Senior Consultant, Transaction Advisory (Consumer & Industrial Products)

West Monroe • Chicago, IL

11d • $116,000 - $157,000

About The Position

Are you ready to make an impact? West Monroe is seeking an senior consulting analyst with prior experience in and a strong passion for technology Mergers and Acquisitions to join our national Mergers and Acquisitions practice. Our team serves an array of interesting and exciting Private Equity and Corporate Strategic clients across the nation. As a Senior Consultant in our Mergers and Acquisitions practice, you will serve Private Equity and Strategic clients across the transaction life cycle – from platform acquisitions to mergers/integrations to corporate divestiture/carve-out transactions, including sell-side readiness, pre-close technology and operations due diligence, Day 1 readiness planning, and post-close technology execution management. In addition to client delivery, you will have the opportunity to assist with business development (hunting new clients and building relationship with existing), along with contributing to internal practice development leadership. Senior Consultants within West Monroe have three main responsibilities: Client Delivery Support deal teams serving Private Equity and Corporate Strategic buyers (deals in the consumer and industrial products industry) while demonstrating advisory capabilities with high level client counterparts such as CTOs, CIOs, and Technology Operating Partners Contribute to fast-paced technology due diligence engagements for Private Equity clients, with an ability to evaluate the technology systems and operations of a business and identify compliance, operations, revenue, and growth risks. Play a key role in technology planning, strategy, and post-close engagements in complex transactions (post-merger integration and carve-out/divestitures) focused on Product Strategy, Target Operating Model development, cloud migration, digital transformation, and other value-based initiatives Interface with all levels of business and technology leadership at clients Practice Development Build data-driven methodologies and assets for evaluating software businesses in a due diligence capacity, and manage related internal initiatives Enhance analysis and presentation frameworks used in technology due diligence and technology advisory engagements Collaborate with a team of software, infrastructure, and security architects and consultants in order to elevate the technology advisory capabilities of the M&A team Actively participate in the performance management process Actively participate in recruiting and retaining top quality consultants Assist with company campus and experienced recruiting Business Development Support opportunities to provide prospects and clients with post-close technology advisory for middle-market technology businesses; collaborate with practice partners to support these opportunities Create work plans, pricing estimates, and risk assessments for prospects Actively participate in M&A industry events Understand client investment needs/constraints and help tailor proposals appropriately to meet their needs Attend networking events and actively build and leverage a professional network and affiliate network in the local community

Requirements

• 4+ years participating in team-based, client-facing management or technology consulting or IT M&A experience at corporate strategic client is preferred
• Experienced serving clients across the consumer & industrial products industry preferred, but not mandatory
• Experience in a M&A-centric role, preferably with Private Equity investors, and with experience in SaaS or software company mergers/integrations, and/or carve-outs/divestitures
• Excellent organizational, verbal and written communication skills
• Strong financial, analytical, and problem solving experience
• Bachelor's degree preferred, or equivalent required
• Strong communication skills to be able to work with C-level clients
• Ability to travel up to 50%; Travel is short term (2-3 days on-site per diligence project, 50-75% during post-close carve-out execution)
• Ability to work permanently in the United States without sponsorship
• A commitment to inclusion and diversity, and openness to new ideas and perspectives

Responsibilities

• Client Delivery Support deal teams serving Private Equity and Corporate Strategic buyers (deals in the consumer and industrial products industry) while demonstrating advisory capabilities with high level client counterparts such as CTOs, CIOs, and Technology Operating Partners
• Contribute to fast-paced technology due diligence engagements for Private Equity clients, with an ability to evaluate the technology systems and operations of a business and identify compliance, operations, revenue, and growth risks.
• Play a key role in technology planning, strategy, and post-close engagements in complex transactions (post-merger integration and carve-out/divestitures) focused on Product Strategy, Target Operating Model development, cloud migration, digital transformation, and other value-based initiatives
• Interface with all levels of business and technology leadership at clients
• Build data-driven methodologies and assets for evaluating software businesses in a due diligence capacity, and manage related internal initiatives
• Enhance analysis and presentation frameworks used in technology due diligence and technology advisory engagements
• Collaborate with a team of software, infrastructure, and security architects and consultants in order to elevate the technology advisory capabilities of the M&A team
• Actively participate in the performance management process
• Actively participate in recruiting and retaining top quality consultants
• Assist with company campus and experienced recruiting
• Support opportunities to provide prospects and clients with post-close technology advisory for middle-market technology businesses; collaborate with practice partners to support these opportunities
• Create work plans, pricing estimates, and risk assessments for prospects
• Actively participate in M&A industry events
• Understand client investment needs/constraints and help tailor proposals appropriately to meet their needs
• Attend networking events and actively build and leverage a professional network and affiliate network in the local community

Benefits

• Employees (and their families) are covered by medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance.
• Employees are able to enroll in our company’s 401k plan, purchase shares from our employee stock ownership program and be eligible to receive annual bonuses.
• Employees will also receive unlimited flexible time off and ten paid holidays throughout the calendar year.
• Eligibility for ten weeks of paid parental leave will also be available upon hire date.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees