PEPI Manager M&A - EdTech; US locations

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About Alvarez & Marsal 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 Private Equity Performance Improvement (PEPI) focuses on serving upper middle market and large-cap private equity firms. These PE firms engage A&M to assess potential transactions, or to help improve operating results at existing portfolio companies. The companies we assess are upper middle market in the $50 million to $1 billion plus annual revenue range. The Education industry coverage team focuses on synergy assessment or integration planning for organizations in the Education industry, including:

• K-12
• For-profit sector as well as non-profit sectors of higher education
• Skilled trade schools
• Other training and development businesses

MI&C (Merger Integration & Carve-outs) is a growing service line that creates value through a structured approach to mergers, acquisitions, carve-outs, joint ventures and alliances. The team works across the deal lifecycle from pre-deal operational and synergy reviews to Day 1 planning and post-deal execution, including due diligence (commercial, operational), Integration Management Office, synergy, TSA, integration planning, Day 1 Readiness, and post-close execution.

MI&C offers opportunities for career advancement and leadership development across international assignments.

• Manager Role — Manager-level responsibilities include: identifying key client business issues, determining client needs by supplementing standard assessment techniques with innovative approaches, evaluating and validating analysis, and developing recommendations for the client within the overall engagement.
• Lead work streams or a focus area within the Integration Management Office (IMO) – Synergies, TSAs, Blueprinting, Day 1 Readiness, Executive Reporting, Integration Roadmap, Communications, Organizational Design, etc., depending on deal size.
• Participate in Day 1 and Day 100 Planning, execution, and driving performance improvement in key areas such as:
  • Strategic planning
  • Operational optimization / consolidation
  • Back office consolidation
  • Supply chain
  • IT / reporting integration
  • Customer and channel management
• Actively drive performance improvement assessments across an enterprise, and/or oversee the implementation of recommendations.
• Track progress against Day 1 and Day 100 objectives and adjust integration strategies or staffing as required.

• At least 5-8+ years of professional experience (corporate and/or consulting) — ideally encompassing merger integration, business transformation, and/or change management
• Operating experience in, and/or exposure to, the for-profit education sector
• Understanding of key value drivers for investing in for-profit education
• Knowledge of major trade-offs, trends, and issues in for-profit education – both in and beyond the US
• Experience in integration planning and divestitures is a plus, but not required
• Experience in leading one or more work streams in a business transformation
• Deep functional expertise in one or more areas:
  Finance & Accounting operations; HR / Organizational design;
  Role and Job Analysis;
  Leadership and Stakeholder Involvement;
  Communications planning and management;
  Supply Chain / Operations;
  Salesforce effectiveness;
  Marketing optimization;
  Pricing/Margin/Mix optimization;
  Knowledge Management and Transfer;
  Success at both planning initiatives (leading to growth in revenue and/or profitability) and driving the initiatives operationally;
  Program management and leadership experience;
  Designing and leading the execution of change / communications strategies
• MBA preferred
• Excellent oral and written communications skills
• Ini…