
• Lead project-level risk and opportunity management, including contingency planning.
• Inspire and empower integration teams, fostering high performance and accountability.
• Report progress to senior leadership and contribute to long-term strategic planning.
• Champion governance, process improvement, and knowledge sharing across integration projects and the wider business.

What you’ll bring:

• Recognised expertise in leading complex, multi-disciplinary projects or programmes, ideally involving M&A or business integration.
• Strategic thinking and the ability to influence at executive level.
• Strong commercial acumen and negotiation skills.
• Experience mentoring and developing project teams.
• Typically meets the APM Competency Framework at Project Manager (Advanced) or Programme Manager level.

Core Areas (must have):

• Proven leadership of complex, high-value projects across full lifecycle.
• Strategic stakeholder management and executive-level communication.
• Strong business acumen.
• Awareness of risk, governance, and performance management.
• Ability to shape strategic direction and drive continuous improvement.

Desirable:

• Knowledge of Leonardo or the UK Defence Cyber Security Market.
• Experience in Mergers & Acquisition projects.

This role is subject to pre-employment screening in line with the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). You must also be eligible for National Security Vetting (NSV), which may include Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV).

Why join us:

• At Leonardo, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We offer a comprehensive, company-funded benefits package that supports your wellbeing, career development, and work–life balance.
• Generous leave with the opportunity to accrue up to 12 additional flexi-days each year.
• Award-winning pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution.
• Free access to mental health support, financial advice, and employee-led networks.
• Free access to 4,000+ online courses via Coursera and LinkedIn Learning.
• Spend up to £500 annually on flexible benefits such as private healthcare, lifestyle discounts, and gym memberships.
• Flexible hours with hybrid working options.

Leonardo is a global leader in Aerospace, Defence, and Security. Headquartered in Italy, we employ over 53,000 people worldwide including 8,500 across 9 sites in the UK. Our employees are not just part of a team—they are key contributors to shaping innovation, advancing technology, and enhancing global safety.

At Leonardo we are committed to building an inclusive, accessible, and welcoming workplace. We believe that a diverse workforce sparks creativity, drives innovation, and leads to better outcomes for our people and our customers. If you have any accessibility requirements to support you during the recruitment process, just let us know.

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