PEPI Manager M&A - EdTech (Open to all US locations)
About the role
This role is within Alvarez & Marsal’s Private Equity Performance Improvement (PEPI) practice, focusing on serving upper middle market and large-cap private equity firms. Typical mandates include synergy assessment or integration planning for organizations in the Education industry.
Responsibilities
- Provide service excellence by identifying key client business issues, determining client needs, and developing recommendations.
- Evaluate and validate analysis.
- Lead workstreams or focus areas within the Integration Management Office (IMO) such as synergies, TSA, blueprinting, day 1 readiness, executive reporting, integration roadmap, communications, organizational design, etc.
- Drive performance improvement assessments across an enterprise, and/or oversee the implementation of recommendations.
- Track progress against day 1 and/or day 100 objectives, and adjust integration strategies or people as required.
Requirements
- At least 5-8+ years of professional experience (corporate and/or consulting) – ideally encompassing merger integration, business transformation, and/or change management.
- Operating experience in, and/or exposure to, the for-profit education sector.
- Understanding of key value drivers for investing in for-profit education.
- Knowledge of major trade-offs, trends, and issues in for-profit education – both in and beyond the US.
- Experience in integration planning and divestitures is a plus, but not required.
- Experience in leading one or more workstreams in a business transformation.
- Deep functional expertise in one or more 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 initiatives and driving the initiatives operationally, Program management and leadership experience.
- Specific experience designing and leading the execution of internally-focused and externally-focused change/communications strategies.
- Excellent oral and written communications skills.
- Initiative and drive.
- Critical thinking skills.
- Flexibility to travel up to 80% of the time.
- Desire to be part of a fast-paced, high-performing professional environment with an element of entrepreneurial spirit.
Qualifications
- MBA preferred.
- Initiative and drive.
- Critical thinking skills.
- Flexibility to travel up to 80% of the time.
- Desire to be part of a fast-paced, high-performing professional environment with an element of entrepreneurial spirit.
Skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Experience in change management and business transformation.
- Knowledge of financial and operational processes in the education sector.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Strong project management skills.
Benefits
The salary range is $125,000 - $190,000 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.
Pay
$125,000 - $190,000 annually
Schedule
Full-time positions and part-time positions over 30 hours are offered. Vacation, personal days, sick time, and holidays are provided.