Senior Consultant - Mergers & Acquisitions - IT

Description:

We are hiring IT Consultants and Senior Consultants for a Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) IT Advisory practice.

This role involves working across the entire M&A lifecycle, including IT Due Diligence, Integration, Separation, TSA management, and Day 1 / Day 2 transformation initiatives for large enterprise clients.

The role requires strong analytical thinking, stakeholder management, and program execution capabilities, along with exposure to technology transformation initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

1. Client Deliverables & Analysis

• Develop high-quality client deliverables, documentation, and executive-level presentations
• Select and apply appropriate tools and techniques (business case development, financial modeling, analytics)
• Analyze project data, derive insights, and provide actionable recommendations
• Support PMO activities, project governance, and process improvement initiatives

2. Client Interaction & Stakeholder Management

• Conduct client interviews to validate assumptions and analysis
• Participate in workshops, training sessions, and working meetings
• Present insights and recommendations to senior client stakeholders
• Build and maintain strong client relationships

3. Engagement & Team Management

• Own and manage defined workstreams within engagements
• Develop and track plans for assigned components of projects
• Coordinate with cross-functional and geographically distributed teams
• Identify scope changes and support change management
• Mentor and guide junior team members

Required Skills & Experience

Mergers & Acquisitions (Preferred)

• IT Due Diligence
• Day 1 / Day 2 readiness planning
• IT Integration & Separation
• Business continuity planning
• Synergy identification and realization
• One-time cost and stranded cost analysis
• System cutovers and testing
• Transition Service Agreements (TSA)

Digital & Technology Transformation

• Understanding of enterprise IT landscapes and IT strategy
• Experience in IT integration, separation, and transformation programs
• Exposure to enterprise systems such as:

o ERP (SAP, Oracle, MS Dynamics)

o CRM, HRIS, Big Data platforms

• Experience across key IT domains:

• o Applications (SDLC)
• o Enterprise Architecture
• o Infrastructure (Servers, Storage, Network, End User Computing, Service Desk)
• o Data Center Strategy (Optimization, Consolidation, Co-location)
• o Data Migration (strategy & planning)
• o Cybersecurity & Identity Access Management
• o IT Operating Model & IT Financials (OpEx / CapEx, Synergies)
• o TSA management

Solution Advisory

• Advising clients on technology-led transformation initiatives such as:

• o Application rationalization
• o Cloud strategy
• o Infrastructure virtualization
• o Data management solutions