Manager, Mergers & Acquisitions (Merger & Carveout Services)

Socket.dev; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 165,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited flexible time off

Ten paid holidays per year

10 weeks paid parental leave

Medical, dental, vision, basic life

Job summary

West Monroe is seeking a Manager for the Merger & Carveout Services (MCS) practice. You will lead engagements across the transaction lifecycle, partnering with senior client leaders to translate complex findings into actionable strategies and value creation.

You will manage teams, budgets, and deliverables while leveraging AI tools to accelerate analysis and drive data-backed recommendations. Travel 25–50% and contribute to building West Monroe’s M&A capabilities.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of management consulting, transaction advisory, or related experience.
• Experience managing client engagements and senior stakeholder relationships.
• Experience across the M&A lifecycle, including diligence, separation or integration planning, TSA analysis, standalone cost modeling.
• Strong business and financial acumen with ability to connect operational and technology considerations to deal value.
• Experience integrating AI tools into day-to-day workflows to enhance productivity and insight generation.

Responsibilities

• Lead buy-side and sell-side merger, integration, and carveout engagements for PE and corporate clients.
• Manage scope, budgets, staffing, workflows, deliverables, profitability, risks, quality, and reporting.
• Oversee cross-functional diligence across IT, Finance, HR, Procurement, Operations, Sales & Marketing.

Skills

Management consulting

Transaction advisory

Technology consulting

Cross-functional leadership

Client engagement

AI tools usage

Tools

Intellio assets

AI tooling

ChatGPT

Job description

Are you ready to make an impact?

West Monroe is seeking a Manager to join our growing Merger & Carveout Services (MCS) team. We help private equity and corporate clients navigate some of their most complex and transformative moments—from evaluating a deal to separating, integrating, and building the business for what comes next.

As a Manager, you will lead teams across the transaction lifecycle, working at the intersection of business and technology to solve complex challenges, shape critical decisions, and turn transaction plans into results. You’ll work alongside senior client leaders and West Monroe experts across industries and functions, gaining exposure to high-impact transactions while helping grow our M&A practice.

What You Will Do

Client Delivery

• Lead buy-side and sell-side merger, integration, and carveout engagements for private equity and corporate clients across industries.
• Manage all elements of engagements, including scope, budgets, staffing, workstreams, deliverables, profitability, risks, quality, and executive reporting.
• Lead cross-functional diligence, planning, and execution across areas such as IT, Finance & Accounting, HR, Procurement, Operations, Sales & Marketing, and organizational design.
• Develop and oversee standalone run-rate and one-time cost models, synergy and dis-synergy analyses, TSA strategies, operating models, and Day 1 readiness plans that inform transaction decisions and value creation.
• Translate complex financial, operational, and technology findings into actionable recommendations aligned with the client’s investment thesis.
• Leverage West Monroe’s Intellio™ assets, analytics, and M&A methodologies to strengthen governance, collaboration, reporting, and value realization.
• Leverage AI tools to accelerate analysis, synthesize complex information, and support data-driven recommendations for clients, exercising sound judgment in evaluating outputs.
• Apply AI technologies (e.g., generative AI, automation tools, data models) to enhance insights, improve delivery efficiency, and elevate the quality of client outcomes.
• Apply AI technologies (e.g., generative AI, automation tools, data models) to enhance insights, improve delivery efficiency, and elevate the quality of client outcomes.

Business Development

• Build trusted client relationships and identify opportunities to expand West Monroe’s impact within engagements and accounts.
• Contribute M&A expertise to pursuits and lead components of proposals, solution development, scoping, and pricing.
• Collaborate across West Monroe’s industry, functional, and technology teams to shape solutions for complex transaction needs.

Practice Development

• Develop and improve MCS methodologies, tools, templates, and accelerators that increase delivery quality and efficiency.
• Coach and mentor team members, provide actionable feedback, and contribute to recruiting and talent development.
• Share transaction expertise and lessons learned to strengthen M&A capabilities and build the next generation of leaders.

What You Will Bring

• 5–7 years of management consulting, transaction advisory, technology consulting, or related experience, including experience with mergers, integrations, carveouts, or divestitures.
• Experience managing client engagements or complex workstreams, including scope, financials, teams, risks, quality, and senior stakeholder relationships.
• Experience across the M&A lifecycle, including diligence, separation or integration planning, TSA analysis, standalone cost modeling, synergy analysis, Day 1 readiness, or post-close execution.
• Strong business and financial acumen with the ability to connect operational and technology considerations to deal value and the investment thesis.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and translating complex analysis into clear, executive-ready recommendations.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, project management, facilitation, and communication skills.
• Experience integrating AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT) into day-to-day workflows to enhance productivity and insight generation, coupled with strong critical thinking to assess accuracy, mitigate bias, and ensure high-quality outputs.
• Ability to travel 25 to 50%.
• A commitment to inclusion and diversity, and openness to new ideas and perspectives.
• Ability to work permanently in the United States without sponsorship.

Salary & Benefits

Based on pay transparency guidelines, the salary range for this role can vary based on your proximity to one of our West Monroe offices (see table below). Information on our competitive total rewards package, including our bonus structure and benefits is here. Individual salaries are determined by evaluating a variety of factors including geography, experience, skills, education, and internal equity.

• Employees (and their families) are covered by medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance.
• Employees are able to enroll in our company’s 401k plan, purchase shares from our employee stock ownership program and be eligible to receive annual bonuses.
• Employees will also receive unlimited flexible time off and ten paid holidays throughout the calendar year.
• Eligibility for ten weeks of paid parental leave will also be available upon hire date.

Seattle or Washington, D.C.

$171,300—$201,500 USD

Los Angeles

$179,400—$211,100 USD

New York City or San Francisco

$187,600—$220,700 USD

A location not listed above

$163,100—$191,900 USD

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At West Monroe, we work with you.

We’re a global business and technology consulting firm passionate about creating measurable value for our clients, delivering real-world solutions.

The combination of business and technology is not new, but how we bring them together is unique. We’re fluent in both. We know that technology alone is not the answer, but how we apply it is. We rely on data to constantly adapt and solve new challenges. Actions that work today with outcomes that generate value for years to come.

At West Monroe, we zero in on the heart of the opportunity, getting to results faster and preparing people for what’s next.

You’ll feel the difference in how we work. We show up personally. We’re right there in the room with you, co-creating through the challenges. With West Monroe, collaboration isn’t a lofty promise, but a daily action. We work together with you to turn vision into clear action with lasting impact.

West Monroeis an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer We believe in treating each employee and applicant for employment fairly and with dignity. We base our employment decisions on merit, experience, and potential, without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age, religion, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state or local law. To learn more about diversity, equity and inclusion at West Monroe, visit www.westmonroe.com/inclusion. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in our recruiting process, please inquire by sending an email to [e-mail].

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