Product Technology Diligence Lead

Grant Thornton (US); Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 209,431 - 245,854; Full time

Job summary

Grant Thornton (US) is seeking a Product Technology Manager to evaluate software platforms through an integrated commercial, operational, and financial lens. Lead diligence engagements for Private Equity and strategic clients, linking architecture to valuation and margin.

From day one, you will help clients make moves to achieve their vision, with day-to-day tasks including architecture analysis, cloud cost reviews, and assessing roadmap investments, tailored to growth and profitability.

Qualifications

• The candidate has 6–9 years in software engineering leadership, architecture consulting, product strategy advisory, or tech diligence.
• Experience in SaaS, marketplace, fintech, vertical software, or platform environments.
• Strong understanding of cloud cost structures and DevOps environments.
• Strong analytical capability.
• Commercial awareness.
• Clear written and verbal communication.
• Ability to operate in transaction-speed environments.
• Ability to travel up to 50%.

Responsibilities

• Analyze application architecture and scalability
• Review cloud infrastructure and cost structure
• Assess product modularity and extensibility
• Analyze technical debt and refactoring risk
• Review SDLC processes and engineering metrics
• Support analysis of hosting cost models and R&D cost allocation
• Assist in assessing roadmap investment requirements
• Link technical findings to growth scalability and margin implications
• Support development of investment-grade red flag reports
• Evaluate engineering productivity
• Assess product governance
• Identify operational inefficiencies impacting roadmap delivery

Skills

Software leadership

Architecture consulting

Product strategy

Tech due diligence

Job description

Grant Thornton (US) is seeking a Product Technology Manager to evaluate software platforms through an integrated commercial, operational, and financial lens. Lead diligence engagements for Private Equity and strategic clients, linking architecture to valuation and margin.

From day one, you will help clients make moves to achieve their vision, with day-to-day tasks including architecture analysis, cloud cost reviews, and assessing roadmap investments, tailored to growth and profitability.