M&A Product Tech Diligence Architect, Manager

Work You'll Do

• Assess the product and technology architecture of acquisition targets, divestiture assets, and portfolio companies to help clients make informed transaction decisions.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to corporate and private equity (PE) clients.
• Analyze a wide variety of solutions, select the most relevant tools/techniques, interpret and report on outputs.
• Evaluate software products, digital platforms, engineering environments, and support technology ecosystems.
• Assist in product and technology architecture assessments for buy-side, sell-side, and carve-out due diligence engagements.
• Assess product scalability, resilience, maintainability, extensibility, security, and operational readiness.
• Identify technical debt, legacy constraints, architecture bottlenecks, and other technology risks that may affect valuation or investment thesis.
• Translate technical findings into concise diligence outputs, including red flags, risk assessments, Day 1 implications, and value creation recommendations.
• Present a coherent perspective in verbal, written, and analytical formats, as part of a broader M&A diligence effort.
• Collaborate with broader diligence teams across commercial, financial, operational, cybersecurity, and data workstreams.
• Support post-close planning by advising on integration complexity, separation considerations, modernization priorities, and architecture-related synergies.
• Develop work plans for components of engagements, coordinate activities between work streams, and identify changes in scope.
• Design deliverable content to precisely reflect the engagement contract and client needs and strive to improve deliverable quality through verification and validation of results.
• Present findings and recommendations to senior stakeholders, including private equity investors, corporate development teams, CTOs, CIOs, and executive sponsors.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in product architecture, software engineering, enterprise architecture, or platform engineering.
• 6+ years of experience evaluating product architecture, platform design, cloud environments, integration patterns, APIs, data flows, and infrastructure dependencies.
• 3+ years of experience with major cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• 3+ years of experience synthesizing data, identifying risks and value-creation opportunities, and developing perspectives and implications as part of an overall concrete assessment of the subject company.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field and 6+ years consulting and/or industry experience; alternatively, an MBA with 4+ years relevant work experience.
• Limited immigration sponsorship may be available.
• Experience leading digital transformation efforts across custom-developed technologies, etc.
• Experience leading pre- and post- merger M&A IT activities.
• Experience assisting in the completion and delivery of at least 2 IT due diligence projects for strategic or financial clients.
• Experience assisting in the completion and delivery of at least 5 software assessments.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical issues in business terms.
• Ability to operate effectively in fast-paced, deadline-driven environments with multiple concurrent workstreams.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple task assignments.
• Collaborating with practitioners in other practices and businesses.
• Familiarity with cybersecurity, privacy, compliance, and regulatory considerations relevant to technology-enabled businesses.
• Experience with B2B SaaS, enterprise software, data platforms, or digital product businesses.
• Experience with carve-out planning, transition service agreements, and post-merger integration.
• Certifications such as TOGAF, AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Architect, or equivalent.

Pay

The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $128,000 to $252,500.