Senior Associate, M&A Technology

Title : Senior Associate, M&A Technology

Location : Remote

Client Industry : Professional Services - supports private equity and corporate acquirers across sectors

Compensation : $70 - $85 / hr. (Contract)

We have partnered with our client in their search for a Senior Associate, M&A Technology. The Senior Associate, M&A Technology supports buy-side, sell-side, and merger integration engagements by analyzing target technology environments, quantifying risks, costs, and value drivers, and turning findings into clear, executive-ready deliverables. Partnering with Corporate Development, IT, and private equity clients-as well as cross-functional leaders in Finance, HR, Operations, and Procurement-the role builds models, drafts Day 1 / Day 100 plans, and keeps Project Management Office (PMO) artifacts current to enable timely decisions. Success is measured by accuracy of diligence insights, clarity of materials, on-time milestones and transition service agreement (TSA) exits, and realized synergy tracking.

Responsibilities

Support technology due diligence for buy-side, sell-side, and merger integrations by collecting and analyzing data on applications, infrastructure, data, and cyber posture

Build Excel-based cost to integrate / separate and total cost of ownership (TCO) models, quantifying near-term investments, synergies, and risk mitigations for manager review

Draft Day 1 / Day 100 plans and transition service agreement (TSA) schedules, tracking TSA exits and dependencies across workstreams

Maintain Project Management Office (PMO) artifacts including risks, assumptions, issues, and decisions (RAID) logs, milestones, key performance indicators (KPIs), and cutover plans

Assist with application rationalization decisions (keep / retire / migrate / harmonize), data migration planning and master data management (MDM) approach, and process / control harmonization

Prepare executive-ready materials, synthesizing findings into clear options, implications, costs, and recommendations

Perform vendor and license inventories, support contract analysis and right-sizing recommendations, and coordinate with procurement and legal

Contribute to playbooks, templates, and benchmarks, capturing lessons learned to improve diligence and integration frameworks

Skills Required

3-5 years in technology consulting, transaction advisory, or corporate M&A technology with participation in 2+ transactions

Working knowledge of applications portfolios, IT infrastructure and cloud (AWS or Azure), data architecture, and basic cyber hygiene, assessed against structured checklists

Advanced Excel and PowerPoint, including financial modeling, pivot tables, and clear slide storylining

Experience with Jira, Confluence, or Smartsheet for status cadence and maintaining RAID and KPI tracking across 2+ workstreams

Ability to quantify TCO, synergies, cost to integrate / separate, and impacts to profit and loss (P&L) and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) with manager oversight

Familiarity with transition service agreements (TSAs), Day 1 / Day 100 planning, interim solutions, cutover planning, and stabilization

Exposure to application rationalization and data migration or MDM strategy, with basic SQL or business intelligence (Power BI, Tableau, or Alteryx) a plus

Clear written and verbal communication to translate technical detail for non-technical executives

Strong organization and prioritization to manage competing deadlines in a deal environment

Understanding of vendor and software licensing models and fundamentals of IT financial management

Education & Work Experience

Relevant degree or equivalent experience in information systems, computer science, engineering, or related field

3-5 years of relevant experience in technology consulting or M&A technology roles

Participation in at least 2 end-to-end deal engagements across diligence or integration / separation

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