Manager, Mergers & Acquisitions (Merger & Carveout Services)

The posting, as West Monroe wrote it

Are you ready to make an impact?

West Monroe is seeking a Manager to join our growing Merger & Carveout Services (MCS) team. We help private equity and corporate clients navigate some of their most complex and transformative moments—from evaluating a deal to separating, integrating, and building the business for what comes next.

As a Manager, you will lead teams across the transaction lifecycle, working at the intersection of business and technology to solve complex challenges, shape critical decisions, and turn transaction plans into results. You’ll work alongside senior client leaders and West Monroe experts across industries and functions, gaining exposure to high-impact transactions while helping grow our M&A practice.

What You Will Do

Client Delivery

• Lead buy-side and sell-side merger, integration, and carveout engagements for private equity and corporate clients across industries.
• Manage all elements of engagements, including scope, budgets, staffing, workstreams, deliverables, profitability, risks, quality, and executive reporting.
• Lead cross-functional diligence, planning, and execution across areas such as IT, Finance & Accounting, HR, Procurement, Operations, Sales & Marketing, and organizational design.
• Develop and oversee standalone run-rate and one-time cost models, synergy and dis-synergy analyses, TSA strategies, operating models, and Day 1 readiness plans that inform transaction decisions and value creation.
• Translate complex financial, operational, and technology findings into actionable recommendations aligned with the client’s investment thesis.
• Leverage West Monroe’s Intellio™ assets, analytics, and M&A methodologies to strengthen governance, collaboration, reporting, and value realization.
• Leverage AI tools to accelerate analysis, synthesize complex information, and support data-driven recommendations for clients, exercising sound judgment in evaluating outputs.
• Apply AI technologies (e.g., generative AI, automation tools, data models) to enhance insights, improve delivery efficiency, and elevate the quality of client outcomes.

Business Development

• Build trusted client relationships and identify opportunities to expand West Monroe’s impact within engagements and accounts.
• Contribute M&A expertise to pursuits and lead components of proposals, solution development, scoping, and pricing.
• Collaborate across West Monroe’s industry, functional, and technology teams to shape solutions for complex transaction needs.

Practice Development

• Develop and improve MCS methodologies, tools, templates, and accelerators that increase delivery quality and efficiency.
• Coach and mentor team members, provide actionable feedback, and contribute to recruiting and talent development.
• Share transaction expertise and lessons learned to strengthen M&A capabilities and build the next generation of leaders.

What You Will Bring

• 5–7 years of management consulting, transaction advisory, technology consu

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e know that technology alone is not the answer, but how we apply it is. We rely on data to constantly adapt and solve new challenges. Actions that work today with outcomes that generate value for years to come.

At West Monroe, we zero in on the heart of the opportunity, getting to results faster and preparing people for what’s next.

You’ll feel the difference in how we work. We show up personally. We’re right there in the room with you, co-creating through the challenges. With West Monroe, collaboration isn’t a lofty promise, but a daily action. We work together with you to turn vision into clear action with lasting impact.

West Monroe is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer
We believe in treating each employee and applicant for employment fairly and with dignity. We base our employment decisions on merit, experience, and potential, without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age, religion, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state or local law. To learn more about diversity, equity and inclusion at West Monroe, visit www.westmonroe.com/inclusion . If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in our recruiting process, please inquire by sending an email to recruiting@westmonroe.com .

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