Delivering Deal Value, Value Creation, Manager

PwC•Toronto, ON

4d•Onsite

About The Position

A career within Delivering Deal Value (DDV) will provide you with the opportunity to help clients achieve maximum value on their deal transactions by solving transformational and other complex challenges. We focus on all operational aspects of a transaction – pre- and post-close – including pre-deal and functional due diligence, enterprise-wide integrations, and complex divestitures, carve-outs and separations. Our work spans across a wide range of functional and cross-functional areas, within diverse sectors and industries. As a DDV Manager, you will join a dynamic team of problem solvers dedicated to helping clients navigate complex business challenges — from strategy through execution. You will play a key role in driving value across the full deal lifecycle, partnering with other competencies within PwC’s Deals line of business in order to serve clients in delivering measurable results in high-stakes transactions. Our team assists Corporate, Private Equity and Pension Fund clients in their acquisition, integration, and divestiture activity. This team supports clients in all operational aspects of a deal, pre- and post-completion, including: Buy- and sell-side functional due diligence (i.e. Operations, HR, Tech, Cyber, etc.) Post-acquisition integration planning and execution Carve-out and separation planning and execution, including standalone cost analysis Synergy identification, planning, tracking and execution.

Requirements

A foundation of advisory experience with a desire to build trusted advisor relationships with clients, grounded in competence in value creation and integrations and separations.
Experience providing hands-on leadership to strategic M&A projects, with knowledge of mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures — including pre-deal functional due diligence, integration planning, separation planning, standalone costing, synergy and cost savings analysis, and post-close transformation.
Proven ability to deliver the full cycle of project management responsibilities and to manage teams through complex engagements, including managing multiple engagements simultaneously.
Working knowledge of key functional areas such as HR, IT, Finance, Operations and Sales and Marketing.
Demonstration of exposure across one or more industry sectors, including Financial Services, Telecom, Consumer Products, Energy, Industrials and Infrastructure.
Ability to develop and manage strategic client relationships while consistently delivering the highest quality work across multiple concurrent client projects.
Strong capability in developing both quantitative and qualitative analyses of complex data combined with critical thinking skills to support recommendations and decision-making.
Experience supporting business development and pursuit activities, both internally with client pursuit teams and externally through client-facing meetings and proposal discussions.
A drive to embrace AI to bring innovation, efficiency and differentiation to our clients along with a desire to continuously upskill for a digital world, with an openness to learning new tools and adapting how you work.
A demonstrated commitment to valuing differences, developing and coaching diverse teams, and ensuring that diverse perspectives are heard and integrated.
The ability and willingness to travel within Canada and internationally, as required.

Responsibilities

Support firm leadership with the day-to-day management of multiple projects across various value creation mandates and lead junior team members to successful execution
Support the development and execution of value creation, integration and separation strategies
Manage project-level stakeholders across functions to ensure ongoing project alignment, effective and efficient delivery and client satisfaction
Lead functional and cross-functional delivery teams in developing and executing plans, monitoring progress, and achieving deal objectives and value creation targets
Provide hands-on support to delivery teams in functional due diligence analysis, integration and carve-out mandates, structural and operational improvements, etc.
Support leaders in managing project and risk identification, and contribute to quality control for quantitative and qualitative analysis and overall deliverables
Support business development and pursuit activities to drive sales and revenue
Support DDV leadership with firm-building activities, i.e. talent development, performance management, etc.
Coach and develop team members – aligned with PwC’s values – to help them grow and thrive in their roles and to evolve as professionals within the firm
As part of the transaction process, the DDV team rapidly develops a deep understanding of the target or client business in order to identify and assess key operational issues, synergies, risks, and value-creation opportunities surrounding each transaction