Manager, Technology Advisory - IT M&A and Private Equity

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The Team – Private Equity -Technology Advisory 

Join a team of talented professionals with deep business and technology transformation experience and guide Private Equity firms and their portfolio companies through major transformational challenges, carveouts, due diligence, new system implementations, and strategic corporate realignments. Our team provides IT strategy & operations, portfolio, program and project management, in the context of mergers and acquisitions.

You Are

• You have led and executed IT Due Diligence engagements for M&A transactions, evaluating IT infrastructure, applications, cybersecurity, and IT operations. You have designed and executed IT separation strategies, ensuring minimal business disruption.
• You have experience defining Transitional Services Agreements (TSAs), outlining IT services to be provided post-transaction. You have developed IT separation roadmaps, including application migration, infrastructure transition, and data partitioning.
• You have worked extensively and hands-on with Microsoft Cloud technology, including Microsoft 365 and Azure. You’ve migrated legacy Microsoft on-premises systems, such as Active Directory, Exchange, and SharePoint, to Azure AD and Microsoft 365. You’ve implemented Microsoft Teams and deployed Intune endpoint management. Your experience includes the consolidation of cloud tenants with native and third-party tools, and you have implemented Microsoft’s identity and security features. 
• Someone who knows how to lead and deliver, driven by seamless project execution. You’re not only concerned with the success of the project, but you’re building positive relationships with clients along the way. You’re leading their expectations and ensuring the standard of work is in line with promises made. There are a lot of moving pieces, but you’ve got the work ethic to stay on top of it all.
• You are a team-builder and problem-solver. You stay updated on new products and technologies. You know how to use technology and applications to creatively design, prototype, and implement solutions for your client’s unique challenges. You communicate and collaborate effectively to both internal and external team members. You are constantly looking for ways to implement best practices. If there’s a new way to do something that improves outcomes for clients, you’ll find it.

Your Impact

• Manage and lead technology assessments/IT due diligence projects supporting both commercial and private equity clients in support of carve-outs, mergers, or post-close execution management.
• Work with stakeholder management and business teams to maintain business continuity during ongoing IT platform mergers.
• Assume a key IT role throughout the entire M&A deal process and ensure timely delivery of IT M&A projects.
• Analyze IT costs, identify cost synergies that may arise from deals, and identify IT risks and mitigation plans.
• Drive the development and/or enhancement of IT M&A methodologies (diligence, planning, carve-outs).
• Articulate the quality and performance of your client’s IT environment, including their technical security posture.
• Enable client collaboration and communication through deployment and adoption of Microsoft 365.
• Modernize legacy technology and datacenter operations through Azure and cloud migration.
• Secure client technology using modern Microsoft security and identity features
• Manage and lead technology assessments/IT due diligence projects supporting both commercial and private equity clients.
• Lead large, complex projects through the project life cycle, including requirements definition, planning, development, testing, training, operational readiness, change management and ongoing support.
• Embrace Highspring’s client service approach and manage client relationships to ensure that high-quality and high-value services are provided to achieve clients’ objectives.

Leadership Expectations

• Our expectation is that you would have prior experience in technology consulting and implementation project work, and the ability to lead, guide, coach, and mentor teams
• Actively participate in career development activities and technical training of staff

At a minimum, you will have:

• 4+ years of Big 4 or professional services experience.
• Technology consulting experience in IT Due Diligence, IT M&A consulting, or IT strategy in the context of mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures
• Experience with the IT M&A transaction lifecycle, including 100-day planning, performance improvement, and organization development.
• Technology consulting experience migrating legacy Microsoft on-premises systems, such as Active Directory, Exchange, and SharePoint, to Azure AD and Microsoft 365.
• Experience with IT activities related to infrastructure, networking, communications, productivity, security, and service management.
• Experience designing enterprise technology architecture across various industries, including consolidating network, infrastructure, cyber, data, and application design and decisions for new companies.
• One or more of the following certifications: Microsoft 365 Enterprise Administrator Expert, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Microsoft 365 Security Administrator Associate, Azure Administrator Associate. Relevant certifications such as CISA, CISSP, PMP, or ITIL
• Flexibility to travel up to 25%.

Preferably, you will have:

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology or computer science.
• Experience developing management reporting, metrics, and formats to monitor and manage value creation initiatives.
• Experience developing and executing on a technology integration playbook for new acquisitions.