Strategy& M&A Ops - Technology Director

About the role PwC’s S& M&A Operations team assists both Corporate and Private Equity (PE) clients in a wide range of business critical operational and transformational challenges, driven by Merger and Acquisition (M&A) activity. We advise our clients on deals with values ranging from £50 million to over £100 billion and our clients include some of the most well‑known brands and businesses in the world.

S& M&A Operations focuses on providing support for potential / actual M&A transactions and assists clients in all operational aspects of the transaction, pre and post deal, including:

• Pre‑deal value creation advisory (i.e. helping clients to prepare their business, or parts of their business for sale)
• Buy and sell side operational due diligence (i.e. reviewing and reporting on the technology risks and value opportunities for the business)
• Synergy development and review (i.e. helping to develop or providing an external independent review on the level of synergies available from putting two or more businesses together)
• Carve out and divestment support (i.e. helping to develop the standalone operating model, one‑off costs and standalone operating costs of a divestment)
• Taking control and 100 day planning (i.e. helping our clients to safely take control of the business, manage risks and deliver ‘quick wins’ during the first 100 days of ownership)
• Mergers & Acquisition Integration (i.e. helping our clients protect and grow the value of an acquisition, develop a robust and realistic integration plan and then executing on it)
• Post‑acquisition performance improvement (i.e. reviewing where the value might lie in the business and how realistic and sustainable cost savings can be achieved)

What your days will look like:

• Client leadership: advising C‑suite executives, private equity investors, and their advisers on complex technology matters in the context of M&A transactions.
• Project leadership: managing multiple high‑value projects simultaneously, ensuring quality, timeliness, and risk management.
• Team leadership: coaching, mentoring, and developing junior colleagues, building a strong pipeline of technology specialists.
• Business development: originating opportunities, leading pitches, and building trusted relationships with clients and intermediaries.
• Practice development: helping shape our methodology, tools, and market positioning, ensuring we remain the market leader.

This role is for you if you have:

• The ability to lead the formulation of IT strategy and analysis and IT operating model design review/formulation.
• Experience of key business applications design and/or implementation; to include one or more of ERP, CRM, MI, Middleware, eCommerce or any industry specific front office systems.
• Comfort around shaping the IT and operational analysis required to quickly understand the core IT, operational and back offices processes and their associated costs to the business.
• Proven experience of understanding financial and commercial models in the context of opining on / creating detailed IT cost information, IT budgets, interpreting data, and performing scenario analysis.
• Operational experience of reviewing one or more of the following areas: IT enabled performance improvements, IT enabled cost reduction plans, IT cost out strategies, business case development or capital expenditure needs.
• A demonstrable ability to ‘read’ a business/process and to anticipate issues as well as identify potential upside opportunities.
• Experience of IT project support and development, including planning and costing changes.
• Capability to quickly assimilate large amounts of information and identify key messages.
• Expertise in creating clear, concise presentations and drafting comprehensive board papers for executive audiences.

What you’ll receive from us:

No matter where you may be in your career or personal life, our benefits are designed to add value and support, recognising and rewarding you fairly for your contributions. We offer a range of benefits including empowered flexibility and a working week split between office, home and client site; private medical cover and 24/7 access to a qualified virtual GP; six volunteering days a year and much more.