SaT-IT DD-Senior Analyst

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GDS SaT – TSE IT – IT DD – Senior Analyst – India

Within SaT, the team services clients with a full range of hands-on, operationally focused support and advice across the transaction life cycle, across buyers and sellers. We cover a wide range of operational aspects, including divestiture advisory services, carve-out readiness and support, operational due diligence, synergy assessment and delivery, day-one readiness assessment, 100-day planning, carve-out/stand-alone costs assessment and risks, and cost reduction. Our professionals work on transactions and business development across the globe.

The opportunity

We are looking for Senior Analysts with expertise in pre-deal engagements, such as IT DDs, vendor assists and carve out blueprints. This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a leading firm and develop your career through a broad scope of engagements, mentoring, and learning & development.

Your Key Responsibilities

Support IT DD team on various pre-deal projects involving performing due diligence on targets, one-off separation costs and standalone costs planning, TSA identification and planning, DD reports, IT benchmarking and working on the entire pre-deal cycle.

Skills And Attributes for Success

Must have

• Experience of working on IT DD projects and various deliverables related to DDs such as IRL, DD report, DD workbook for various DDs such as IT DD, software/Tech DD.
• Experience of working on DDs from various sectors and capable to create insights on all DD towers within IT –
• Applications
• Infrastructure
• Cyber security
• IT organization
• IT assets and contracts
• IT spend (apex and opex)
• IT strategy and policies
• IT governance
• Worked on DD projects that required identifying the risks in investment, mitigation recommendations that would be of interest to the investor.
• Estimate the one-off separation costs and standalone costs using various models.
• Experience of working on vendor assist and VDD projects, and creating the reports.
• Familiar with IT cost benchmarks and how to use them in DD.
• Capable of drafting target operating models for IT on Day 1 and standalone, as well as planning for Day 1.
• Exhibited leadership in projects involving IT transformations through improving and upgrading enterprise services, hardware and software, evaluation of IT functions, business development strategies and suggesting improvements.
• Develop financial models for IT, including synergy savings, one-time costs, and stranded costs.
• Assist meetings with senior client stakeholders to advise, shape and drive the strategy and planning for IT value creation projects, IT strategy and transformations.
• Be flexible to support broader IT & Operational transaction work.
• Willingness to undertake international travel as per business requirement.
• Technical certifications like AWS Certified Solution Architect, Salesforce Certified Technical Architect, The Open Group TOGAF 9 Certification, or other equivalent.
• Strong writing skills and experience of producing high-quality reports, papers, presentations and thought leadership.
• Experience of communicating with global clients, key stakeholders in IT.
• Contribute to business development activity including developing successful pitches and selling, on from the initial “diagnostic” project phase into implementation work.

Good to have

• Experience of working on M&A projects, different type of engagements, including pre-deal (IT due diligence, carve-out planning) and restructuring (e.g. rapid cost reduction).
• Technical certifications such as AWS/Azure or other equivalent.

To qualify for the role, you must have

• 4+ years of prior experience in working on deals within IT Technology / Consulting organization or IT department of a large organization.
• B Tech / M. Tech. / MBA / PGDM (part time / full time) with B. Tech. from a reputed institute with a technology background.
• Assist large IT project execution experience with in-depth knowledge of IT project life cycles.

What We Look For

A team of people with commercial acumen, technical experience and enthusiasm to learn new things in this fast-moving environment.

An opportunity to be a part of a market-leading, multi-disciplinary team of 3000 + professionals, in the only integrated global transaction business worldwide.

Opportunities to work with EY SaT practices globally with leading businesses across a range of industries.

What We Offer

EY Global Delivery Services (GDS) is a dynamic and truly global delivery network. We work across different regions – US, Canada, MENA, EW, APAC and the UK – and with teams from all EY service lines, geographies and sectors, playing a vital role in the delivery of the EY growth strategy. From accountants to coders to advisory consultants, we offer a wide variety of fulfilling career opportunities that span all business disciplines. In GDS, you will collaborate with EY teams on exciting projects and work with well-known brands from across the globe. We’ll introduce you to an ever-expanding ecosystem of people, learning, skills and insights that will stay with you throughout your career.

• Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

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