Manager/Associate Director - Digital Technology Services

Department: Business Technology, Europe

Focus areas: IT Due-Diligence (pre-deal), IT Performance Improvement (profitability, cost base, processes), IT advisory and strategy, Post-transaction IT advisory (e.g., Post Merger IT integration, IT carve out, 100-day IT planning in M&A)

Key responsibilities:

- Provide strategic operational insight IT transformation support to private equity owned and corporate businesses (deep functional knowledge)

- Advising and implementing IT performance improvement programs across a wide range of industry sectors

- Evaluating both cost reduction and revenue enhancement opportunities

- Carry out effective technology and E-Commerce due diligence pre-transaction, and provide necessary post transaction services (Post Merger Integration, Carve Out, 100-day planning)

- Conduct rapid diagnostics & detailed IT due diligence looking into a company's immediate and future major Technology issues, digital propositions, product profitability, cost base, processes and overall options for performance improvement

- Leading the post-acquisition work to ensure that the IT Due Diligence and Operations Due Diligence was realized in full and in the shortest possible time

- 100-day IT planning for carve-outs and post-merger integration, and performance improvement initiatives

- Design and implement Digital Transformation initiatives in Data Science & Analytics, Digital Workforce & Artificial Intelligence and Digitisation.

- Contribute to business development activity including developing successful pitches and selling, on from the initial "diagnostic" project phase into implementation work

Requirements :

- Technology background with track record of executional success in IT / digital transformation (preferably in European market)

- Strong understanding of digital technology including, analysis and data mapping skills of IT cost trends, IT product and support systems and vendor / supplier relationships

- Excellent financial skills and experience in Top Tier strategy consultancy / Big 4 advisory / boutique IT consulting firms / consulting arms of big IT firms

- A recent track record of successfully delivering IT due diligence (pre-deal) and/or post deal (merger / carve-out) IT program and/or IT transformation

- Experience in IT integrations and separations, identifying IT synergies, outsourcing opportunities and costs reduction programs

- Proven ability to work in international teams and create measurable and identifiable improvements in Technology & IT

Strong communication skills with requisite gravitas - ability to present it in a clear and meaningful way; ability to conceptualize, summarize, and provide key messages to senior client maps

Strong problem solving skills and business acumen