PEPI Senior Associate - IT M&A
Description
The Private Equity Performance Improvement (PEPI) – Information Technology & Merger Integration team at Alvarez & Marsal Private Equity is expanding. With over 3,000 professionals globally, the firm provides strategic services to private equity firms and their portfolio companies.
About the role
We are looking for a Senior Associate to join our team. This role involves delivering large, complex client engagements that identify, design, and implement creative business and technology solutions for private equity clients and their portfolio companies.
Responsibilities
- Pre-acquisition IT diligence assignments focusing on ERP, WMS, CRM, IT Infrastructure, Enterprise Architecture, Software Development Lifecycle, Budgetary analysis, and Organizational / Personnel assessment
- Merger-integration and carve-out execution
- Day-1 and 100-day planning and execution - driving performance improvement in key areas such as ERP, back office, supply chain, BI / reporting integration, customer and channel management
- Track progress against Day-1 and Day-100 objectives, adjusting strategies or personnel as required
- Implement the quality of deliverables and effectively manage day-to-day relationships to ensure exceptional performance
Requirements
- 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
- Deep functional expertise in one or more of the following areas: IT Pre-Acquisition Diligence, IT merger integration and carve-out, Business / IT transformation program/project management (e.g., ERP), Collaboration and leading change to improve key business functions, such as supply chain and/or finance/accounting, IT operations, Solution architecture, Enterprise architecture and infrastructure, IT assessment and strategy development, IT performance improvement and cost reduction
- Proven writing skills with a desire to produce polished client-facing documents
- Excellent fact-gathering and analytical skills, including business process mapping and quantitative analysis
- Specific experience designing and supervising the execution of internally-focused and externally-focused change/communications strategy
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree required
- Flexibility to travel at least 75% of time
Skills
Our ideal candidate will possess a combination of technical and business acumen, along with strong interpersonal and communication skills. They should be able to work independently and collaboratively, and have a proven ability to lead change initiatives.
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 which is based on a number of factors, including individual and firm performance.
Full-time positions and part-time positions are offered. Regular employees working 30 or more hours per week are entitled to participate in Alvarez & Marsal Holdings’ fringe benefits, including healthcare plans, flexible spending and savings accounts, life, AD&D, and disability coverages, as well as a 401(k) retirement plan. Employees are also eligible for paid time off, including vacation, personal days, sick time, and holidays.