Technology Transaction Advisory Analyst (Software)

West Monroe Partners, LLC • Chicago, IL

33d • Hybrid

About The Position

West Monroe is looking for an Technology Transaction Advisory Analyst to join our Technology and Experience Practice (TechEx) within Technology Transaction Services (TTS) and support technology M&A due diligence projects. The experienced consultant will collaborate with software due diligence architects to deliver solutions across a variety of industries including Private Equity, High-Tech & Software, Healthcare, and Financial Services. As a technology agnostic firm, consultants have the chance to continuously expand their skillset while working with cutting edge tools, platforms, and frameworks. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to our newly formalized (but long existing) technology M&A offering and support strategic enterprise architecture projects, software/product due diligences, post-merger integrations, and carve-out advisory engagements.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in relevant field preferred, or equivalent experience required
• 2-4+ years of hands-on software development experience, preferably within greenfield projects
• Knowledge of and experience with complex business systems integration, custom object-oriented design/development (C#, Java, Python, etc.), and the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Experience applying Agile/Lean methodologies to manage project tasks
• Confident in leading requirements gathering sessions with executive stakeholders at external clients
• Demonstrated experience leading technical engagements including proposal development, estimation, and day-to-day project management (time tracking, budgeting, status reporting)
• Strong sense of urgency with ability to deliver solutions in fast-paced, dynamic environments
• Excellent critical thinking, leadership, communication, and project management skills
• Experience working within a collaborative, cross-functional, team-based environment
• Willingness to travel for out-of-town client engagements (30 to 50% travel)
• Hybrid role: 1 to 2 days a week in office (you can work in any of our office locations in the US)
• You must be authorized to work in the US without sponsorship now or in the future

Nice To Haves

• Consulting firm/industry experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Technology Transaction Services consultants from other competencies (I.e. Cloud, Cybersecurity) in support of holistic, tech due diligence assessments for client M&A activity, and identify remediation opportunities through analysis of existing technology systems, software applications, and business processes
• Assess the underlying technical environment within an organization, and make recommendations on how to achieve long-term scalability, reduce operational cost, and/or better support best practices
• Evaluate IT and technical development processes for best practices and levels of maturity
• Identify key process issues and risks in the context of an investment thesis while evaluating potential acquisitions for our Private Equity clients
• Formulate projects and strategies to support the client's investment thesis, key risk mitigation, and long-term technology-based initiatives in the form of betterment and post-close engagements
• Demonstrate expertise in designing technology solutions through systems integration and application development
• Develop presentations to communicate due diligence findings and potential recommendations to client leadership

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services