Manager, Integration Planning

Summary: The Integration Planning Manager supports the overall coordination and execution of the integration operating system, ensuring that all workstreams are strategically aligned with the broader organizational integration plan. This role provides planning expertise across Integration Planning Teams and key partner functions, overseeing planning trackers, facilitating follow-through on critical actions and decisions, and maintaining robust RAID and decision-log processes. The Planning Manager ensures that Integration Planning Teams and associated workstreams remain aligned, on schedule, and that issues are addressed through proper risk management by fostering cross-functional collaboration. This position is part of the Integration Management Office, supporting the Director, Integration Planning & Execution, and working closely with workstream leaders and functional executives to surface risks, resolve blockers, and drive discipline, transparency, and momentum across the integration. Visa Sponsorship Available : No Minimum Requirements: Combination of Education and Experience will be considered. Must be authorized to work in the US as defined by the Immigration Act of 1986. Must pass a Criminal Background Check Demonstrated ability to manage trackers, follow-up routines, meeting cadence, and multi-stakeholder coordination. Strong organizational skills and attention to detail; able to keep multiple workstreams moving in parallel. Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to summarize updates, actions, and risks clearly. Proficiency with common project and collaboration tools (Excel, PowerPoint, Teams/SharePoint, and planning tools such as Smartsheet, MS Project, Jira, or similar). Preferred Requirements: Experience supporting cross-functional programs, transformations, or integrations. Familiarity with RAID logs, decision tracking, and executive/program governance processes. Experience in regulated, operationally intensive, or airline-related environments is a plus Job Duties: Planning and Execution Oversight Enforce and refine program governance standards in collaboration with the Director, including milestone management and accountability, across all workstreams. Monitor workstream health, proactively identifying schedule risks, dependency conflicts, and execution gaps that could impact program delivery. Conduct regular program reviews, holding workstream owners accountable to commitments and driving resolution of issues, dependencies, and risks in a timely manner. Manage the integration master plan across multiple concurrent workstreams, ensuring alignment to the broader integration calendar and strategic milestones. RAID, Action, and Decision Management Manage RAID log governance across the program in collaboration with the Director, ensuring all risks, actions, issues, and decisions are captured, assigned, tracked, and resolved with clear accountability.