Private Equity Mergers & Acquisitions Strategy & Diligence Manager

About the role

The Private Equity M&A Strategy & Diligence Manager role within Deloitte's Strategy & Transactions team focuses on guiding clients through critical moments and transformational initiatives. This includes comprehensive end-to-end support and advisory services in areas such as valuation modeling, cost optimization, restructuring, business design and transformation, infrastructure and real estate, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and sustainability. The role involves leading teams through high-stakes diligences and coaching talent, working closely with private equity deal teams to help clients win deals.

Responsibilities

• Manage and deliver small complex strategic engagements or parts of larger engagements that help clients unlock value through inorganic growth and value creation.
• Contribute to the firm's growth and development in a variety of ways, including partnering with private equity clients, evaluating portfolio and engaging in buy-side and sell-side inorganic opportunities, and assessing portfolio company operations.
• Develop and validate analysis, and develop recommendations for the client in the context of the overall engagement.
• Manage the development and quality review of client deliverables.
• Identify opportunities to leverage analytical capabilities in client delivery.
• Effectively manage the day-to-day relationships with team and client to ensure exceptional performance.
• Participate in business development activities.
• Mentor junior staff and perform role of counselor, actively participate in staff recruitment and retention activities, provide leadership and support for delivery teams and staff in local offices.
• Support development of eminence and "point-of-view" publications.

Requirements

• A candidate must have 6+ years of M&A or M&A Service Delivery experience in mid-market PE clients and portfolio companies.
• Experience setting engagement objectives and scope, framing issues, developing project work plans, and managing cross-functional teams.
• Experience managing day-to-day interactions with executive clients and sponsors, contributing to business development, and developing proposals.
• A Bachelor's degree and 6+ years in a strategy consulting practice and/or industry experience; alternatively, an MBA with 4+ years relevant work experience is acceptable.
• Limited immigration sponsorship may be available.
• Ability to travel up to 50% based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree (MBA; PhD; JD; MD; Masters) preferred.
• Experience at a top strategy consulting firm or private equity / M&A Strategy boutique consulting firm preferred.
• At least 50% of the time advising PE clients preferred.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including presentation skills (MS PowerPoint).