M&A IT Diligence Lead: IT Risks & Value Creation

Deloitte France; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 156,000 - 307,000; Full time

Job summary

Deloitte’s Strategy & Transactions IT Diligence team seeks an M&A IT Diligence Manager to lead diligence discussions, assess IT organizations, applications, cloud platforms, and cybersecurity, and deliver actionable findings for client transactions.

You will develop cost estimates, roadmaps, and data-driven analyses; mentor team members, coordinate subject matter advisors, and support proposal development and client growth.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of IT experience across IT organization, processes, applications, infrastructure, cloud technology, and cybersecurity.
• 6+ years synthesizing data, identifying risks and value-creation opportunities, and developing assessment findings for IT due diligence.
• 5+ years of experience presenting findings in verbal, written, and analytical formats as part of an M&A diligence effort.
• Completion and delivery of 20+ IT due diligence projects for strategic or financial clients.
• Bachelor's degree and 6+ years of consulting or industry experience, or a MBA and 4+ years of work experience.
• Ability to travel 50%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve.

Responsibilities

• Lead M&A IT due diligence discussions with client and target-company stakeholders to assess IT organizations, processes, applications, infrastructure, cloud technology, and cybersecurity.
• Identify IT risks, technical debt, IT maturity gaps, costs, and value-creation opportunities; assess data, infrastructure, and integration architecture; and recommend actions for acquisition, divestiture, and post-merger activities.
• Analyze IT cost and financial data using benchmarks and proprietary tools; develop cost estimates, synergy analyses, contract analyses, and one-time and recurring cost models.
• Create and oversee diligence work products, including agendas, data request lists, interview guides, findings, transition service agreement schedules, roadmaps, and client deliverables.
• Serve as the day-to-day contact for executive clients, present findings, coordinate subject matter advisors, and lead delivery teams to meet quality and timeline commitments.
• Develop scope statements and pricing estimates; support proposal development and client growth efforts; coach team members; and contribute to recruiting and practice knowledge sharing.

Skills

IT experience

Data synthesis

Risk assessment

Presenting findings

Project leadership

Travel readiness

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA

Master's degree

Tools

ERP systems

Cloud platforms

Data analytics tools

Job description

Deloitte’s Strategy & Transactions IT Diligence team seeks an M&A IT Diligence Manager to lead diligence discussions, assess IT organizations, applications, cloud platforms, and cybersecurity, and deliver actionable findings for client transactions.

You will develop cost estimates, roadmaps, and data-driven analyses; mentor team members, coordinate subject matter advisors, and support proposal development and client growth.