Product Tech Diligence Senior Associate

Grant Thornton (US); Edison (NJ); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

Grant Thornton (US) is seeking a Product Technology Senior Associate to evaluate software platforms through a commercial, operational, and financial lens. You will provide analytical and technical support across product technology diligence engagements, focusing on architecture, engineering, and cost analysis to tie performance to architecture and roadmap.

From day one, you’ll help clients make moves to reach their vision and your own.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree; computer science is a plus.
• 3–6 years of software-related work experience (strategy consulting work experience is a plus).
• Experience of transactions is desired, ideally in Technology Due Diligence and/or strategic value creation assignments.
• 3–6 years in technology experience e.g., software engineering, cloud engineering, architecture analysis, or product development environments.
• Experience in SaaS or platform businesses preferred.
• Detail-oriented and good at sifting through (large) datasets quickly to identify patterns and develop insights.
• Strong analytical and documentation skills.
• Structured problem solving.
• Attention to detail.
• High learning agility.
• A passion for software industry.
• Interest in private equity and transaction environments.
• Ability to travel up to 50%.

Responsibilities

• Conduct architecture reviews and documentation analysis
• Support codebase and technical debt analysis
• Analyze cloud infrastructure configurations
• Assist in evaluating roadmap feasibility
• Evaluate engineering operating model (team structure, velocity, DevOps)
• PoV on scalability risks, performance bottlenecks, and security considerations
• Support hosting cost, SaaS economics and R&D cost analysis
• Prepare diligence slides, summaries, and deal insights
• Support management Q&A tracking

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Grant Thornton (US) is seeking a Product Technology Senior Associate to evaluate software platforms through a commercial, operational, and financial lens. You will provide analytical and technical support across product technology diligence engagements, focusing on architecture, engineering, and cost analysis to tie performance to architecture and roadmap.

From day one, you’ll help clients make moves to reach their vision and your own.