IT Mergers & Acquisitions Manager

As CohnReznick grows, so do our career opportunities. As one of the nation’s top Professional Services and Business Advisory firms, we foster teams in Advisory, Assurance, and Tax services that value innovation and collaboration in everything they do! 

YOUR TEAM.

We currently have an exciting career opportunity for an IT M&A Manager to join the team in our Merger Integration and Carve-out Services team in one of our CohnReznick offices or remotely.

CohnReznick is a hybrid firm and most of our professionals are located within a commutable distance to one of our offices. This position is considered hybrid which means team members are expected to alternate time between both remote and office. At CohnReznick, we believe in creating the conditions in which everyone can do their best work, collaborate, learn, and build community. This results in our ability to create opportunities for our people, make a difference for our clients, and strengthen our internal and external communities

WHY COHNREZNICK?

At CohnReznick, we’re united by a common mission to create opportunity, value, and trust for our clients, our people, and our communities. Whether it’s working alongside your peers to solve a client challenge, or volunteering together at the local food bank, there are so many ways to find your “why” at the firm.

We believe it’s important to balance work with everyday life – and make time for enjoyment and fun. We invest in a robust Total Rewards package that includes everything from generous PTO, a flexible work environment, expanded parental leave, extensive learning & development, and even paid time off for employees to volunteer.

YOUR ROLE. 

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

We are seeking individuals that can be part of a team that delivers large, complex client engagements that identify, design, and implement creative business and technology solutions for private equity clients and their portfolio companies. Managers frequently work on the following types of engagements:

• Pre-acquisition, buy-side software product and tech due diligence.
• Pre-transaction, sell-side software product and tech due diligence.
• Pre-acquisition, synergy and cost take-out assessment, related to software product and tech, for roll-up and tuck-in acquisitions.
• Post-acquisition, software product and tech related value creation and performance improvement, working with the recently acquired target or an existing portfolio company.
• Pre-acquisition IT diligence assignments focused on the following key areas: Business systems (e.g., ERP, WMS, and CRM); IT Infrastructure; Enterprise Architecture; Software Development Lifecycle; Budgetary analysis; and Organizational / Personnel assessment
• Interim IT management
• Merger-integration and carve-out execution
• Day-1 and 100-day planning and execution - driving performance improvement in key areas such as ERP; back office ; supply chain; BI / reporting integration; customer and channel management; track progress against Day-1 and Day-100 objectives, adjusting strategies or personnel as required
• Implement the quality of deliverables and effectively manage the day-to-day relationships to ensure exceptional performance.

YOUR EXPERIENCE. 

The successful candidate will have:

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 5-8 years of professional consulting or relevant industry experience, with a minimum of five years consulting to the tech industry or specializing in software/tech-enabled services product management or software development, systems implementations, merger integration, business transformation, and change management
• Experience working for or with private equity sponsors,  portfolio companies, or related transaction / merger integration experience
• Deep functional expertise in one or more of the following areas:

• Previous software / product experience, either in a software organization or related advisory experience from a top-tier strategy firm, leading specialist, niche advisory firm, or Big-4 consultancy.

• Demonstrated track record working with business leaders (Directors and above) as well as private equity deal staff
• Proven writing skills with a desire to produce polished client-facing documents
• Excellent fact-gathering and analytical skills, including business process mapping and quantitative analysis
• Specific experience designing and supervising the execution of internally-focused and externally-focused change/communications strategy.
• Previous strategy and change management experience. Advisory experience from a top-tier strategy firm, leading specialist, niche advisory firm, or Big-4 consultancy

Studies have shown that we are less likely to apply to jobs unless we meet every single qualification. At CohnReznick, we are dedicated to building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we still encourage you to apply.  You may be just the right candidate for this or one of our other roles.

CohnReznick is an equal opportunity employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive team to drive business results and create a better future every day for our team members, clients, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.  For more information, please see 

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CohnReznick does not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless such recruiters are currently engaged by CohnReznick Talent Acquisition Team by way of a written agreement to provide candidates for a specified opening. Any employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the understanding that CohnReznick will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity.  

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