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Why Grant Thornton | Stax Transactions

• Work directly with leading private equity firms, growth investors, and Fortune 500 executives on high-stakes strategic and transaction decisions.
• Lead high-impact engagements with real ownership
• Experience the best of both worlds: the entrepreneurial culture and agility of a boutique consulting firm combined with the scale, reach, and platform of Grant Thornton.
• Gain broad exposure across industries, transaction types, and growth challenges in a model designed to accelerate commercial judgment and leadership development.
• Operate in lean, collaborative teams where senior leaders are accessible, mentorship is real, and contributions are visible.
• Help build a rapidly growing platform post-acquisition, with opportunities to shape capabilities, develop new offerings, and contribute to firm-wide growth initiatives.
• Deliver meaningful client impact without the traditional road-warrior consulting lifestyle through a more sustainable, low-travel operating model.
• Join a high-performance culture that values intellectual curiosity, initiative, collaboration, and merit-based advancement.

As a Commercial Due Diligence Senior Consultant, you’ll focus on buyside and sellside transaction engagements, supporting corporate clients and private equity investors as they evaluate growth opportunities, revenue sustainability, and market risk. You’ll work alongside experienced professionals across Grant Thornton | Stax Transactions to deliver clear, datadriven insights throughout the transaction lifecycle.

From day one, you’ll be empowered to make an impact—helping clients make confident investment decisions while continuing to build your leadership and advisory skillset.

Your DaytoDay may include:

• Lead and deliver commercial due diligence engagements for corporate and privateequitybacked transactions
• Analyze markets, customers, competitors, pricing, and gotomarket strategies to assess commercial risk and opportunity
• Conduct market sizing, growth forecasting, customer segmentation, and demand analyses
• Prepare clear, concise, and investmentcommitteeready findings summarizing key risks and value drivers
• Draft and review diligence reports, executive summaries, and presentation materials
• Collaborate with Financial Due Diligence, Value Creation, IT, and Human Capital teams to deliver integrated transaction insights
• Coach and mentor associates; contribute to performance feedback and team development
• Other duties as assigned

You have the following technical skills, qualifications, and abilities:

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Economics, Finance, Strategy, or a related field
• Typically, 3–5+ years of experience in commercial due diligence, strategy consulting, transaction advisory, or private equityrelated roles
• Experience supporting M&A or private equity transactions
• Strong analytical skills across market sizing, customer analysis, and competitive dynamics
• Ability to synthesize complex data into clear, actionable insights
• Excellent written, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fastpaced, transactionoriented environment

Preferred

• Experience working directly with private equity clients
• Consulting or professional services background
• MBA or other advanced degree

Locations:

• Chicago, Boston, and NYC.
• Consistent with the firm’s hybrid work model, this position requires in-person attendance three days per week at a firm office or client site.

Employment Type: FULL_TIME