Senior Manager, Mergers & Acquisitions high tech & software

West Monroe is seeking a Senior Manager with prior experience in and a strong passion for the Software & High-Tech industry to join our national practice. Our team serves an array of interesting and exciting Software & High-Tech, Private Equity, and Corporate Strategic clients across the nation.

As a Senior Manager, you will serve Software & High-Tech clients and Private Equity investors with a focus on software, SaaS, TMT, and tech-enabled services businesses. Engagements range across value creation \u2013 product and growth strategy, technology innovation, operational improvement, and diligence \u2013 product, technology, and operational diligence, as well as merger integrations and carve-outs.

In addition to client delivery, you will have the opportunity to assist with business development (hunting new clients and building relationships with existing), along with contributing to internal practice development leadership. Senior Managers within West Monroe have three main responsibilities:

Client Delivery

• Lead fast-paced due diligence engagements for Private Equity and Corporate Strategic clients investing in Software & High-Tech, with an ability to evaluate the market opportunity, product technology, operating model, and their effects on margins, revenue, growth, and value creation
• Assess functional and technology investment strategies and compare respective operating models and organizational structures against leading practices and industry benchmarks
• Manage teams serving Software & High-Tech and Private Equity clients while demonstrating advisory capabilities with high level client counterparts such as C-level executives, Business Unit GMs, and Private Equity Deal and Operating Partners
• Execute value creation engagements for Software & High-Tech companies and Private Equity clients
• Play a key role in complex transactions within the Software & High-Tech sector (e.g., post-merger integration, carve-out/divestitures, operating model transformation) focused on initiatives such as product strategy, target operating model development, post-sales operations and retention improvement, and transaction program advisory.

Practice Development

• Build data-driven methodologies and assets for evaluating Software & High-Tech businesses and manage related internal initiatives
• Enhance analysis and presentation frameworks used in Software & High-Tech advisory
• Collaborate with a team of Software & High-Tech industry, technology and operational consulting teams to develop and enhance delivery capabilities across West Monroe's practice areas
• 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 advisory services for Software & High-Tech businesses and Private Equity Investors; collaborate with practice partners to support these opportunities
• Understand client investment needs/constraints and help tailor proposals appropriately to meet their needs
• Develop go-to-market messaging and sales materials to support business development for prospects and clients
• Create work plans, pricing estimates, and risk assessments for potential engagements
• Actively participate in Software / Technology and M&A industry events
• Attend networking events and actively build and leverage a professional network and affiliate network in the local community
• Proven success achieving in-market revenue expectations

Qualifications:

• 10-15 years of work experience including at least one of the following:
• Management, technology, or strategy consulting for Software and/or High-Tech clients in a team-based, client-facing capacity
• Operational role within the Software & High-Tech sector
• M&A experience at a Software & High-Tech strategic acquirer
• Knowledge of go-to-market practices in a software business (e.g., sales effectiveness, pricing, sales operations) and/or product delivery (e.g., product management, software development)
• Excellent organizational, verbal and written communication skills
• Experience managing client relationships
• Strong analytical, problem solving, and quality assurance experience
• Strong communication skills to be able to work with C-level clients
• 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