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Alvarez & Marsal Private Equity Performance Improvement

Manager, IT M&A Infrastructure 

About Alvarez & Marsal
Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is a global consulting firm with over 10,000 entrepreneurial, action and results-oriented professionals in over 40 countries. We take a hands-on approach to solving our clients' problems and assisting them in reaching their potential. Our culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who positively impact our clients and shape our industry. The collaborative environment and engaging work—guided by A&M's core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity—are why our people love working at A&M.

The Team 

A&M’s Private Equity Performance Improvement Services (PEPI) practice, with offices throughout the US, focuses on serving upper middle market and large cap private equity firms who have engaged A&M to help improve operating results at their portfolio companies.  The companies we serve are upper middle market in the $50 million to $1 billion plus range. 

Our PEPI services include:

• Merger Integration & Carve-outs
• IT- pre-acquisition diligence
• IT- post-acquisition implementations and integration 
• Interim Management
• Commercial Due Diligence/Strategy
• Rapid Results
• Supply Chain
• CFO Services

How you will contribute 

We bring a structured and disciplined approach to create and capture value. We provide private equity buyers and their portfolio companies with a broad continuum of knowledge and tools for mergers, acquisitions, carve-outs, joint ventures and alliances.

The team works across the full spectrum of the deal lifecycle from pre-deal technology, operational and synergy reviews, through 'Day-1' planning, to post-deal implementations. Our services include due diligence (software product and tech, IT and operational), merger integration / carve-out planning and execution, transition service agreement negotiation & governance, ERP implementations, IT operations & cost reduction, and enterprise architecture.

The PEPI IT group is a growing business targeting high growth in the next two to four years. We offer excellent opportunities for career advancement and build leadership skills. The leadership team is focused on providing development opportunities, training and exposure to international business assignments.

Manager, IT Infrastructure Services

We are seeking individuals that can be part of a team that delivers engagements that range from rapid pre-acquisition IT assessments to large, complex client projects that identify, design, and implement creative business and technology solutions for private equity clients and their portfolio companies. The Manager, Infrastructure Services, will bring both consulting and operational expertise in all aspects of IT Infrastructure & Operations (I&O) to the following types of engagements:

• Pre-acquisition IT diligence assignments in which IT infrastructure supports business systems (e.g., ERP, WMS, and CRM), productivity solutions (e.g., email and collaboration), communications, and proprietary applications. Infrastructure is typically evaluated from several perspectives across enterprise architecture, the software development lifecycle, budget and spend analysis, and organizational / personnel assessment
• Merger-integration and carve-out planning and execution
• Day-1 and 100-day planning and execution – driving stand-ups, integrations, and performance improvement of IT infrastructure; tracking progress against Day-1 and Day-100 objectives; and adjusting strategies or personnel as required
• Performance improvement assignments including cloud migrations and cloud spend optimization
• Interim I&O management assignments

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of professional consulting or relevant industry experience, with a minimum of five years specializing in systems implementations, merger integration, business transformation, and change management
• Demonstrable experience in one of more of the following areas:
  • Solution and enterprise architecture and infrastructure
  • IT assessment and strategy development
  • IT performance improvement and cost reduction
  • Private Equity Advisory
  • IT merger integration and carve-out
  • Business / IT transformation program / project management (e.g., ERP)
  • Collaboration and leading change to improve key business functions, such as supply chain and/or finance/accounting
  • IT operations and service management
  • Computing infrastructure design and operation including DevOps and TechOps
• Functional expertise in all towers of IT infrastructure and operations:
  • Compute, storage, and hosting strategies, including on-premises data centers, colocation and managed services, and public/private/hybrid cloud services
  • Modern local and wide area network strategies
  • End user computing enablement
  • Communications, productivity, and collaboration tools and services
  • Identity and access management
  • IT service management
  • Disaster recovery and business continuity planning
• Track record of working with business leaders (Directors and above)
• Proven writing skills with the ability to produce polished client-facing documents
• Excellent fact-gathering and analytical skills, including business process mapping and quantitative analysis
• Specific experience designing and supervising the execution of internally-focused and externally-focused change/communications strategy
• Previous strategy and change management experience: advisory experience from a top-tier strategy firm, leading specialist, niche advisory firm, or Big-4 consultancy
• Bachelor’s degree required
• Flexibility to travel up to 50% of time

Your journey at A&M
We recognize that our people are the driving force behind our success, which is why we prioritize an employee experience that fosters each person’s unique professional and personal development. Our robust performance development process promotes continuous learning, rewards your contributions, and fosters a culture of meritocracy. With top-notch training and on-the-job learning opportunities, you can acquire new skills and advance your career.
We prioritize your well-being, providing benefits and resources to support you on your personal journey. Our people consistently highlight the growth opportunities, our unique, entrepreneurial culture, and the fun we have together as their favorite aspects of working at A&M. The possibilities are endless for high-performing and passionate professionals.

Benefits Summary
Full-time Positions and Part-time Positions Over 30 hours
Regular employees working 30 or more hours per week are also entitled to participate in Alvarez & Marsal Holdings’ fringe benefits consisting of healthcare plans, flexible spending and savings accounts, life, AD&D, and disability coverages at rates determined periodically as well as a 401(k) retirement savings plan. Provided the eligibility requirements are met, employees will also receive an annual discretionary contribution to their 401(k) retirement savings plan from Alvarez & Marsal. Additionally, employees are eligible for paid time off including vacation, personal days, seventy-two (72) hours of sick time (prorated for part time employees), ten federal holidays, one floating holiday, and parental leave. The amount of vacation and personal days available varies based on tenure and role type. Click Work Well. Live Well. for more information regarding A&M’s benefits programs.

The salary range is $125,000 - $190,000 annually, dependent on several variables including but not limited to education, experience, skills, and geography. In addition, A&M offers a discretionary bonus program which is based on a number of factors, including individual and firm performance.  Please ask your recruiter for details.

Alvarez & Marsal recruits on an ongoing basis. Candidates are considered as they apply, until the opportunity is filled. Candidates are encouraged to apply expeditiously to any role(s) that they are qualified for and that are of interest to them.  

A&M does not require or administer lie detector tests as a condition of employment or continued employment. It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability. 

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