As a Transaction Management Director, you’ll focus on buy-side and sell-side transaction management engagements, serving dynamic organizations with experienced professionals who bring a full range of advisory services to validate, optimize and create value for the Transaction Advisory Practice – all with the resources, environment, and support to help you excel.

From day one, you’ll be empowered to help clients make the moves that will help them achieve their vision and help you achieve more, confidently.

Your day-to-day may include:

• Lead and manage transaction advisory engagements, including coordination with the Financial Due Diligence, IT, Supply Chain and Human Capital enterprise diligence teams

• Provide expertise in the following:

• Deal Management Office support

• Standalone, one-time, and stranded cost assessments

• Synergy assessments

• Interdependency assessments

• Integration plans from high level blueprints to detailed multi-phase integration work plans

• Integration Management Office services

• Separation plans from high level separation blueprints to detailed multi-phase separation work plans

• Transition Management Office services

• Transition Service Agreement (TSA) schedule preparation support

• Operating model support

• Day 1 planning support

• Change management support

• Managing client relationships

• Preparing clear and concise reports and presentations for clients and other stakeholders

• Managing multiple engagements simultaneously, ensuring timely delivery and high-quality work

• Lead and support business development activities, including identifying new client opportunities, developing proposals, budgets, and work plans, and participating in meetings with prospective clients

• Mentoring and developing junior team members, providing guidance and support to help them grow professionally

• Performing detailed analysis to identify opportunities for improvement and documenting conclusions

• Assisting with training sessions to support team up-skilling

• Serving as a coach and mentor to other team members in support of their professional development

• Meeting or exceeding targeted billing hours (utilization)

• Other duties as assigned

You have the following technical skills and qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Marketing, Communications or similar required, MBA preferred

• Minimum 10 years of related work experience in management consulting or equivalent within a corporate development or transaction advisory function required

• Industry recognized professional certification required, PMI/PMP, MA&P, CPMI preferred

• Experience leading integration and separation work-streams required

• Demonstrated new business development experience

• Must be able to demonstrate creative problem-solving skills, critical thinking aptitude, and experience with data modeling and/or process mapping

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with experience working in cross-functional teams

• Effective project and time management skills for handling multiple priorities and simultaneous projects

• Can travel as needed. Expected travel is up to 50%

The base salary range for this position in the firm's Los Angeles, CA office is between $202,500 and $337,500.

The base salary range for this position in the firm's San Francisco, CA office is between $215,600 and $359,400.

The base salary range for this position in New York only is between $202,500 and $337,500.

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About Us

At Grant Thornton, we believe in making business more personal and building trust into every result – for our clients and you. Here, we go beyond your expectations of a career in professional services by offering a career path with more: more opportunity, more flexibility, and more support. It’s what makes us different, and we think being different makes us better.

About the Team

The team you’re about to join is ready to help you thrive. Here’s how:

• Whether it’s your work location, weekly schedule or unlimited flex time off, we empower you with the options to work in the way that best serves your clients and your life.

• Here, you are supported to prioritize your overall well-being through work-life integration options that work best for you and those in your household.

• We understand that your needs, responsibilities and experiences are different — and we think that’s a good thing. That’s why we support you with personalized and comprehensive benefits that recognize and empower all the identities, roles and aspirations that make you, well, you. See how at www.gt.com/careers

• When it comes to inclusion, we are committed to doing more than checking boxes. Explore all the ways we’re taking action for diversity, equity & inclusion at www.gt.com/careers

Here’s what you can expect next:

If you apply and are selected to interview, a Grant Thornton team member will reach out to you to schedule a time to connect. We encourage you to also check out other roles that may be a good fit for you or get to know us a little bit better at www.gt.com/careers.

Benefits:

We understand that your needs, responsibilities and experiences are different, and we think that’s a good thing. That’s why we support you with personalized and comprehensive benefits that recognize and empower all the identities, roles and aspirations that make you, well, you. For an overview of our benefit offerings, please visit: https://www.grantthornton.com/careers/rewards-and-benefits

• Benefits for internship positions: Grant Thornton interns are eligible to participate in the firm’s medical, dental and vision insurance programs and the firm’s employee assistance program. Interns also receive a minimum of 72 hours of paid sick leave, and are paid for firm holidays that fall within their internship period.

• Benefits for seasonal employee positions: Grant Thornton seasonal employees are eligible to participate in the firm’s medical, dental and vision insurance programs and the firm’s employee assistance program. Seasonal employees may also be eligible to participate in the firm’s 401(k) savings plan and employee retirement plan in accordance with applicable plan terms and eligibility requirements. Seasonal employees receive a minimum of 72 hours of paid sick leave.

  Grant Thornton employees may be eligible for a discretionary, annual bonus based on individual and firm performance, subject to the terms, conditions and eligibility criteria of the applicable bonus plan or program. Interns and seasonal employees are not eligible for bonus compensation.

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