Manager, Due Diligence Strategy

Responsibilities

Lead enterprise-wide Strategy engagements in business due diligence and performance improvement initiatives across corporate and private equity clients
Act as the day-to-day, full-time project manager to help ensure successful problem formulation, hypotheses generation, comprehensive analysis, testing hypotheses, and problem resolution
Oversight of highly skilled KPMG work teams throughout the project lifecycle and serve as the primary team interface with various levels of executives/team members including setting scopes, budgets, staffing resources, generating information/data requests, leading client workshops, coordinating final deliverables and presentation of results
Create value-add insights that tie to the clients strategic and financial ambitions, including identifying the underlying value proposition and challenging the clients investment thesis through structured data analyses to identify operational risks, efficiencies, or other opportunities
Support professional development of KPMG team members

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years external consulting experience in a client-facing strategy discipline at a Big 4 firm, major strategy firm, or a boutique strategy firm, with a focus on private equity due diligence, operational due diligence, and performance improvement; additional relevant work experience, ideally within M&A Operations for a private equity or Fortune 100 firm is preferred
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university, preferably in Business Administration, Engineering, or other related field; Masters degree in Business Administration from an accredited college/university is preferred
• Experience helping global corporations and/or private equity firms conduct thorough analysis of potential acquisition targets, including assessing and executing operational due diligence and performance improvements; solid experience in project/program management, strategic cost management, operational improvement, customer profitability, discount optimization, organizational restructuring, change management and/or corporate turnarounds
• Strong business acumen with deep analytical/problem solving skills and the ability to understand how business model decisions impact operating model design/execution across operations, technology, and organizational design
• Ability and willingness to travel as necessary
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Pay

Compensation is competitive and commensurate with experience.

Schedule

Standard work hours are typically 9 AM - 5 PM, Monday through Friday.

Benefits

KPMG offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical and dental plans, vision coverage, disability and life insurance, 401(k) plans, and a robust suite of personal well-being benefits to support your mental health. Depending on job classification, standard work hours, and years of service, KPMG provides Personal Time Off per fiscal year. Additionally, each year KPMG publishes a calendar of holidays to be observed during the year and provides eligible employees two breaks each year where employees will not be required to use Personal Time Off; one is at year end and the other is around the July 4th holiday. For more information about our benefits, visit our KPMG US Careers site.

Equal Opportunity Employer

KPMG is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws regarding recruitment and hiring. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, disability, protected veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.