Director of Integration (CA, USA)

Director of Integration

Location: California

Industry: Manufacturing

Position Overview

A growing manufacturing organization is seeking a Director of Integration to lead cross-functional initiatives focused on bringing together people, processes, systems, and operations across the business. This individual will serve as a key partner to executive leadership and functional teams, helping ensure strategic initiatives are implemented effectively and consistently across the organization.

The ideal candidate combines strong project leadership with a practical understanding of manufacturing operations and has experience managing complex initiatives involving multiple business functions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise-wide integration initiatives across operations, supply chain, commercial, finance, technology, and other functional areas.

• Develop and execute integration plans, timelines, milestones, and performance metrics.

• Partner with senior leadership to identify opportunities to standardize and improve processes across the organization.

• Coordinate cross-functional teams and maintain accountability for key integration deliverables.

• Identify operational gaps, risks, and dependencies and develop plans to address them.

• Support the integration of new businesses, locations, systems, or capabilities as the organization grows.

• Establish repeatable processes and best practices that support scalability.

• Communicate progress, risks, and recommendations to executive leadership.

• Drive continuous improvement while balancing operational priorities and business needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, or a related field.

• 7+ years of progressive experience in operations, integration, program management, or a related discipline.

• Experience within manufacturing, industrial products, or a similar operating environment strongly preferred.

• Demonstrated success leading complex, cross-functional initiatives.

• Strong project management, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to influence stakeholders across multiple levels and functions.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Experience working within a growing, acquisitive, or private equity-backed organization is a plus.