Strategy& PEVC Operational Due Diligence - Manager, Industrials

PricewaterhouseCoopers•Atlanta, NY

About The Position

As a Strategy& Private Equity Value Creation (PEVC) Manager, Industrials, you will support clients within PwC’s Deals practice by providing strategic guidance across mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, restructuring, and value creation activities. You will lead teams, coach junior professionals, and manage workstreams while applying business judgment, project management discipline, and technology-enabled methods to help clients navigate complex transactions and identify opportunities to improve performance. The role includes deal strategy activities such as market analysis, business case development, and strategic framework development to support informed decisions and transaction outcomes. You will lead industrials-focused operational diligence and value creation work across deal strategy, diligence, execution, and post-deal improvement, coordinating transaction insights with implementation actions and longer-term value realization. Travel requirements are up to 60%.

Requirements

At least a bachelor's degree.
At least 5 years of experience.

Nice To Haves

A master's or Master of Business Administration degree in at least one of these fields: Accounting, Analytics/Data Science, Business Administration/Management, Computer Science/Information Systems, Economics, Engineering, Finance, Financial Mathematics/Quantitative Finance, Law/Legal Studies, Mathematics/Statistics, or Operations/Supply Chain.
Private equity value creation experience in industrials.
Experience leading operational diligence and performance improvement workstreams.
Experience utilizing financial modeling and scenario analysis for client decisions.
Experience coaching teams through transaction and value creation phases.
Ability to apply data-driven insights to identify value levers.
Ability to communicate findings clearly to senior client leaders.

Responsibilities

Lead private equity value creation workstreams across deal strategy, diligence, execution, and post-deal improvement efforts.
Manage client service timelines, deliverables, and team activities for industrials-focused transactions and operating model assessments.
Analyze operational performance, market trends, and sector benchmarks to identify value levers, risks, and cost improvement opportunities.
Develop value creation plans connecting operational findings to transaction priorities, synergy opportunities, and performance improvement actions.
Guide financial and operational analysis, including scenario modeling, business plan review, and transaction-related due diligence.
Coach team members on problem solving, work product development, and client-ready communication across complex engagements.
Apply analytics tools and data-driven methods to support decision making, benchmark comparisons, and performance tracking.
Build trusted client relationships by presenting findings, discussing tradeoffs, and responding to questions from deal and operating teams.
Coordinate across service areas to align transaction insights with implementation actions and longer-term value realization.