M&A Integration Manager, Education PEPI

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

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare plans

401(k) retirement savings plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is a global consulting firm—our PEPI MI&C practice focuses on education sector client work, including K-12, for-profit and non-profit higher education, skilled trades, and other training businesses in the U.S. As a Manager in MI&C, you will lead workstreams, assess client needs, and craft recommendations across deal lifecycle from pre-deal to Day 1 readiness and post-close execution.

You will drive strategic and operational improvements in finance, HR, supply chain, IT,

Qualifications

• 5-8+ years of professional experience (corporate and/or consulting) – ideally encompassing merger integration, business transformation, and/or change management.
• Operating experience in, and/or exposure to, the for-profit education sector.
• Understanding of key value drivers for investing in for-profit education.
• Knowledge of major trade-offs, trends, and issues in for-profit education—both in and beyond the U.S.
• Experience in integration planning and divestitures is a plus, but not required.
• Experience in leading one or more workstreams in a business transformation.
• Deep functional expertise in one or more areas: Finance & Accounting operations; HR / Organizational design; Role and Job Analysis; Leadership and Stakeholder Involvement; Communications planning and management; Supply Chain / Operations; Salesforce effectiveness; Marketing optimization; Pricing/Margin/Mix optimization; Knowledge Management and Transfer; Program management and leadership experience; Change/communications strategies; Initiative and drive; Travel up to 80%.

Responsibilities

• Manager-level responsibilities include providing service excellence by identifying key client business issues, determining client needs by supplementing the standard assessment techniques and tools with innovative approaches, evaluating and validating analysis, and developing recommendations for the client in the context of the overall engagement.
• Depending on the deal size, managers will lead workstreams or a focus area within the Integration Management Office (IMO) – Synergies, TSAs, Blueprinting, Day 1 readiness, Executive Reporting, Integration Roadmap, Communications, Organizational Design, etc.
• Many engagements include Day 1 and Day 100 planning, execution, and driving performance improvement in key areas: Strategic planning; Operational optimization / consolidation; Back office consolidation; Supply chain; IT / reporting integration; Customer and channel management.
• Managers can expect to actively drive performance improvement assessments across an enterprise, and/or to oversee the implementation of recommendations.
• The role may also involve tracking progress against Day 1 and/or Day 100 objectives, and adjusting integration strategies or people as required.

Education

MBA preferred

Job description

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is a global consulting firm—our PEPI MI&C practice focuses on education sector client work, including K-12, for-profit and non-profit higher education, skilled trades, and other training businesses in the U.S. As a Manager in MI&C, you will lead workstreams, assess client needs, and craft recommendations across deal lifecycle from pre-deal to Day 1 readiness and post-close execution.

You will drive strategic and operational improvements in finance, HR, supply chain, IT,