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About The Position

Requirements

• Experience supporting complex separation, carve-out, or integration engagements in a transaction environment.
• Strong background in one or more of the following: Separation Due Diligence, TSA Structuring, Negotiation, or Exit Planning, SMO / IMO Governance and Execution, Transaction Strategy or Execution Planning.
• Experience leading or supporting cross-functional dependency mapping, deal perimeter definition, or standalone cost analyses.
• Understanding of operating models and organizational design, finance background is a plus but not required; experience in operations, IT, HR, or general management consulting is equally valuable.
• Experience supporting private equity transactions, mergers & acquisitions, divestitures, or carve-outs.
• Ability to translate diligence and planning findings into actionable, executable workplans.
• Strong project management, client communication, and executive presentation skills, comfortable running a multi-workstream program (SMO/IMO) with competing stakeholders and tight timelines.
• Strong analytical and organizational capabilities with the ability to manage multiple engagements simultaneously.
• Interest in leveraging AI tools to improve efficiency, research, and client delivery.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Economics, or a related field required.
• 8+ years of experience in Transaction Advisory, CFO Advisory, Deal Advisory, Finance Transformation, or Management Consulting.
• Experience supporting Operational Due Diligence, Integration & Separation, Transaction Execution, or carve-out engagements preferred.
• Experience serving private equity clients and portfolio companies is highly desirable.
• Combination of consulting and industry experience preferred.
• CPA, MBA, CFA, or other relevant professional designation preferred.

Nice To Haves

• Finance background is a plus but not required; experience in operations, IT, HR, or general management consulting is equally valuable.
• Experience supporting Operational Due Diligence, Integration & Separation, Transaction Execution, or carve-out engagements preferred.
• Experience serving private equity clients and portfolio companies is highly desirable.
• Combination of consulting and industry experience preferred.
• CPA, MBA, CFA, or other relevant professional designation preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support clients throughout the transaction lifecycle, from pre-close planning through post-close execution.
• Execute Separation Due Diligence engagements focused on identifying key entanglements and dependencies across people, process, systems, contracts, and IP.
• Evaluate target operating models to identify execution risks, operational gaps, scalability concerns, and opportunities for value creation.
• Develop separation strategy recommendations, including definition of separation scenarios and deal perimeter (people, systems, vendor contracts, and other resources).
• Assist clients with Transaction Execution activities including workplan development, milestone tracking, governance, issue resolution, and cross-functional coordination.
• Support executive leadership teams throughout critical transaction milestones.
• Lead cross-functional workstreams supporting pre- and post-close separation activities.
• Assist with Day 1 and Day 100 readiness planning across all impacted functions.
• Stand up and run Separation Management Office (SMO) governance and execution, including workstream tracking, risk/issue logs, and steering committee reporting.
• Design future-state operating models for the standalone business.
• Develop separation and stand-up roadmaps.
• Lead separation planning for carve-outs and divestitures, including: Standalone cost analysis, Shared services evaluations, Corporate cost allocations, TSA development, negotiation, and exit planning, Organizational design and workforce transition, Systems and technology transition planning (ERP, HRIS, CRM, and other core platforms).
• Advise executive leadership teams (CEO, COO, CFO, and functional leaders) on operating model effectiveness for the standalone entity.
• Evaluate business processes and dependencies across key functions to identify separation complexity and risk.
• Recommend operational improvements that increase readiness and reduce transaction/execution risk.
• Support organizational redesign before and after transactions.
• Assist clients with interim leadership and execution support during periods of transition.
• Develop executive reporting and governance frameworks that support post-transaction decision-making.
• Work with a range of enterprise systems relevant to the client (ERP, HRIS, CRM, and other platforms) to understand entanglements and inform separation planning; deep technical/systems expertise is not required, but comfort working alongside IT and systems teams is.
• Utilize project management, tracking, and analytics tools to manage complex, multi-workstream separations.
• Leverage AI-enabled technologies to enhance diligence, research, project management, and client deliverables.
• Lead and mentor junior professionals across separation and transaction support engagements.
• Manage multiple client engagements while maintaining high-quality deliverables and client service.
• Contribute to the continued enhancement of separation methodologies, templates, and best practices.
• Foster collaboration across Stout's Financial Due Diligence, Valuation, Tax, and CFO Advisory teams to deliver integrated client solutions.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Benefits
• Wellness options
• Flexible work schedules
• Discretionary time off policy