PEPI Director - Merger Integration & Carve outs (Open to all US locations)

About the role

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is a global consulting firm with over 10,000 entrepreneurial, action and results-oriented professionals in over 40 countries. We take a hands-on approach to solving our clients' problems and assisting them in reaching their potential. Our culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who positively impact our clients and shape our industry.

Team Overview

A&M’s Private Equity Performance Improvement Services (PEPI) practice focuses on serving upper middle market and large cap private equity firms who have engaged A&M to help improve operating results at their portfolio companies. The companies we serve are upper middle market in the $50 million to $1 billion plus range. Our PEPI Services Include Merger Integration & Carve-outs, IT- pre-acquisition diligence, IT- post-acquisition implementations and integration, Interim Management, Commercial Due Diligence/Strategy, Rapid Results, Supply Chain, CFO Services.

Director-Level Responsibilities

• Provide service excellence by identifying key client business issues, determining client needs by supplementing the standard assessment techniques and tools with innovative approaches, evaluating and validating analysis and developing recommendations for the client in the context of the overall engagement
• Depending on the deal size, managers may lead the entire IMO or a focus area within the Integration Management Office (IMO) – Synergies, TSAs, Blueprinting, Day 1 Readiness, Executive Reporting, Integration Roadmap, Communications, Organizational Design
• Lead and deliver large, complex client engagements that identify, design, and implement creative business and technology solutions for PE clients and their portfolio companies
• Provide interim functional management as required
• Lead Day 1 and Day 100 Planning, execution and driving performance improvement in key areas: Strategic planning, Operational optimization /consolidation, Back office consolidation, Supply chain, IT / reporting integration, Customer and channel management
• Actively drive performance improvement assessments, across an enterprise, and oversee the implementation of recommendations. Track progress against Day 1 and Day 100 objectives and adjust integration strategies or personnel as required
• Implement and oversee the quality of deliverables and effectively manage the team and day-to-day relationships to ensure exceptional performance
• Participate in the development and presentation of proposals for business development activities
• Can lead small engagements or components of large, complex engagements

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional consulting experience, specializing in merger integration, divestitures, business transformation, and change management
• Experience in integration planning and divestitures a plus, but not required
• Experience in leading one or more work streams in a business transformation
• Deep functional expertise in several of the following areas: Finance & Accounting operations, HR / Organizational design, Role and Job Analysis, Leadership and Stakeholder Involvement, Communications planning and management, Supply Chain / Operations, Salesforce effectiveness, Marketing optimization, Pricing/Margin/Mix optimization, Knowledge Management and Transfer, Success at both planning revenue growth and profitability growth initiatives and driving them, operationally, Program management and leadership experience
• Specific experience designing and leading the execution of internally-focused and externally-focused change/communications strategies
• MBA preferred
• Excellent oral and written communications skills
• Initiative and drive
• Critical thinking skills
• Flexibility to travel at least 75% of time

Benefits

The benefits summary includes healthcare plans, flexible spending and savings accounts, life, AD&D, and disability coverages, a 401(k) retirement savings plan, and paid time off including vacation, personal days, seventy-two (72) hours of sick time (prorated for part time employees), ten federal holidays, one floating holiday, and parental leave. The amount of vacation and personal days available varies based on tenure and role type. Click Work Well. Live Well. for more information regarding A&M’s benefits programs.

Pay

The salary range is $150,000 - $225,000 annually, dependent on several variables including but not limited to education, experience, skills, and geography. In addition, A&M offers a discretionary bonus program which is based on a number of factors, including individual and firm performance. Please ask your recruiter for details.