Manager, Mergers & Acquisitions (Merger & Carveout Services)

West Monroe•Chicago, IL

10d•Hybrid

About The Position

West Monroe is seeking a Manager to join its growing Merger & Carveout Services (MCS) team. This role involves helping private equity and corporate clients navigate complex and transformative moments, from deal evaluation to business separation, integration, and future building. As a Manager, you will lead teams through the transaction lifecycle, working at the intersection of business and technology to solve challenges, shape decisions, and achieve results. You will collaborate with senior client leaders and West Monroe experts, gaining exposure to high-impact transactions while contributing to the growth of the M&A practice.

Requirements

5–7 years of management consulting, transaction advisory, technology consulting, or related experience, including experience with mergers, integrations, carveouts, or divestitures.
Experience managing client engagements or complex workstreams, including scope, financials, teams, risks, quality, and senior stakeholder relationships.
Experience across the M&A lifecycle, including diligence, separation or integration planning, TSA analysis, standalone cost modeling, synergy analysis, Day 1 readiness, or post-close execution.
Strong business and financial acumen with the ability to connect operational and technology considerations to deal value and the investment thesis.
Experience leading cross-functional teams and translating complex analysis into clear, executive-ready recommendations.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, project management, facilitation, and communication skills.
Experience integrating AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT) into day-to-day workflows to enhance productivity and insight generation, coupled with strong critical thinking to assess accuracy, mitigate bias, and ensure high-quality outputs.
Ability to travel 25 to 50%.
A commitment to inclusion and diversity, and openness to new ideas and perspectives.
Ability to work permanently in the United States without sponsorship.

Responsibilities

Lead buy-side and sell-side merger, integration, and carveout engagements for private equity and corporate clients.
Manage all aspects of engagements, including scope, budgets, staffing, workstreams, deliverables, profitability, risks, quality, and executive reporting.
Lead cross-functional diligence, planning, and execution across IT, Finance & Accounting, HR, Procurement, Operations, Sales & Marketing, and organizational design.
Develop and oversee standalone run-rate and one-time cost models, synergy and dis-synergy analyses, TSA strategies, operating models, and Day 1 readiness plans.
Translate complex financial, operational, and technology findings into actionable recommendations aligned with the client’s investment thesis.
Leverage West Monroe’s Intellio™ assets, analytics, and M&A methodologies to strengthen governance, collaboration, reporting, and value realization.
Utilize AI tools to accelerate analysis, synthesize complex information, and support data-driven recommendations, exercising sound judgment in evaluating outputs.
Apply AI technologies (e.g., generative AI, automation tools, data models) to enhance insights, improve delivery efficiency, and elevate client outcomes.
Build trusted client relationships and identify opportunities to expand West Monroe’s impact.
Contribute M&A expertise to pursuits and lead components of proposals, solution development, scoping, and pricing.
Collaborate across West Monroe’s industry, functional, and technology teams to shape solutions for complex transaction needs.
Develop and improve MCS methodologies, tools, templates, and accelerators.
Coach and mentor team members, provide actionable feedback, and contribute to recruiting and talent development.
Share transaction expertise and lessons learned to strengthen M&A capabilities.