Integration Lead

Role: Integration Lead Organization: Cobalt Service Partners (cobaltsp.com) Location Remote; regular travel to partner-company sites required Reports To: VP, Operational Excellence COBALT SERVICE PARTNERS OVERVIEW Cobalt is a private equity-backed company aiming to build the most impactful business in the commercial access and security industry (access control systems, video surveillance systems, intrusion detection systems and other low voltage systems integration). Cobalt is backed by Alpine Investors, a private equity firm specializing in middle market companies in the services and software industries and with $15bn+ of AUM. Cobalt's Co-CEOs (Tyler Hoffman and Anthony Gonzalez) are experienced investors and operators. In two and a half years since launching, Cobalt has successfully acquired 22 partner companies and established itself as one of the leading platforms in a highly attractive and fragmented industry that is benefitting from substantial secular growth tailwinds. POSITION OVERVIEW The Integration Lead owns the integration playbook and the 100-day onboarding for every Cobalt acquisition, quarterbacking the cross-functional plan from pre-close readiness through Day 100. The role reports to the VP of Operational Excellence and partners with the value-creation team, partner-company leadership, and Cobalt's accounting, technology, and operating-system functions to build the playbook and the operating cadence so integration occurs on time and within scope and doesn't depend on individual heroics. WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE Acquisitions fully onboarded to Cobalt's operating standard within 100 days Integration plans delivered on time and on scope Value-creation plans built and signed off before close Planned value levers started within 90 days of closing Blockers cleared or escalated within target timeframes KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Build the plan before close: attend pre-close onsites, meet the management team in person, and have a written Day-1 and 100-day integration plan approved and ready by close Own the announcement and the communication: lead how each acquisition is announced, so the acquired team and Cobalt stakeholders always know what's changing, what's staying, and when Get every acquisition fully onboarded within 100 days: bring each business onto Cobalt's operating system, on time and on scope Run the cadence and clear the path: coordinate finance, systems, and operating-model workstreams in parallel, keep a persistent action register current, and escalate blockers with a recommendation Enable value capture: make sure every planned lever has a named owner, a target, and a baseline, and that levers are executed on schedule Hand off clean and durable: leave each business running a stable, standardized operation that keeps running without your continued involvement Build the playbook: sharpen the Day-1 checklist, communication plan, and value template after every deal so the process compounds and each new deal starts ahead of the las...