Senior Consultant, Transaction Advisory (Consumer & Industrial Products)

About the role

West Monroe is seeking a Senior Consulting Analyst with prior experience in and a strong passion for technology Mergers and Acquisitions to join our national Mergers and Acquisitions practice. Our team serves an array of Private Equity and Corporate Strategic clients across the transaction life cycle—from platform acquisitions to mergers/integrations to corporate divestiture/carve-out transactions, including sell-side readiness, pre-close technology and operations due diligence, Day 1 readiness planning, and post-close technology execution management.

In addition to client delivery, you will have the opportunity to assist with business development (hunting new clients and building relationships with existing ones) and contribute to internal practice development leadership.

Responsibilities

• Client Delivery
  • Support deal teams serving Private Equity and Corporate Strategic buyers (deals in the consumer and industrial products industry) while demonstrating advisory capabilities with high-level client counterparts such as CTOs, CIOs, and Technology Operating Partners.
  • Contribute to fast-paced technology due diligence engagements for Private Equity clients, evaluating technology systems and operations to identify compliance, operations, revenue, and growth risks.
  • Play a key role in technology planning, strategy, and post-close engagements in complex transactions (post-merger integration and carve-out/divestitures) focused on Product Strategy, Target Operating Model development, cloud migration, digital transformation, and other value-based initiatives.
  • Interface with all levels of business and technology leadership at clients.
• Practice Development
  • Build data-driven methodologies and assets for evaluating software businesses in a due diligence capacity, and manage related internal initiatives.
  • Enhance analysis and presentation frameworks used in technology due diligence and technology advisory engagements.
  • Collaborate with a team of software, infrastructure, and security architects and consultants to elevate the technology advisory capabilities of the M&A team.
  • Actively participate in the performance management process, recruiting, and retaining top-quality consultants.
  • Assist with company campus and experienced recruiting.
• Business Development
  • Support opportunities to provide prospects and clients with post-close technology advisory for middle-market technology businesses; collaborate with practice partners on these opportunities.
  • Create work plans, pricing estimates, and risk assessments for prospects.
  • Actively participate in M&A industry events.
  • Understand client investment needs/constraints and help tailor proposals to meet their needs.
  • Attend networking events and actively build and leverage a professional network in the local community.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of team-based, client-facing management or technology consulting or IT M&A experience at corporate strategic clients (preferred).
• Experience serving clients across the consumer & industrial products industry (preferred but not mandatory).
• Experience in an M&A-centric role, preferably with Private Equity investors, SaaS or software company mergers/integrations, and/or carve-outs/divestitures.
• Excellent organizational, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Strong financial, analytical, and problem-solving experience.
• Bachelor’s degree (preferred) or equivalent (required).
• Strong communication skills to work with C-level clients.
• Ability to travel up to 50%; travel is short-term (2-3 days on-site per diligence project, 50-75% during post-close carve-out execution).
• Ability to work permanently in the United States without sponsorship.
• A commitment to inclusion and diversity, and openness to new ideas and perspectives.

Pay

Based on pay transparency guidelines, the salary range for this role varies by location:

• Seattle or Washington, D.C.: $124,100—$146,000 USD
• Los Angeles: $130,000—$152,900 USD
• New York City or San Francisco: $135,900—$159,900 USD
• A location not listed above: $118,200—$139,000 USD

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance for employees and their families.
• 401k plan enrollment.
• Employee stock ownership program (purchase shares).
• Eligibility for annual bonuses.
• Unlimited flexible time off and ten paid holidays throughout the calendar year.
• Ten weeks of paid parental leave available upon hire date.

About West Monroe

West Monroe is a global business and technology consulting firm passionate about creating measurable value for clients through real-world solutions. We combine business and technology expertise to deliver lasting outcomes, relying on data to adapt and solve new challenges. Collaboration is central to our approach—we work personally with clients, co-creating solutions through challenges to drive clear action and lasting impact.