PEPI Senior Associate - IT M&A

Description

The role is within the Private Equity Performance Improvement (PEPI) – Information Technology & Merger Integration team at Alvarez & Marsal Private Equity. This team serves upper middle market and large cap private equity firms, focusing on improving operating results at their portfolio companies.

About the Role

We are looking for a Senior Associate to join our team. The ideal candidate will have 3-6 years of professional consulting or relevant industry experience, with a minimum of three years specializing in systems implementations, merger integration, business transformation, and change management.

Responsibilities

• Conduct pre-acquisition IT diligence assignments focusing on ERP, WMS, CRM, IT Infrastructure, Enterprise Architecture, Software Development Lifecycle, Budgetary analysis, and Organizational / Personnel assessment.
• Execute merger integration and carve-out projects, including Day-1 and 100-day planning and execution.
• Drive performance improvement in key areas such as ERP, back office, supply chain, BI/reporting integration, customer and channel management.
• Manage the day-to-day relationships to ensure exceptional performance and adjust strategies or personnel as needed.
• Design and supervise the execution of change/communications strategies, both internally and externally.
• Develop and implement IT performance improvement and cost reduction strategies.

Requirements

• Deep functional expertise in IT, merger integration, business transformation, and change management.
• Strong collaboration and leading change skills to improve key business functions like supply chain and finance/accounting.
• Experience in solution architecture, enterprise architecture, and infrastructure assessment.
• Excellent writing and analytical skills, including business process mapping and quantitative analysis.
• Ability to design and execute change/communications strategies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Flexibility to travel at least 75% of the time.

Skills

Our team values a wide range of skills, including:

• Systems implementations and merger integration.
• Business / IT transformation program/project management.
• Change management and leading change.
• Enterprise architecture and infrastructure.
• IT assessment and strategy development.
• IT performance improvement and cost reduction.
• Writing and communication skills.
• Fact-gathering and analytical skills.

Benefits

The salary range is $100,000 - $150,000 annually, dependent on several variables including but not limited to education, experience, skills, and geography. In addition, A&M offers a discretionary bonus program based on individual and firm performance. Employees are also eligible for a discretionary contribution to their 401(k) from Alvarez & Marsal. Additionally, employees receive healthcare plans, flexible spending and savings accounts, life, AD&D, and disability coverages, as well as paid time off including vacation, personal days, sick time, and parental leave.

Pay

The salary range is $100,000 - $150,000 annually, dependent on several variables including but not limited to education, experience, skills, and geography.

Schedule

Full-time positions are offered, with regular employees working 30 or more hours per week. Part-time positions are also available.