IT Pre Deal Responsibilities

Conduct rapid diagnostics & detailed IT due diligence looking into a company's immediate and future major Technology issues, digital propositions, product profitability, cost base, processes and overall options for performance improvement Analyzing target data to build up a view on the technology of the business including cost, products and systems, and IT contracts Develop hypotheses / insights on key issues and actively contribute to the wider team discussion, highlighting the impact of technology on the business strategy, operations, and ultimately, deal valuation Developing an understanding of IT benchmark and qualitative information to provide insights to clients to describe a typical IT function Assisting in client communications, calls and meetings Contribute to drafting a robust, well-structured report, that captures key findings and conclusions Supporting the identification or review of client synergies for IT Develop financial models for IT, including synergy savings, one-time costs, and stranded costs

 

Wider responsibilities

Interacting with senior client stakeholders as well as internal stakeholders (Partners and Directors) Preparation of proposal materials and development of team propositions and initiatives Be actively involved in business development activities to help identify and research opportunities on new/existing clients Define and conduct appropriate primary and secondary research, and quantitative analyses, to validate hypotheses and address all scope areas Competently build robust and transparent market models and analytical spreadsheets Collaborate with project team members – often across disciplines – to flag and address emerging diligence issues Contribute to business development activity including developing successful pitches and selling, on from the initial “diagnostic” project phase into implementation work

 

 

Qualifications

Mandatory Skills

MBA/Bachelor’s degree in related field from an accredited college/university preferably with major in technology 5 to 8 years of technology consulting experience focused on the deal advisory integration and separation processes Experience in assessing Information Technology processes, technologies, best practices, and frameworks, including: Application Support & Maintenance Application Portfolio Rationalisation Network & Data Center Operations Management Infrastructure Optimization (e.g., consolidation, rationalization, cost savings) Knowledge about enterprise business applications (e.g., ERP, CRM) Experience in assisting with technology assessment/diligence

 

Preferred Skills

Candidates with prior Consulting (Strategy, Management, or Technology) or Deal experience (mergers and acquisition, integration) IT specialization such as IT Strategy, applications, infrastructure, architecture, security Experience in facilitating client meetings, workshops and interviews High quality outputs on Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, Knowledge or experience on Visio, Power BI, SmartSheet would be beneficial Comfort with ambiguity, fluid consulting situations and a highly pressured environment as characteristics of transactions Ability to work well under pressure, learn quickly and leverage skills in new situations Ability to travel at a low/moderate level