IT M&A Infrastructure Lead: Pre/Post‑Deal Integration

Alvarez & Marsal; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 125,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Healthcare plans

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is seeking a Manager, IT M&A Infrastructure for Private Equity Performance Improvement Services. The role focuses on delivering pre‑acquisition and post‑deal IT infrastructure solutions to upper‑middle market and large‑cap private equity portfolio companies, based in Houston.

You will lead IT diligence, design merger integration, and drive Day‑1 integration to improve performance and cost efficiency, while partnering with Directors and senior leaders to align

Qualifications

• 5–8 years in consulting or relevant industry.
• Experience in systems implementations, merger integration, business transformation, and change management.
• Functional expertise across IT infrastructure components.
• Experience working with Directors or above.
• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Willingness to travel up to 50%.

Responsibilities

• Lead pre‑acquisition IT diligence assignments evaluating infrastructure that supports ERP, WMS, CRM, productivity solutions, communications, and proprietary applications.
• Analyze enterprise architecture, software development lifecycle, budget & spend, and organizational personnel assessment from multiple perspectives.
• Design and execute merger‑integration and carve‑out plans for IT infrastructure.
• Lead Day‑1 and 100‑day post‑deal integration to drive performance improvement.
• Manage performance improvement assignments including cloud migrations and cloud spend optimization.
• Provide interim IT infrastructure & operations management when required.
• Participate in transition service agreement negotiations, governance, and enterprise architecture alignment.
• Collaborate with Directors and above to align technology strategy with portfolio goals.

Skills

IT infrastructure

Enterprise architecture

IT strategy

Change management

Project management

Client communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

DevOps

ITSM

ERP

Job description

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is seeking a Manager, IT M&A Infrastructure for Private Equity Performance Improvement Services. The role focuses on delivering pre‑acquisition and post‑deal IT infrastructure solutions to upper‑middle market and large‑cap private equity portfolio companies, based in Houston.

You will lead IT diligence, design merger integration, and drive Day‑1 integration to improve performance and cost efficiency, while partnering with Directors and senior leaders to align