Manager - Corporate Transactions Group - Operations

Alvarez & Marsal•San Francisco, CA

43d

About The Position

Companies, investors and government entities around the world turn to Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) for leadership, action and results. Privately held since its founding in 1983, A&M is a leading global professional services firm that provides advisory, business performance improvement and turnaround management services. When conventional approaches are not enough to create transformation and drive change, clients seek our deep expertise and ability to deliver practical solutions to their unique problems. With over 10,000 people across six continents, we deliver tangible results for corporates, boards, private equity firms, law firms and government agencies facing complex challenges. Our senior leaders, and their teams, leverage A&M's restructuring heritage to help companies act decisively, catapult growth and accelerate results. We are experienced operators, world-class consultants, former regulators and industry authorities with a shared commitment to telling clients what's really needed for turning change into a strategic business asset, managing risk and unlocking value at every stage of growth. Corporate Transactions Group (\CTG\) CTG, a subsidiary of A&M, brings a structured and disciplined approach to create and capture value throughout the M&A deal cycle. We provide corporate clients with deep leadership and expertise to bring an end-to-end solution for corporate clients as they enter into potential buys-side acquisitions, sell-side divestitures and carve-outs, and strategic partnerships. Our professionals help businesses develop and execute their strategies to create value for the organization and its shareholders leveraging A&M's functional expertise and industry experience. We provide a range of services to our clients, including commercial due diligence, market entry assessment, financial and operational due diligence, tax diligence and structuring assistance, business modeling and synergy assessment, integration & separation planning, and support executing the plan and delivering enterprise value for our client's shareholders. Our CTG practice is growing rapidly which means there is a unique opportunity to be creative and entrepreneurial to help shape the foundation of our future. We are currently seeking dynamic and experienced professionals to join our team, focusing on the operational and execution aspects of the M&A life cycle (from early-stage diligence through to post-close implementation). In this ever-changing market environment, our professionals must be adaptable and thrive in a collaborative, team-driven culture. The position offers significant opportunities for career development and advancement in a fast-growing practice that is helping lead many market shaping deals. We are looking for seasoned professionals with experience in M&A transactions. As a Manager, you will be a key member of our delivery teams.

Requirements

A minimum of 5+ years of relevant professional consulting and / or operational experience, with a focus in corporate M&A, diligence, and integration / separation implementation; Big 4 or top-tier Strategy consulting firm preferred; additional leadership experience in Corporate Strategy or Corporate Development a plus
Bachelor's degree from an accredited university / college preferably in Business, Engineering or a related field; MBA preferred
Strong business acumen with proven analytical and problem-solving skills and experience to understand how strategic business model decisions impact the broader organization across customers, operations, technology, risk, and people; CFA or CPA preferred
Multi-year experience working on complex M&A execution projects (integrations and separations) and M&A transactional deal work; understanding of the Change Management function and its importance in the M&A life cycle, including communications and organization design; additional industry experience with operational exposure and P&L responsibility across one or more functions a plus (Sale & Marketing, Supply Chain, HR, IT, Finance, etc.)
Experience leading small working teams in a fast-paced environment with the ability to operate successfully under ambiguity
Expertise within one or more industry segments preferred (e.g., Consumer Products, Industrials, Automotive, Healthcare, Life Sciences, Financial Services, Energy, Technology, Media, etc.)
Proven ability to build trusting business and market relationships that will enable future business development opportunities and increased branding and market presence for the practice.
Ability to communicate confidently in a clear, concise, and articulate manner - verbally and in written form to senior business leaders
Travel may be up to 75%
Ability to work within the US

Responsibilities

Serve as a workstream or small project client lead for enterprise-wide M&A projects; oversee the design and delivery of high-quality client analysis and work products for the team working within our project structure.
Deliver operational diligence and/or functional analysis as part of the pre-signing / pre-closing activities to help our clients determine value, assess risk, identify opportunities and prepare for a future transaction.
Help our clients understand operational overlaps / entanglements, develop and execute the integration / separation work plans and critical planning documents (e.g., entanglement logs, TSAs, cost models, synergy plans, etc.), identify improvement areas, identify, escalate, and resolve integration or separation issues on A&M's most challenging projects.
Based upon your M&A and industry experience, proactively identify business issues and opportunities for your clients and recommend activities to mitigate risks while optimizing upside opportunities for the business; become a trusted advisor to your senior client executives.
Act as A&M's representative to various levels of client executives and c-level leadership; help identify future opportunities to improve your client's business and expand A&M's impact on their overall success.
Lead the professional development and career path of team members and lead key people initiatives such as recruiting, training, and other career development programs for our expanded team.