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Alvarez & Marsal Private Equity Performance Improvement

Senior Associate, Commercial Due Diligence – Software, Technology & Services

Alvarez & Marsal is a leading independent global professional services firm, specializing in providing turnaround management, performance improvement and corporate advisory services, is seeking to expand its Private Equity Performance Improvement (PEPI), Commercial Due Diligence team within the Software, Technology and Services (STS) vertical. With more than 9,000 professionals based in 80 locations across North America, Europe, Asia, and Latin America, our firm excels in problem solving and value creation. Drawing on a strong operational heritage and hands-on-approach, our professionals work closely with organizations and stakeholders to help tackle complex business issues and maximize value.

A&M’s Private Equity Performance Improvement Services (PEPI) practice, with offices throughout the US, focuses on serving upper middle market and large cap private equity firms who have engaged A&M to help improve operating results at their portfolio companies.

Our professionals are aligned with a PEPI service line to promote the development of deep functional skills & experiences and to maximize our ability to tailor solutions to solve our clients' business issues.

Our PEPI services include:

• Commercial Due Diligence and Strategy
• Operational Due Diligence
• Go-to-market
• Product strategy
• Merger Integration & Carve-outs
• IT
• Rapid Results
• Supply Chain
• Interim Management
• CFO Services

Software, Technology and Services: Broaden your expertise, build your skillset

This is your opportunity to join A&M PEPI’s STS team and develop an impressive range of commercial and operational skills. Benefiting from early client exposure and learning from some of the top practitioners in the field, you will be involved throughout the lifecycle of some of the largest, most complex and high-profile deals in US.

Our STS service line focuses on private equity, growth equity and corporate clients in the software, technology and services verticals. This role is for our commercial due diligence (CDD) team within the STS practice. Our CDD team provides commercial due diligence services and market studies on both buyside, sell-side and general advisory situations. We provide our clients critical insights on market size, product and technology walkthrough / differentiation, competitive insights, competitive moat, etc.

CDD is a growing business targeting high growth in the next 2 - 4 years. We offer excellent opportunities for career advancement and building leadership skills. The STS leadership team is focused on providing career development, training and exposure to international business assignments.

Senior Associate Responsibilities:

• Have a central role on projects, taking day-to-day responsibility for delivery, organization of the work into streams, and the effective use of Associates and / or Analysts.
• Work with senior project team members to develop the approach to projects, or parts of large projects, and responsibility for anticipating, identifying and resolving issues and keeping more senior project team members informed of progress.
• Preparation of major client deliverables, including structure and content.
• Build bottoms-up TAM and SAM models through primary research.
• Assessment of product and technology, and resulting competitive differentiation, positioning, etc.
• Conduct in-depth industry analyses across sectors related to STS.
• Develop detailed market assessments including evaluation of market structures, competitive dynamics, economic determinants, market concentration and value drivers.
• Source and conduct expert interviews to develop comprehensive view of market, customers, competitors, key purchasing criteria, etc.
• Assess market and technology trends to determine implications of technology advancements on the Company / Target.

Qualifications

• 2-4+ years of top tier consulting experience with relevant experience in commercial due diligence, preferably in software, technology and / or TMT verticals
• MBA from a top-tier university preferred (not required)
• Experience in building bottoms-up market models
• Experience in conducting interviews and creating concise insights on the buyside and sell-side
• Experience in leading one or more work streams in a CDD engagement

• Success at developing and evaluating growth opportunities
• Excellent oral and written communications skills
• Initiative and drive
• Critical thinking skills
• Open to all U.S. locations
• Flexibility to travel

The salary range is $100,000 - $150,000 annually, dependent on several variables including but not limited to education, experience, skills, and geography. In addition, A&M offers a discretionary bonus program which is based on a number of factors, including individual and firm performance. Please ask your recruiter for details.

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