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 individuals with 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 IT pre-acquisition diligence, merger integration and carve-out, business/IT transformation program/project management, collaboration and leading change, 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, and proven writing skills are required.

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 activities.
• Drive performance improvement in key areas such as ERP, back office, supply chain, BI/reporting integration, customer and channel management, and track progress against Day-1 and Day-100 objectives.
• Manage day-to-day relationships to ensure exceptional performance and implement quality deliverables.

Requirements

• 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, 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

Strong communication and interpersonal skills, ability to lead change initiatives, and a collaborative approach are essential. Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, SAP, and other relevant software is beneficial.

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, and 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 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.