Application Integration Specialist- Mergers & Acquisitions

Gallagher
Rolling Meadows, IL


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Overview

The M&A Application Integration Specialist is responsible for leading the integration of Merger & Acquisition and existing application integrations with Corporate Applications owned by the GTS Corporate Applications team. This position serves as an integrations subject matter expert (SME), supporting processes, and implementing improvements. The Application Integration Specialist ensures appropriate controls are in place and integrates data for decision makers and business owners to support integration and rationalization of M&A entities’ applications with Corporate Applications.  The Application Integration Specialist also provides administrative and project support to the team

How you'll make an impact

Responsibilities

  • Serve as GTS Corporate applications SME associated with integration and rationalization of M&A applications into Corporate Applications.
  • Determine the best technical functionality, content, processes, and procedures.
  • Analyze data, document source-to-target mapping, read data models, perform data mining, and assist with data profiling.
  • Assist with the design and implementation of operational and system enhancements to ensure production capabilities are both effective and efficient.
  • Develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders and technology staff, including off-shore personnel, to ensure that communication is open and ongoing.
  • Serve as liaison between stakeholders and project management teams to keep initiatives moving forward smoothly and in accordance with project plans.
  • Define project scope, deliverable priorities, and recommend alternative solutions.
About You

Required:

  • Minimum of 8 years of experience working with complex application data integration and rationalization, especially M&A data integration
  • Experience integrating business processes and data between multiple on-premises and cloud applications
  • Working "hands-on" knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle and project management methodologies
  • Corporate Applications acumen, especially Financial
  • Strong business and technical process flow software (e.g., Visio, Lucid)
  • Strong PC skills, including experience using MS Office Products, especially Word, Excel, Project, and PowerPoint
  • Excellent organization, verbal, and written communication skills
  • Experience working with off-shore or remote development/support teams

Desired:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology , Engineering, Business, or related field
  • Strong SQL query skills for both on-premises and cloud hosted databases (e.g., Snowflake)
  • Experience working in large enterprises with domestic and international locations

Work Traits:

  • Demonstrated ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously
  • Ability to work at a fast pace and cope with conflicting deadlines
  • Proven ability to deliver excellent customer service
  • Good analytical and problem solving skills
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Dependable, hardworking, professional, self-starter, able to work well with cross-functional teams
  • Ability to perform both project management and business/systems analysis

Compensation and benefits

We offer a competitive and comprehensive compensation package. The base salary range represents the anticipated low end and high end of the range for this position. The actual compensation will be influenced by a wide range of factors including, but not limited to previous experience, education, pay market/geography, complexity or scope, specialized skill set, lines of business/practice area, supply/demand, and scheduled hours. On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits.

Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:

  • Medical/dental/vision plans, which start from day one!
  • Life and accident insurance
  • 401(K) and Roth options
  • Tax-advantaged accounts (HSA, FSA)
  • Educational expense reimbursement
  • Paid parental leave

Other benefits include:

  • Digital mental health services (Talkspace)
  • Flexible work hours (availability varies by office and job function)
  • Training programs
  • Gallagher Thrive program – elevating your health through challenges, workshops and digital fitness programs for your overall wellbeing
  • Charitable matching gift program
  • And more...

**The benefits summary above applies to fulltime positions. If you are not applying for a fulltime position, details about benefits will be provided during the selection process.

We value inclusion and diversity

Click Here to review our U.S. Eligibility Requirements

Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organization. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work.

Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.

Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as “protected characteristics”) by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.

Posted 2026-04-18

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