S& M&A Ops - Technology Director

PwC UK; Greater London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Private medical cover

Access to virtual GP

Volunteering days

Job summary

A leading consulting firm is seeking a Technology Director for its S&M&A Operations team. This role involves advising C-suite executives on technology in M&A transactions, managing high-value projects, and coaching junior colleagues. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in IT strategy formulation and business applications like ERP and CRM, skilled in data analysis and project management. Benefits include flexible working arrangements and private medical cover.

Qualifications

• Experience in leading formulation of IT strategy and operational model design.
• Experience in key business applications such as ERP, CRM, or eCommerce.
• Ability to analyze IT costs and budgets, performing scenario analysis.

Responsibilities

• Advising C-suite executives on complex technology matters in M&A transactions.
• Managing multiple high-value projects while ensuring quality and timeliness.
• Coaching and developing junior colleagues to build a strong team.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Business development

IT strategy formulation

Data interpretation

Job description

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About The Role

PwC’s S& M&A Operations team assists both Corporate and Private Equity (PE) clients in a wide range of business critical operational and transformational challenges, driven by Merger and Acquisition (M&A) activity. We advise our clients on deals with values ranging from £50 million to over £100 billion and our clients include some of the most well-known brands and businesses in the world.

What Your Days Will Look Like

You will take on a leadership position, managing high-profile and complex engagements while also contributing to the continued growth of our practice.

• Client leadership: advising C-suite executives, private equity investors, and their advisers on complex technology matters in the context of M&A transactions.
• Project leadership: managing multiple high-value projects simultaneously, ensuring quality, timeliness, and risk management.
• Team leadership: coaching, mentoring, and developing junior colleagues, building a strong pipeline of technology specialists.
• Business development: originating opportunities, leading pitches, and building trusted relationships with clients and intermediaries.
• Practice development: helping shape our methodology, tools, and market positioning, ensuring we remain the market leader.

This Role Is For You If You Have

• The ability to lead the formulation of IT strategy and analysis and IT operating model design review/formulation.
• Experience of key business applications design and/or implementation; to include one or more of ERP, CRM, MI, Middleware, eCommerce or any industry specific front office systems.
• Comfort around shaping the IT and operational analysis required to quickly understand the core IT, operational and back offices processes and their associated costs to the business.
• Proven experience of understanding financial and commercial models in the context of opining on / creating detailed IT cost information, IT budgets, interpreting data, and performing scenario analysis.
• Operational experience of reviewing one or more of the following areas: IT enabled performance improvements, IT enabled cost reduction plans, IT cost out strategies, business case development or capital expenditure needs.
• A demonstrable ability to ‘read’ a business/process and to anticipate issues as well as identify potential upside opportunities.
• Experience of IT project support and development, including planning and costing changes.
• Capability to quickly assimilate large amounts of information and identify key messages.
• Expertise in creating clear, concise presentations and drafting comprehensive board papers for executive audiences.

What You’ll Receive From Us

No matter where you may be in your career or personal life, our benefits are designed to add value and support, recognising and rewarding you fairly for your contributions. We offer a range of benefits including empowered flexibility and a working week split between office, home and client site; private medical cover and 24/7 access to a qualified virtual GP; six volunteering days a year and much more.