Senior Manager - Deals - M&A Strategy

PwC Acceleration Center India; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading professional services firm is seeking a Senior Manager in M&A Strategy. The ideal candidate will have 10–12 years of experience in M&A or management consulting, an MBA from a premium B-School, and a strong background in operational strategies. Responsibilities include providing strategic advice on mergers and acquisitions, conducting valuations, and leading high-performing teams. This full-time position is based in Gurugram, Haryana.

Qualifications

• 10–12 years of prior relevant work experience.
• Experience in M&A or management consulting domain.
• Demonstrated team leadership and mentoring experience.

Responsibilities

• Achieve high-quality outcomes exceeding client expectations.
• Own projects driving them end-to-end with accountability.
• Build and maintain trusted client relationships.

Skills

Operational due diligence

Business process & systems analysis

Programme and project management

Stakeholder management

Data analysis using Excel

Team leadership

Education

MBA in Strategy / Marketing / Finance

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Visio

Power BI

Job description

Senior Manager – Deals – M&A Strategy

Join PwC Acceleration Center India as a Senior Manager in Deals – M&A Strategy. At PwC, our people in deals focus on providing strategic advice and support to clients in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, and restructuring. They help clients navigate complex transactions and maximise value in their business deals. Those in deal integration and valuation realisation at PwC will focus on assisting clients in successfully integrating acquisitions and maximising the value of their investments. You will be responsible for conducting valuations, financial analysis, and developing strategies for post‑merger integration.

As a strategic advisor you will leverage influence, expertise, and network to deliver quality results. You will motivate, coach teammates, solve complex problems, reflect sound judgment and communicate effectively. Your ability to develop and sustain high‑performing, diverse and inclusive teams, and your commitment to excellence will contribute to the success of our firm.

Core Responsibilities

• Consistently achieve high‑quality outcomes that exceed client expectations.
• Take ownership of projects, driving them end‑to‑end while demonstrating accountability and resilience.
• Build trusted client relationships and deliver clear, high‑impact solutions.
• Support team development through active mentoring, training and capability building, and foster growth.
• Maintain morale, sense of community and overall employee experience.
• Apply sound judgment to resolve issues and drive outcomes in ambiguous situations.
• Operate across global, cross‑cultural teams and manage distributed delivery models.
• Leverage GenAI and integrate GenAI‑enabled tools and solutions into client engagement activities, enhancing scale, delivery and efficiency.

Must‑Have Skills

• Ability to understand and identify client problems and develop suitable solutions.
• Strong prior experience in operational due diligence, divestitures and carve‑outs, integrations, and synergy and value creation engagements.
• Expertise in building functional standalone and synergy models, analysing baseline costs, future‑state run‑rate costs, one‑time costs, stranded costs, and assessing TSA implications.
• Strong expertise in business process & systems analysis, design and optimisation.
• Proven experience leading operational integration or separation programmes across functions in pre‑ and post‑deal environments.
• Expertise in building Functional and Operational Blueprints & Entanglements Logs and developing Target Operating Model.
• Ability to utilise Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint to analyse and present data effectively.
• Ability to understand requirements and build detailed process flows for Day 1 of operations following a deal close.
• Demonstrated language proficiency across comprehension and written/ verbal communication.
• Strong programme and project management skills, including governance and execution oversight.
• Advanced stakeholder management and client engagement capabilities to achieve programme objectives.
• Demonstrated team leadership, people development and mentoring experience.

Good‑to‑Have Skills

• Proficiency with tools such as Visio, Alteryx, Power BI and GenAI‑enabled solutions.
• Knowledge of back‑office functional processes (Order‑to‑Cash, Procure‑to‑Pay, Record‑to‑Report, etc.).
• Prior experience in sign‑to‑close and post‑deal engagements, including Operating Model blueprinting, separation and integration planning (Day 1, Day 100, and long‑term plans).
• Experience contributing to practice development, proposal creation or go‑to‑market initiatives.

Eligibility Criteria

• MBA in Strategy / Marketing / Finance from a premium B‑School.
• 10–12 years of prior relevant work experience.
• Experience in M&A or management consulting domain.

Seniority Level

Director

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Business Development and Sales

Industries

Professional Services

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