Lead, M&A Delivery

Bain & Company•Washington, DC

4d•$128,000 - $171,000

About The Position

The Lead, M&A Delivery is part of Bain’s Expert Consulting Delivery – Specialist Consulting Track (Grade 8), supporting M&A case teams across North America. The role combines senior client delivery capabilities with collaborative teaming and deep knowledge of M&A intellectual property, technology, and best practices. The M&A Specialist joins generalist case teams at defined transition points, helping shape workstreams, launch client-specific tools, and own recurring delivery activities. The role is expected to support 6 to 8 case teams in 2027, maintain an 80+ NPS from Senior Managers, Associate Partners, and OVPs, and capture case innovations for incorporation into M&A IP and tooling. The Lead typically serves as the sole Specialist attached to 1–2 concurrent M&A programs, with each attachment averaging 4 to 8 weeks and potentially recurring within a program. Responsibilities include advising case teams on approach and resources, owning agreed workstreams and deliverables, coordinating internal and client resources, supporting pilots of new approaches and technology, and evolving M&A IP and delivery standards. Travel with case teams two to three days per week on average, as needed, supports in-person collaboration with clients and case teams. The position requires 12–15+ years of professional experience, including significant leadership responsibility and 5+ years leading large, complex teams or functions within a global, matrixed organization. A bachelor’s degree is required; an advanced degree is preferred. The role is permanent full-time and is available in multiple listed U.S. locations and Toronto.

Requirements

12–15+ years of professional experience, with significant leadership responsibility.
5+ years leading large, complex teams or functions within a global, matrixed organization.
Experience with workforce planning, budgeting, and/or site-level operational oversight.
Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders across functions and geographies.
Bachelor’s degree required.
Enterprise mindset with strong commercial and financial acumen.
Ability to translate strategy into actionable plans.
Strong stakeholder management and influence skills.
Strong collaboration skills with diverse and global team members.
Strong communication skills and ability to align diverse audiences.
Ability to balance personal responsibilities with clarity and discipline.

Nice To Haves

Experience operating in high-performance, professional services, consulting, or GBS environments.
Experience operating in Corporate Development or M&A.
Advanced degree (MBA or equivalent).

Responsibilities

Serve as the sole M&A Specialist attached to 1–2 concurrent M&A programs, averaging 4 to 8 weeks per attachment, with possible multiple periods on the same program.
Advise generalist case teams on M&A intellectual property, technology, best practices, approach, and resources.
Own agreed-upon workstreams and deliverables integrated with the case team’s work.
Rapidly mobilize client IMO teams and/or case team workstreams.
Design and host standard M&A workshops, such as IMO Launch and Wall Walk.
Launch the organization design process with client leadership and associated technology, including Aster and Signal.
Launch bottom-up value planning processes.
Own cultural integration and communications workstreams.
Support multi-case program management, including internal PMO and extended support for multi-region client PMOs.
Direct and coordinate solution, product, and BCN team members whose work overlaps with assigned workstreams.
Structure and lead 1–2 weekly answer sessions with case and client leadership teams.
Prepare Managers, Senior Managers, and Partners to present findings to client executives.
At times, present analysis and recommendations directly to senior client stakeholders.
Partner with adjacent solutions as needed to fulfill workstream requirements.
Travel with the case team two to three days per week on average, as needed, for in-person collaboration with clients and case teams.
Provide hyper-care support when M&A solutions pilot new approaches or technology, including monitoring pilots, collecting lessons learned, and codifying approaches.
Own a workstream in a pilot related to an area of M&A Specialist expertise when needed.
Act as a super-user for technology pilots by testing user experience and providing detailed feedback to technology teams.
Provide structured input to M&A solution teams on innovation ideas.
Refresh and evolve M&A solution IP, how-to guides, commercial materials, and AI tools.
Ensure alignment with global M&A best practices and consistency in delivery standards.
Capture front-line case innovation and best practices for codification into M&A core IP and tooling.