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

About the role

The Merger Integration & Carve-outs (MI&C) service line at Alvarez & Marsal Private Equity Performance Improvement Services (PEPI) focuses on helping private equity firms improve operating results at their portfolio companies. The team works on a broad continuum of knowledge and tools for mergers, acquisitions, carve-outs, joint ventures, and alliances, from pre-deal operational and synergy reviews to 'Day 1' planning and post-deal execution.

Responsibilities

• Provide service excellence by identifying key client business issues, determining client needs, and developing recommendations in the context of the overall engagement.
• Evaluate and validate analysis, depending on the deal size, managers may 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.
• Lead and deliver large, complex client engagements that identify, design, and implement creative business and technology solutions for PE clients and their portfolio companies.
• Drive performance improvement in key areas such as strategic planning, operational optimization, back office consolidation, supply chain, IT/reporting integration, customer and channel management.
• Track progress against Day 1 and Day 100 objectives and adjust integration strategies or personnel as required.

Qualifications

• 5-8+ years of professional consulting experience, specializing in merger integration, business transformation, and change management.
• Experience in integration planning and divestitures a plus, but not required.
• 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 revenue growth and profitability growth initiatives and driving them operationally, Program management and leadership experience.
• MBA preferred.
• Excellent oral and written communications skills.
• Initiative and drive.
• Critical thinking skills.
• Flexibility to travel at least 75% of time.