Senior Associate, PEPI - Merger Integration & Carve-Outs

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Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is a global consulting firm with over 10,000 professionals in more than 40 countries. A&M’s culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who positively impact clients and shape 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.

Senior Associate, Merger Integration & Carve‑Outs – A&M Private Equity Performance Improvement Services (PEPI) focuses on upper middle market and large cap private equity firms. The MI&C team delivers structured and disciplined value creation across the full lifecycle of mergers, acquisitions, carve‑outs, joint ventures, and alliances.

• Provide service excellence by identifying key client business issues, supplementing standard assessment techniques and tools with innovative approaches, evaluating and validating analysis, and developing recommendations.
• Assist with work streams or focus areas within the Integration Management Office (IMO) – Synergies, TSAs, Blueprinting, Day 1 Readiness, Executive Reporting, Integration Roadmap, Communications, Organizational Design.
• Plan, execute, and drive performance improvement in key areas:
  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 participate in implementation of recommendations.
• Track progress against Day 1 and Day 100 objectives and adjust integration strategies or personnel as required.

• 4‑6+ years of professional consulting experience, specializing in merger integration, business transformation, and change management.
• Experience in integration planning and divestitures a plus, but not required.
• Deep functional expertise in at least one of:
  Finance & Accounting operations, HR / Organizational design, Role and Job Analysis, Leadership and Stakeholder Involvement, Communications planning and management, Knowledge Management and Transfer, Program management and leadership experience, Designing and leading execution of change/communications strategies.
• MBA preferred.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, initiative, drive, critical thinking skills.
• Flexibility to travel at least 75% of time.

Full‑time and part‑time positions over 30 hours. Eligible employees receive healthcare plans, flexible spending and savings accounts, life, AD&D, disability coverages, and a 401(k) retirement savings plan with discretionary contribution. Paid time off includes vacation, personal days, 72 hours of sick time, ten federal holidays, one floating holiday, and parental leave. Salary range is $100,000‑$170,000 annually, with discretionary bonus program. Additional details available upon request.

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