Senior Manager, M&A Transaction Advisory (Consumer & Industrial products)

Our Mergers and Acquisitions Practice (M&A) is seeking a Senior Manager to join our growing team.  In this dynamic role, you will work with our national M&A practice servicing both corporate and private equity clients, which includes leading functional and technology assessments during the due diligence phase and planning as part of the carve-out or merger integration transactions.  Our M&A team includes a variety of seasoned, expert, and award-winning professionals.  

You will be an integral part of our team, helping shape our office culture and participate in the entrepreneurial process of growing a team with triple digit growth (strategy formulation, recruiting, team building, practice development, etc.).

Senior Managers in our Mergers & Acquisitions practice have these primary responsibilities: 

• Lead teams serving clients across the consumer & industrial products industry, with specific capabilities in mergers & acquisitions, technology, and manufacturing, while demonstrating executive presence with C-level client counterparts 
• Support Private Equity funds in buy side diligence, sell side diligence, mergers, carve-outs, and value creation & planning projects
• Assess functional and technology investment strategies and compare respective operating models and organizational structures against leading practices and industry benchmarks 
• Lead engagements teams on transaction advisory, guiding the team to prepare focused request lists and agenda, facilitating client reviews, and providing leadership over deliverables 
• Lead post-close value creation projects for PE clients and lead program management offices (PMOs) that can deliver digital transformation for portfolio companies
• Manage project economics including: track project budgets, create and deliver invoices, and manage collection process 

• Identify core findings and trends in data for project teams to quantifiably support recommendations across technology and operations
• Support storyline development for project teams – drawing together data analysis, visualizations, recommendations, and financial impacts into a cohesive deliverable

• Drive the development/enhancement of WMP’s M&A methodologies (diligence, planning, carve-out, etc.) and approaches to client delivery within the C&IP M&A team

• Support development of industry perspective pieces, in both written articles and research (primary and secondary) for the C&IP industry, specifically within manufacturing

• Coach and manage other consultants and actively participate in the performance review process 
• Understand client strategy and investment priorities and turn those goals into concrete engagements and detailed proposals 
• Initiate and lead business development meetings with prospective clients 
• Create work plans, pricing estimates, and risk assessments for prospects 
• Understand investment needs and requirements and help turn those goals into concrete engagements and detailed proposals 

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience preferred
• Strong project management methodology background, including schedule, scope, issue and risk management experience, change management, strategic planning and analysis 
• Prior M&A (deal and carve-out/merger) experience preferred, but not required

• High proficiency with Excel required
• Prior experience working with large and complex datasets preferred
• Prior experience working in industry specifically manufacturing & distribution, commercial & residential services experience preferred but not required
• Experience managing or analyzing P&L statements, and financial modeling skills to build and manage complex synergy and cash flow models related to M&A transactions a plus, but not required

• Candidates must be eligible to work permanently in the United States without sponsorship 
• Ability to travel up to 50%
• A commitment to inclusion and diversity, and openness to new ideas and perspectives