Senior Consultant, Mergers & Acquisitions

Are you ready to make an impact? West Monroe is seeking an experienced consulting analyst with prior experience in and a strong passion for technology Mergers and Acquisitions to join our London office and Mergers and Acquisitions practice.

Responsibilities

• Client Delivery
  • Support teams serving Private Equity and Corporate Strategic buyers while demonstrating advisory capabilities with high level client counterparts such as CTOs, CIOs, and Technology Operating Partners.
  • Contribute to fast-paced technology due diligence engagements for Private Equity clients, with an ability to evaluate the technology systems and operations of a business and identify compliance, operations, revenue, and growth risks.
  • Play a key role in technology planning, strategy, and post-close engagements in complex transactions (post-merger integration and carve-out/divestitures) focused on Product Strategy, Target Operating Model development, cloud migration, digital transformation, and other value-based initiatives.
  • Interface with all levels of business and technology leadership at clients.
  • 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.
• Practice Development
  • Build data-driven methodologies and assets for evaluating software businesses in a due diligence capacity, and manage related internal initiatives.
  • Enhance analysis and presentation frameworks used in technology due diligence and technology advisory engagements.
  • Collaborate with a team of software, infrastructure, and security architects and consultants in order to elevate the technology advisory capabilities of the M&A team.
  • Actively participate in the performance management process.
  • Actively participate in recruiting and retaining top quality consultants.
  • Assist with company campus and experienced recruiting.
• Business Development
  • Support opportunities to provide prospects and clients with post-close technology advisory for middle-market technology businesses; collaborate with practice partners to support these opportunities.
  • Create work plans, pricing estimates, and risk assessments for prospects.
  • Actively participate in M&A industry events.
  • Understand client investment needs/constraints and help tailor proposals appropriately to meet their needs.
  • Attend networking events and actively build and leverage a professional network and affiliate network in the local community.

Qualifications

• 4+ years participating in team-based, client-facing management or technology consulting or IT M&A experience at corporate strategic client is preferred.
• Experienced in specific technology sub-sectors (e.g., FinTech, Healthcare IT, Marketing Tech, etc.) preferred, but not mandatory.
• Experience in a M&A-centric role, preferably with Private Equity investors, and with experience in SaaS or software company mergers/integrations, and/or carve-outs/divestitures.
• Experience integrating AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT) into day-to-day workflows to enhance productivity and insight generation, coupled with strong critical thinking to assess accuracy, mitigate bias, and ensure high-quality outputs.
• Excellent organizational, verbal and written communication skills.
• In-depth knowledge of project planning methodologies and software development life cycles.
• Bachelor's degree preferred, or equivalent required.
• Strong analytical, problem solving, and quality assurance experience.
• Strong communication skills to be able to work with C-level clients.
• Ability to travel up to 50%.
• A commitment to inclusion and diversity, and openness to new ideas and perspectives.