(Senior) Associate (m/f/d) - Business Technology

Alvarez & Marsal; Hamburg; Sur place; EUR 90 000 - 130 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) seeks a (Senior) Associate for Digital and Technology Services in Hamburg. You will join a fast-growing EMEA practice delivering IT and digital transformation, M&A advisory, and data-enabled performance improvements for private equity and corporate clients.

You will lead workstreams, develop Excel-based models, and create executive-ready materials in PowerPoint and Word. The role emphasizes collaboration across international teams, the use of AI tools, and delivering

Qualifications

• Proven ability to build evidence-based conclusions from data.
• Experience creating Excel-based models and presenting results in PowerPoint/Word.
• Exposure to Target Operating Model design, IT/Digital transformation, and Enterprise Architecture.
• Knowledge of Big Data, predictive analytics, RPA, ML/AI, and digital customer experiences.
• Experience with Private Equity or blue-chip corporates pre/post deal.
• Track record of IT/Technology performance improvement.
• Experience working in international teams with stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
• Strong attention to detail and high output quality under deadlines.
• Advanced PowerPoint and Excel skills; proficiency with AI tools.
• Fluent business-level English; additional European languages desirable.
• Typically 5-10 years of professional experience.

Responsabilités

• Serve as a core member of engagement teams, framing issues and testing hypotheses with data.
• Lead discrete workstreams and translate findings into executive-ready deliverables.
• Develop financial/operational models in Excel and craft materials in PowerPoint/Word.
• Support delivery of complex change across operating model design, IT and digital transformation.
• Contribute to IT due diligence, integration planning, and value creation initiatives.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and manage client stakeholders.
• Embrace AI-enabled tools to enhance throughput and pace.
• Role-model A&M’s values in every engagement.

Connaissances

Excel modeling

PowerPoint presentations

IT/digital transformation

Target Operating Model

Private Equity / corporate client exp

Data analytics / AI tools

International teamwork

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

Academic excellence

English proficiency

Outils

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

AI tools

Description du poste

(Senior) Associate, Digital and Technology Services

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is a global consulting firm with entrepreneurial, action and results-oriented professionals. We take a hands-on approach to solving our clients' problems and assisting them in reaching their potential. Our culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who positively impact our clients and shape our industry. The collaborative environment and engaging work-guided by A&M's core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity-are why our people love working at A&M.

The Team

A&M Digital and Technology Services EMEA is a dynamic and fast-growing practice that combines IT M&A advisory, Data and AI consulting, and digitally enabled performance improvement and transformation for private equity and corporate clients. We have evolved digital into a proposition built on a deep technology foundation combined with data and analytics, customer and workforce experience, digital strategy, sales and marketing, and new digital business models-strongly complementing our turnaround, results-driven heritage. We help transform the performance of companies facing, or at risk of, digital disruption and provide practical guidance on how every aspect of a business can be digitally enabled sustainably and at scale.

Within the Business Technology pillar, we partner with Private Equity funds, Corporates, and Financial Services clients across Europe and internationally to:

• Carry out effective technology and product due diligence pre-deal.
• Support integration and separation through the deal lifecycle until TSA exit.
• Create value in private equity portfolio companies by improving performance and output while reducing costs.

We frequently collaborate across disciplines and coordinate closely with other A&M practices such as Private Equity Performance Improvement, Corporate Transactions, Restructuring, and Financial Due Diligence.

How You Will Contribute

• Serve as a core member of engagement teams, structuring problem statements, building hypotheses, and testing them with judicious use of internal and external data—even where data is limited.
• Lead discrete workstreams, performing robust analysis and translating findings into clear, actionable insights and executive-ready deliverables.
• Develop financial/operational models in Excel; create compelling, well-structured materials in PowerPoint and Word to communicate recommendations.
• Support delivery of complex change across Target Operating Model design, IT and Digital transformation programs, Enterprise Architecture, and strategic cost reduction.
• Contribute to IT due diligence (pre- and post-deal), integration and separation planning, synergy identification, and value creation initiatives.
• Collaborate seamlessly with cross-functional A&M teams and manage day-to-day interactions with client stakeholders.
• Embrace AI-enabled tools and accelerators to enhance throughput, quality, and pace of delivery.
• Role-model A&M’s core values-integrity, quality, objectivity, inclusive diversity, fun, and personal reward-on every engagement.

Qualifications

• Strong consulting toolkit: framing issues, building hypotheses, finding and using data appropriately, and drawing evidence-based conclusions.
• Experience developing Excel-based models; skilled in structuring and writing clear PowerPoint and Word presentations and reports.
• Exposure to Target Operating Model design, IT/Digital transformation, Enterprise Architecture, and strategic cost reduction.
• Understanding of digital technologies, including Big Data and predictive analytics, RPA, Machine Learning and AI, and Customer Experience/Omni-channel.
• Experience working pre- and post-deal with Private Equity firms and/or blue-chip corporates.
• Record of IT/Technology performance improvement within a top-tier technology advisory, strategy, or traditional advisory firm.
• Proven ability to work in international teams and deliver measurable improvements in Technology and IT.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills; objective, fact-based problem solver.
• Strong attention to detail; ability to deliver high-quality outputs under tight deadlines.
• Very strong academic track record with robust analytical rigor.
• Advanced PowerPoint and Excel skills.
• Proficiency with AI tools to accelerate and enhance productivity.
• Fluent business-level English; additional European languages (French, Spanish, German, or Italian) highly desirable.
• Typically 5-10 years of professional experience.

Your journey at A&M

We recognize that our people are the driving force behind our success, which is why we prioritize an employee experience that fosters each person’s unique professional and personal development. Our robust performance development process promotes continuous learning, rewards your contributions, and fosters a culture of meritocracy. With top-notch training and on-the-job learning opportunities, you can acquire new skills and advance your career.

We prioritize your well-being, providing benefits and resources to support you on your personal journey. Our people consistently highlight the growth opportunities, our unique, entrepreneurial culture, and the fun we have together as their favorite aspects of working at A&M. The possibilities are endless for high-performing and passionate professionals.