Performance & Cost Improvement Manager

About the role

The Deloitte Strategy & Transactions team provides comprehensive end-to-end support and advisory services, focusing on areas such as valuation modeling, cost optimization, restructuring, business design and transformation, infrastructure and real estate, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and sustainability. The team collaborates closely with clients at all stages of their journey, helping them navigate challenges, avoid financial pitfalls, and implement practical solutions.

Join Deloitte’s Performance & Cost Improvement team

Join the Performance & Cost Improvement (PI&R) team at Deloitte, where you will help organizations unlock capital, improve margins, and drive enterprise-wide transformation. You will work with senior client stakeholders to identify value creation opportunities, lead high-impact initiatives, and deliver practical solutions that produce measurable results.

Work You’ll Do

• Identify, design, and implement creative business and technology solutions for companies
• Assess client business issues, analyze operational and financial data, and identify value creation opportunities
• Evaluate analyses, develop actionable recommendations, and support implementation of business and technology solutions
• Manage day-to-day client relationships, coordinate cross-functional teams, and oversee the quality of deliverables
• Mentor team members and contribute to business development activities that support practice growth

A Successful Candidate Would Possess These Skills

• Ability to work independently and collaborate as part of a team
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product
• Ability to build and sustain professional relationships
• Ability to lead projects or workstreams
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
• Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to mentor and provide clear guidance to others

The Team

The Performance & Cost Improvement team at PI&R defines and leads enterprise Board and C-Suite agendas for non-distressed, underperforming, and distressed clients to improve margins, operational and financial performance, navigate financial difficulties, and improve cashflow to fund critical transformations. They focus on structural, enterprise-wide changes designed to support both immediate performance goals and long-term profitable growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• 6+ years of management consulting experience in operations improvement, transformation, operating model design, organizational design, mergers and acquisitions integration, or business process reengineering focused on global cost reduction or global growth strategies
• 6+ years of financial analysis experience using data from multiple sources to identify value creation opportunities
• 6+ years of mergers and acquisitions experience, including integration or separation planning and implementation, Day One readiness, and synergy targeting and realization
• 6+ years of experience developing models using Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Visual Basic, Tableau, or similar tools
• Ability to travel 50%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve
• Advanced degree (preferred)
• Experience with Microsoft Visio (preferred)
• Experience developing executive-level presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint (preferred)
• Experience using analytics or data visualization tools (preferred)
• Experience leading workstreams or teams in transformation, cost reduction, or post-merger integration initiatives (preferred)

Wage Range

The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $155,600 to $306,800.

Discretionary Annual Incentive Program

You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.