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Armstrong World Industries · 1 month ago

Integration Management Office (IMO) Project Manager Job

Lancaster, PA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$125K/yr - $165K/yr

7+ years exp

Armstrong World Industries is a leader in the design and manufacture of innovative architectural applications. The Project Manager, IMO will lead critical initiatives that drive value creation through M&A diligence and integration, collaborating across multiple business units to achieve strategic outcomes.

Building MaterialHome RenovationManufacturing

Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Lead and drive complex, cross-functional projects that align directly to AWI’s growth strategy. These projects will span the lifecycle of the diligence and integration process

Develop, use and implement ‘best practice’ project management practices. Facilitate work and collaboration across business units, functional teams, and new acquisitions to deliver financial and strategic outcomes

Excellent communication and change management skills are necessary in all aspects of project management. Anticipating risks, challenges to change and proactively preparing teams / individuals for

Anticipate risks, remove roadblocks, and proactively recommend solutions to initiative sponsors

Provide clear, concise project updates, insights and decision-ready reporting

Continuously improve our integration approach and internal processes

Partner with P&L leaders across the company to achieve business cases for recently acquired companies

Develop toward PMO leadership responsibilities

Partner closely with the Business Development team during M&A diligence

Lead key early-integration workstreams and help shape the integration experience from day one

Balance multiple priorities and adapt quickly as information evolves

Serve as one of AWI’s first faces to new employees — building trust, creating alignment, and modeling our values and operating principles

Develop and operationalize standard tools, templates, and processes for diligence and integration

Contribute to the development of AWI’s M&A integration playbook and ways of working

Qualification

M&A ExperienceProject ManagementChange ManagementProcess ImprovementStrategic ThinkingInterpersonal SkillsCommunication Skills

Required

Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant experience

7+ years M&A or experience managing large scale projects or integrations is preferred

Experience working across functions and levels — ideally within a commercial, manufacturing, or building products environment

Exceptional interpersonal and change leadership skills in a matrixed environment

Strong communication skills and the ability to adapt communications to audience

Strategic thinker with strong business acumen — able to connect dots, simplify complexity, and structure insight

Measured, resourceful, and solutions-oriented under pressure — thrives in fast-paced diligence/integration environments

Open to new ideas, ways of thinking and working

Excellent listener with an instinct for uncovering opportunity

Hands-on, collaborative team player with a bias for action

Benefits

A benefits package including: medical, dental, prescription drug, life insurance, 401k match, long-term disability coverage, vacation and sick time, product discount programs and many more.