PEPI Senior Associate - Merger Integration & Carve-Outs

About the role

A&M’s PEPI practice focuses on improving operating results at private equity portfolio companies. The MI&C team provides a structured and disciplined approach to mergers, acquisitions, carve-outs, joint ventures, and alliances. The team works across the deal lifecycle from pre-deal operational and synergy reviews to 'Day 1' planning and post deal implementation.

Responsibilities

• Identify key client business issues and assist with innovative approaches to meet client needs.
• Evaluate and validate analysis and develop recommendations for the client.
• Assist with workstreams or focus areas within the Integration Management Office (IMO) – Synergies, TSAs, Blueprinting, Day 1 Readiness, Executive Reporting, Integration Roadmap, Communications, Organizational Design, Day 1 and Day 100 Planning, execution, and performance improvement in key areas.
• Drive performance improvement assessments across an enterprise and implement recommendations.
• Track progress against Day 1 and Day 100 objectives and adjust integration strategies or personnel as needed.

Qualifications

• 4-6+ years of professional consulting experience, specializing in merger integration, business transformation, and change management.
• Experience in integration planning and divestitures (not required).
• Deep functional expertise in finance & accounting operations, HR/Organizational design, Role and Job Analysis, Leadership and Stakeholder Involvement, Communications planning and management.
• Knowledge of 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.