Title: Senior Project Manager - M&A Integrations Reporting To: Senior Director - M&A Integrations Location: Vaughan, ON Summary: GFL is seeking a Senior Project Manager experienced in managing the implementation of sensitive M&A projects utilizing waterfall methodologies. They are a key driver in ensuring the success of integrating our larger acquisitions into GFL’s IT Environment, applications, processes and culture. This role is responsible for the overall planning, execution, and closure of integration projects, working closely with cross functional leaders (Treasury, HR, IT, Finance, Operations) and their M&A Integration teams to align activities with strategic objectives. The ideal candidate has a proven track record in project management, excellent communication skills, experience navigating acquisition integration and is able to pivot and adapt to the complexities and sensitivities of acquisitions. Key Responsibilities: Establish and manage the detailed project plans, timelines, integration checklists, and resource allocation across multiple integration workstreams. Coordinate cross-functional teams (functional leads and Subject Matter Experts) to define integration scope, requirements, objectives, and deliverables. Track key milestones, ensuring all functional workstreams remain aligned to the overall integration strategy. Facilitate integration-related meetings, including weekly cadences and working sessions, documenting decisions, action items, and ensuring timely follow-up. Clear, confident and pro-active communication, ensuring the right messages to the right audience at the right time. Manage stakeholders across both the acquiring and acquired organizations, ensuring clear and consistent communication of progress, challenges, and changes Pro-actively identify, track, and escalate potential risks that could impact integration timelines. Exhibits calm and decisive leadership during periods of intense change, instilling confidence and ensuring stakeholders remain focused and aligned. Serve as a central point of contact for workstream leads, providing guidance and removing roadblocks to keep projects on track. Follow the GFL acquisition integration project governance & process and promote and reinforce its use with GFL business and project teams. Ensure the confidentiality and sensitivity of merger and acquisitions is kept. Ensure change management strategy and plan are wholesome and planned out. Proactively take ownership to address acquisition and internal customers’ needs and drive resolution of any issues, risks or concerns in a timely and professional manner while ensuring that the solution meets the customer’s needs Coordinate assigned project team members; ensure timely activity, integration and efficient use of time and resources to meet requirements. You will be expected to proactively drive continuous improvement in acquisition integration project standards Academic Training: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, or a related field. Project Management certification, PMP or related technical discipline or an equivalent combination of education and experience is required Work Experience: Minimum of 5 years' experience in managing projects utilizing waterfall methodologies. Specific Competencies: Must possess strong stakeholder management, adaptability, communication and business writing skills Ability to effectively communicate schedule, status, including issues and with a problem-solving approach A highly motivated and resourceful individual with strong leadership, organizational, analytical, troubleshooting and conflict resolution skills. French/English bilingual is an asset We thank you for your interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted. 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