Performance & Cost Improvement Manager

About the role

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

Responsibilities

• Identify, design, and implement creative business and technology solutions for companies
• Lead small engagements or key workstreams within larger, complex engagements focused on cost reduction, margin improvement, and enterprise transformation
• 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

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

Preferred qualifications

• Advanced degree
• Experience with Microsoft Visio
• Experience developing executive-level presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint
• Experience using analytics or data visualization tools
• Experience leading workstreams or teams in transformation, cost reduction, or post-merger integration initiatives