Senior Associate - Product & Technology, Technology Industry Group (TIG) - Private Equity

About the role

The firm is seeking to expand its Private Equity Performance Improvement (PEPI) -Technology Industry Group team. With more than 10,000 professionals across six continents, A&M draws on a strong operational heritage and a hands-on approach. Our professionals work closely with organizations and stakeholders to address complex business challenges and maximize value.

Engagement Types and Responsibilities

• Assess product strategy, roadmap, and portfolio mix to ensure alignment with business objectives and market opportunities.
• Complete product feature parity assessments and develop recommended product integration strategy for M&A activity for competitor companies.
• Evaluate product team structures, roles, and interaction models to evaluate collaboration, agility, and accountability, and recommend improvements for scaling and efficiency.
• Evaluate KPIs, OKRs, and analytics frameworks that measure product success, customer impact, and ROI.
• Examine decision making processes to see if they are data-driven and tied to measurable outcomes.
• Conduct market analysis, competitive benchmarking, and customer feedback reviews to validate product-market fit and identify innovation opportunities.
• Evaluate offerings to determine differentiation and alignment with user/market needs.

Qualifications

• 3-5+ years in roles such as Product Manager, Group Product Manager, Director of Product, or R&D Strategy/Operations Lead preferably in mid to large software, semiconductor company.
• Exposure to private equity sponsors, portfolio companies, or related transaction / merger integration is a bonus.
• Proven experience in building or evaluating product roadmaps, prioritizing features, and aligning engineering spend with strategic goals.
• Experience contributing to or leading R&D or product assessments, whether internally (e.g., roadmap rationalization, OKR planning) or externally (e.g., vendor evaluations, M&A integration planning).
• Strong understanding of cross-functional teamwork required to deliver high-quality features on time and within scope.
• System design acumen, with experience leading and evaluating technical and product interviews.
• Hands-on knowledge of modern cloud architecture, including containerization, event-driven systems, streaming data pipelines, and distributed data stores.
• Analyzing R&D spend patterns (headcount, vendor costs, cloud spend, tooling, etc.) and linking them to innovation or revenue outcomes.
• Familiarity with Agile SDLC, DevOps practices, and tooling (e.g., CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code, SAST/DAST).
• Deep functional expertise in one or more of the following areas is a bonus: Product or Technical Program Management, CTO advisory, or strategic engineering leadership.
• R&D merger integration and carve-out including Business / IT transformation program / project management (e.g., ERP).
• Understanding of SaaS business models, including ARR growth levers, customer adoption metrics, and product-led growth strategies.
• Private Equity Advisory around Product and R&D functions.
• Comfortable engaging with senior R&D leadership and clearly articulating technical findings to executive and private equity stakeholders.
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Business, Engineering, or a related field experience; MBA preferred.
• Team-oriented, adaptable, curious, and quick learner.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills; excellent communication abilities.
• Willing to travel up to 25%.