Senior Associate, PEPI - Merger Integration & Carve-Outs

About the role

A&M’s Private Equity Performance Improvement Services (PEPI) practice focuses on helping private equity firms improve operating results at their portfolio companies. The MI&C team provides a structured and disciplined approach to mergers, acquisitions, carve-outs, joint ventures, and alliances.

Responsibilities

• Identify key client business issues and assist with innovative approaches to client needs
• Evaluate and validate analysis and develop recommendations for the client
• Assist with workstreams or focus areas within the Integration Management Office (IMO)
• Drive performance improvement in strategic planning, operational optimization, back office consolidation, supply chain, IT/reporting integration, customer and channel management
• 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, leadership and stakeholder involvement, communications planning and management, knowledge management and transfer
• Success in planning and driving revenue and profitability growth initiatives, and operationalizing them
• Program management and leadership experience
• Specific experience designing and leading the execution of change/communications strategies
• MBA preferred
• Excellent oral and written communications skills
• Initiative and drive
• Critical thinking skills
• Flexibility to travel at least 75% of time

Benefits

Full-time positions and part-time positions over 30 hours per week are eligible for:

• Healthcare plans
• Flexible spending and savings accounts
• Life, AD&D, and disability coverages
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Paid time off including vacation, personal days, sick time, federal holidays, and parental leave

The salary range is $100,000 - $170,000 annually, dependent on several variables including but not limited to education, experience, skills, and geography. A discretionary bonus program is also offered based on individual and firm performance.