Lead, Value Creation Office (VCO) and Integration Management Office (IMO)

Forge is seeking a VCO / IMO Lead to drive program management across the Value Creation Office and lead the Integration Management Office as Forge expands its portfolio through acquisitions. This role, dual-hatted with Corporate Development, partners closely with senior leaders to ensure that value creation projects and post-close integrations are delivered on time, within scope, and on budget. This is a high-visibility role for a senior program and integration leader who thrives in fast-paced, deal-driven environments and enjoys turning strategic intent into measurable results.

Why This Role Exists

Forge is pursuing an ambitious growth strategy that includes acquisitions to expand its portfolio. The VCO / IMO Lead will provide the program discipline, integration expertise, and executive-level judgment required to ensure that every deal delivers on its thesis — from Day 1 readiness through full operational integration and synergy realization — while continuing to drive value creation across the existing business.

What Success Looks Like

Within the first 6–12 months, a successful VCO / IMO Lead will:

• Establish a consistent program management framework across VCO and IMO initiatives

• Stand up a scalable IMO operating model and integration playbook to support Forge's acquisition agenda

• Deliver value creation projects and integration milestones on time, within scope, and on budget

• Successfully lead one or more end-to-end integrations, capturing targeted synergies

• Translate deal thesis and diligence findings into clear post-close roadmaps

• Build repeatable tools and playbooks that scale across the enterprise and across future deals

Who Will Thrive in This Role

You are likely to succeed if you:

• Enjoy bringing structure to ambiguity and rigor to complex portfolios and integrations

• Influence senior leaders through credibility, judgment, and clear communication

• Balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution

• Move quickly, take ownership, and follow through in a deal-driven environment

• Are motivated by measurable value delivery, disciplined execution, and successful integration outcomes

How You Will Make an Impact

You will shape how Forge plans, integrates, and executes value creation initiatives and M&A transactions, ensuring transformation programs and integrations deliver on their intended value. Your work will directly influence how Forge scales through acquisition and how the enterprise governs its most important initiatives.

Your Experience Likely Includes:

• 10+ years leading complex program management and/or M&A integration initiatives

• Delivering complex projects and integrations aligned with strategic business goals

• Leading or standing up an Integration Management Office in a serial acquirer or PE-backed environment

• Leading and developing project management and integration teams in high-performing environments

• Supporting M&A transactions from diligence through post-close integration, including Day 1 readiness, synergy planning, and execution governance

Target Compensation: $175,000 - $200,000 plus Bonus eligible

Why Join Forge

This is an opportunity to build foundational program management and integration capabilities at a company with bold growth and acquisition ambitions. You will work closely with senior leaders, influence enterprise-wide initiatives and every deal in the pipeline, and play a meaningful role in shaping how Forge scales and transforms through disciplined execution, successful integration, and value capture.

Why Forge

Forge is a leading B2B events, media, and marketplace company that creates year round communities connecting professionals, decision makers, and brands across high-growth industries. Through a portfolio of more than 140 events, digital media properties, and commerce platforms, Forge helps customers build relationships, discover new opportunities, and accelerate business growth.

The company operates at the intersection of content, community, and commerce, delivering integrated experiences that connect audiences both in-person and digitally. Backed by a history of strategic acquisitions and continued investment in innovation, Forge is focused on building scalable platforms, expanding customer value, and creating differentiated experiences that strengthen engagement across its brands. This is a pivotal moment for the organization as it invests in the technology, products, and leadership required to support its next chapter of growth.

This is a high-visibility, high-impact role at a pivotal moment in Forge's growth. As Forge expands its portfolio through acquisitions, you will help shape how the organization evaluates, integrates, and scales acquired businesses while delivering on its most important value creation initiatives. You will work in close partnership with executives, Corporate Development, and program leaders across the business to build foundational program management and integration capabilities for scale.