Project Manager - Integration (Business/Operations)
Location: Dublin (hybrid)
Contract Length: 12 months
Start Date: May 2026 target
Sector: Global Life Sciences
Company: Korn Ferry is partnering with a global Life Sciences organisation on a strategically important integration programme linked to a recent acquisition.
The opportunity
We are looking for a strong cross-functional Project Manager to support business and operational workstreams within a major integration programme. The project has a targeted September go-live and will require continued integration support for around six months afterwards.
The successful candidate will help coordinate key workstreams within an accelerated Day 1 operating model, working across functions to keep activity aligned, actions progressing, and stakeholders engaged. This is not a role for someone who needs everything tightly defined upfront. It will suit a Project Manager who is comfortable with ambiguity, able to move between different subject areas, and confident operating in a global, fast-changing programme environment.
Although there may be early involvement with workstreams such as HR/payroll and broader operational activity, the requirement is not for a functional HR specialist. The emphasis is on broad project management capability, flexibility, and the ability to support different parts of the programme as needs evolve.
Key responsibilities
- Support delivery of a complex cross-functional integration programme, helping to coordinate key business and operational workstreams.
- Manage core PM activity including project plans, milestones, RAID logs, actions, status reporting, and stakeholder communications.
- Work with functional leads to ensure workstream activity remains aligned to overall programme timelines and Day 1 priorities.
- Help drive operational readiness ahead of go-live, ensuring dependencies, decisions, and risks are surfaced and addressed early.
- Build strong working relationships across multiple teams and disciplines, helping connect activity that cuts across functions.
- Bring structure and momentum to areas where requirements or ownership may still be evolving.
- Support programme governance and follow-through, ensuring agreed actions are delivered and stakeholders remain informed.
- Continue to support the integration through post-go-live activity, helping maintain delivery focus across the stabilisation phase.
Candidate profile
- Experienced Project Manager with a background in transformation, integration, change, or complex operational programmes.
- Comfortable working across business functions rather than remaining in a narrow silo.
- Strong experience managing stakeholders, coordinating activity, and maintaining pace across multiple workstreams.
- Demonstrated ability to operate successfully where scope is still developing and where teams need someone to create clarity and structure.
- Good judgement, strong follow-through, and the ability to balance detail with the bigger picture.
- Experience in global environments and confidence dealing with stakeholders across locations and levels.
- Exposure to Life Sciences, healthcare, regulated operations, laboratory environments, or post-acquisition integration would be helpful, though not essential.
Personal style
- Flexible and adaptable, with a genuine willingness to move across areas as needed.
- Strong communicator who can engage effectively with both functional teams and senior stakeholders.
- Organised, delivery-focused, and comfortable taking ownership.
- Solutions-oriented and pragmatic, with a bias for action.
- Able to navigate uncertainty without losing momentum.
About Korn Ferry
Korn Ferry unleashes potential in people, teams, and organizations. We work with our clients to design optimal organization structures, roles, and responsibilities. We help them hire the right people and advise them on how to reward and motivate their workforce while developing professionals as they navigate and advance their careers. To learn more, please visit Korn Ferry at www.Kornferry.com
