Integration Specialist Interim NEW

Cedar are looking for an Integration Specialist to support a leading professional services organisation as it undertakes a major cross-border integration programme. This work involves aligning multiple German entities into a unified operating structure across systems, processes, governance and ways of working.

The business is seeking a highly capable Integration Specialist to join the Transformation Office and drive the seamless integration of teams, operations and infrastructure across Germany and the wider group. This is a hands-on delivery role focused on coordination, alignment and operational change.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate integration activities across German entities, ensuring alignment with group-wide operating models
• Build and maintain detailed integration plans across Finance, HR, IT, Operations, Legal and Commercial functions
• Analyse current-state processes and map them to future-state group standards
• Support systems integration and data alignment activities across offices and departments
• Facilitate the harmonisation of policies, workflows, reporting structures and governance frameworks
• Identify and resolve integration issues, risks, dependencies and cross-border blockers
• Work closely with German leadership teams to ensure smooth adoption and operational continuity
• Provide updates, reporting and insights to programme leadership and executive stakeholders
• Engage in regular travel to Germany and other European offices to support integration delivery

Skills & Experience Required

• Strong experience delivering process, system and organisational integration across multi-country or multi-entity environments
• Proven delivery background within professional services or a comparable complex organisation
• Confident working across multiple workstreams with senior operational and functional stakeholders
• Strong understanding of German business practices, regulatory frameworks or operational norms
• Skilled in developing integration plans, mapping processes, managing RAID logs and coordinating cross-functional teams
• Ability to navigate ambiguity, influence stakeholders and drive alignment across cultures
• German language skills are advantageous but not essential
• Willingness to travel regularly across the UK and Germany