Business Analyst Mergers and Acquisitions - Austin, TX! POST NUMBER: 475991

Vaco is currently assisting a top client in their search for a Business Analyst with mergers and acquisition experience in their Austin TX office! This role supports the smooth integration of newly acquired companies into the organization. This person will identify challenges, improve processes, and help transition people, data, and systems onto company platforms. They will work closely with integration, technology, and firm leadership to solve problems, track progress, and ensure changes are effectively implemented and sustained. This is a contract to hire position that is fully onsite and hiring immediately. This position pays up to $110k per year depending on experience.

Key Responsibilities:

• Analyze and document current processes across acquired firms and company functions; turn findings into clear integration plans.
• Map current workflows to future-state processes, identifying gaps and opportunities to standardize.
• Recommend and help implement improved workflows; work with teams to update procedures and documentation.
• Contribute to improving integration templates, standards, and playbooks.
• Act as a bridge to technology teams, helping define integration needs and ensure alignment with company systems.
• Lead data migration planning, including mapping, validation, cutover steps, and testing to maintain accuracy and continuity.
• Oversee user acceptance testing by creating test scenarios, coordinating testers, and ensuring readiness for launch.
• Create or support training materials to help teams adopt company technology and shared platforms.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• 4/5 years of Business Analyst work
• Significant experience in Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) and/or Integrations of new companies.

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual’s skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company’s 401(k) retirement plan. Additional disclaimer: Unless otherwise noted in the job description, the position Vaco/Highspring is filing for is occupied. Please note, however, that Vaco/Highspring is regularly asked to provide talent to other organizations. By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. Submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase within Vaco/Highspring will be otherwise assessed by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco/Highspring does not have knowledge of the tools used by its clients in making final hiring decisions and cannot opine on their use of AI products.