Senior Associate, Cybersecurity; M&A Transactions

Description About Alvarez & Martal

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is a global consulting firm with over 10,000 entrepreneurial, action and results‑oriented professionals in over 40 countries. We take a hands‑on approach to solving our clients' problems and assisting them in reaching their potential. Our culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who positively impact our clients and shape our industry. The collaborative environment and engaging work—guided by A&M's core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity—are why our people love working at A&M.

Alvarez & Marsal's (A&M's) Global Cyber Risk Services offerings have been developed to assist Boards and Management teams in understanding the organization's Incident Response, Cyber‑readiness, and Cyber Strategy development. Our methods are grounded in guidance from the regulatory and industry frameworks and best practices that govern our clients' specific business. Our team of cybersecurity experts provides prioritized findings, observations, recommendations and a roadmap for gap closure.

We use expertly developed methodologies, tools and techniques to identify vulnerabilities, system misconfigurations and program deficiencies to improve your organization’s overall cyber posture and process maturity.

Strategic Planning & Advisory Services A&M's team of cybersecurity experts includes many former Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) and senior information security professionals who can help your organization articulate a strategic vision that goes well beyond day‑to‑day management of cybersecurity. Our team has advised Fortune 500 firms to develop their strategic plans, incorporating and drawing from elements of technology risk, information security, insider threat, and cybersecurity workforce development and retention.

Our Global Cyber Risk Services (GCRS) team is seeking a Senior Associate. As a member of our GCRS team, you will be a key part of that growth. Working with companies across all industries, you will develop your career by communicating creative solutions for the client's specific M&A transaction related cybersecurity needs. It's all about listening to and understanding our clients to give them a truly exceptional experience in a field where there really are no off‑the‑shelf recommendations.

Increasingly organized and collaborative, their methods grow more sophisticated each year. A&M helps clients to understand and mitigate cybersecurity risks to their businesses.

The team works across the full spectrum of the deal lifecycle from pre‑deal cybersecurity reviews, through 'Day‑1' planning, to post‑deal implementations. Our services include pre‑acquisition due diligence, carveout standalone estimation, cybersecurity separation / integration planning, and separation / integration support.

Professionals in this role work directly with private equity deal teams, corporate development leaders, and portfolio company executives to identify, quantify, and mitigate cybersecurity risks that may affect valuation, deal structure, and post‑close execution.

The nature of this role means no two projects will be the same. You're likely to balance your time focused on aspects such as:

• Execute or lead cybersecurity due diligence across M&A transactions
• Identify material cyber risks impacting deal value, structure, or integration
• Assess cybersecurity posture, maturity, and threat exposure of the target environments.
• Communicate findings to clients, executives, and deal teams.
• Develop pragmatic remediation and post‑close roadmaps when needed.
• Manage multiple fast‑moving diligences simultaneously.

• Perform and/or lead M&A transaction‑related cybersecurity services for clients of all sizes and M&A targets across industries.
• Take responsibility for managing projects, including taking ownership of client communication, coordinating internal resources and planning and executing technical assessment activities.
• Communicate information security and technology issues verbally on both a formal and informal basis to all levels of client staff, ranging from…