Strategic Project Manager - M&A and Growth Strategy

What you´ll do

• The Strategic Project Manager – M&A and Growth Strategy will lead and support high-impact initiatives tied to acquisitions, integration, and strategic growth. This role will help evaluate opportunities, coordinate M&A-related workstreams, and translate business priorities into clear plans, governance, milestones, and measurable outcomes.
• Working closely with senior leaders and cross-functional teams, this individual will bring structure to complex and confidential initiatives, support decision-making, manage risks and dependencies, and help ensure strategic growth initiatives deliver business value.
• Key Responsibilities:
  • Lead cross-functional projects tied to M&A, integration, growth strategy, and business priorities.
  • Support acquisition evaluation, due diligence coordination, integration planning, and post-close tracking.
  • Translate strategic objectives into clear plans, timelines, workstreams, owners, and success measures.
  • Coordinate inputs across key functions, including Finance, Legal, Commercial, Operations, HR, IT, Supply Chain, and Market Intelligence.
  • Track progress, risks, decisions, value realization, and business outcomes.
  • Prepare executive updates, recommendations, and decision-support materials.
  • Facilitate alignment across senior leaders and functional teams.
  • Support repeatable M&A and strategic project tools, templates, dashboards, and governance routines.

What makes you a good fit

• Approximately 10 years of experience in strategy, consulting, corporate development, M&A integration, business transformation, PMO leadership, or strategic project management.
• Experience leading high-visibility, cross-functional initiatives with senior leaders.
• Exposure to M&A, due diligence, integration, corporate development, or complex transformation strongly preferred.
• Strong project management discipline, including planning, governance, risk management, executive reporting, and benefits tracking.
• Strong business and financial acumen, with ability to support business cases, investment decisions, and value tracking.
• Ability to structure ambiguous business problems into clear plans and recommendations.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills.
• High level of discretion, judgment, ownership, and comfort working in confidential environments.
• Proficiency with project management, reporting, and collaboration tools.
• PMP certification preferred; demonstrated project management proficiency required.
• Industry experience in consumer goods, adhesives, manufacturing, distribution, building materials, or similar sectors is a plus.

Some benefits of joining Henkel

• Health Insurance: affordable plans for medical, dental, vision and wellbeing starting on day 1
• Work-Life Balance: Paid time off including sick, vacation, holiday and volunteer time, flexible & hybrid work policies (depending on role), and vacation buy / sell program
• Financial: 401k matching, employee share plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares, annual performance bonus, service awards and student loan reimbursement
• Family Support: 12-week gender neutral parental leave (up to 20 weeks for parents giving birth), fertility support, adoption & surrogacy reimbursement, discounted child and elderly care, and scholarships
• Career Growth: diverse national and international growth opportunities, access to thousands of skills development courses, and tuition reimbursement

The salary range for this role is $105,000.00 and $130,000.00. This range represents the good‑faith minimum and maximum wages the Company reasonably expects to offer for this role at the time of posting. In addition to base salary, this position may be eligible for incentive pay or other forms of compensation, as applicable. The Company also offers a comprehensive benefits package as described above. Actual compensation will be based on factors such as the candidate’s skills, experience, education, training, and work location. This posting is intended to comply with all applicable state and local pay transparency laws.

Henkel does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Unsolicited referrals and resumes are considered Henkel property and therefore, Henkel will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited referral.

At Henkel, we come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe the uniqueness of all our employees is the power in us. Henkel is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.

JOB ID: 26098526

Job Locations: United States, OH, Westlake, OH

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