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About AandM

Companies, investors and government entities around the world turn to Alvarez and Marsal (AandM) for leadership, action and results. Privately held since its founding in 1983, AandM is a leading global professional services firm that provides advisory, business performance improvement and turnaround management services. When conventional approaches are not enough to create transformation and drive change, clients seek our deep expertise and ability to deliver practical solutions to their unique problems.

With over 10,000 people across six continents, we deliver tangible results for corporates, boards, private equity firms, law firms and government agencies facing complex challenges. Our senior leaders, and their teams, leverage AandM's restructuring heritage to help companies act decisively, catapult growth and accelerate results. We are experienced operators, world-class consultants, former regulators and industry authorities with a shared commitment to telling clients what's really needed for turning change into a strategic business asset, managing risk and unlocking value at every stage of growth.

Corporate Transactions Group (CTG)

CTG, a subsidiary of AandM, brings a structured and disciplined approach to create and capture value throughout the MandA deal cycle. We provide corporate clients with deep leadership and expertise to bring an end-to-end solution for corporate clients as they enter into potential buys-side acquisitions, sell-side divestitures and carve-outs, and strategic partnerships.

Our professionals help businesses develop and execute their strategies to create value for the organization and its shareholders leveraging AandM's functional expertise and industry experience. We provide a range of services to our clients, including commercial due diligence, market entry assessment, financial and operational due diligence, tax diligence and structuring assistance, business modeling and synergy assessment, integration and separation planning, and support executing the plan and delivering enterprise value for our client's shareholders.

Our CTG practice is growing rapidly which means there is a unique opportunity to be creative and entrepreneurial to help shape the foundation of our future. We are currently seeking dynamic and experienced professionals to join our team, focusing on the operational and execution aspects of the MandA life cycle (from early-stage diligence through to post-close implementation). In this ever-changing market environment, our professionals must be adaptable and thrive in a collaborative, team-driven culture. The position offers significant opportunities for career development and advancement in a fast-growing practice that is helping lead many market shaping deals.

What will you be doing?

We are looking for seasoned professionals with experience in MandA transactions. As a Director, you will serve as a client leader on our project teams and a leader with our CTG practice.

The ideal candidate will have deep experience in the following areas: Operational due diligence (ODD) Merger and acquisition integration planning and execution Divestiture and carve-out planning and execution Synergy development, planning, and execution

Your role will entail client-facing origination and delivery, as well as development, mentoring and coaching of the team and business development activities.

Key responsibilities Serve as the day-to-day client leader for enterprise-wide MandA projects and oversee the design and delivery of high-quality client analysis and work products for the team. Mange the quality of the engagement and overall client experience. Design and help deliver operational diligence and/or functional analysis as part of the pre-signing / pre-closing activities to help our clients determine value, assess risk, identify opportunities and prepare for a future transaction. Lead large, cross-functional teams to under tand operational overlaps / entanglements, develop and execute the integration / separation work plans and critical planning documents (e.g., entanglement logs, TSAs, cost models, synergy plans, etc.), identify improvement areas, identify, escalate, and resolve integration or separation issues on AandM's most challenging projects. Based upon your MandA and industry experience, proactively identify business issues and opportunities for your clients and recommend activities to mitigate risks while optimizing upside opportunities for the business; become a trusted advisor to your senior client executives. Act as the primary team interface with various levels of client executives and c-level leadership; help identify future opportunities to improve your client's business and expand AandM's impact on their overall success. Work with leadership to identify growth opportunities with existing and greenfield clients and develop go-to-market strategies to grow the practice; help originate new opportunities and work to expand existing projects. Help lead business development activities and proposals including market research and analysis, targeting c-level executives and leveraging existing client relationships, and building proposals to support identifying and closing new opportunities. Lead the professional development and career path of team members and lead key people initiatives such as recruiting, training, and other career development programs for our expanded team.

Qualifications:

A minimum of 8 years of relevant professional consulting and / or operational experience, specializing in corporate MandA, diligence, and integration / separation implementation; Big 4 or top-tier Strategy consulting firm preferred; additional leadership experience in Corporate Strategy or Corporate Development a plus

Bachelor's degree from an accredited university / college preferably in Business, Engineering or a related field; MBA preferred

Strong business acumen with proven analytical and problem-solving skills and experience to understand how strategic business model decisions impact the broader organization across customers, operations, technology, risk, and people; CFA or CPA preferred

Multi-year experience leading complex MandA execution projects (integrations and separations) and MandA transactional deal work; fundamental understanding of the Change Management function and its importance in the MandA life cycle, including communications and organization design; additional industry experience with operational exposure and PandL responsibility across one or more functions a plus (Sale and Marketing, Supply Chain, HR, IT, Finance, etc.)

Experience supporting new business opportunities within a professional services environment including relationship management, business proposals, RFP responses, written and oral presentations, etc.

Experience designing, scoping, pricing and delivering professional service projects with corporate clients, working with both the business leaders and procurement organizations to quickly ramp up a project.

Significant expertise within one or more industry segments (e.g., Consumer Products, Industrials, Automotive, Healthcare, Life Sciences, Financial Services, Energy, Technology, Media, etc.) such that you are a strategic advisor with c-level executives and Boards regarding common sector trends, MandA practices, business risks, potential synergies, and market reaction.

Proven ability to build trusting market relationships that will enable future business development opportunities and increased branding and market presence for the practice.

Experience working in a fast-paced envir