Product Technology Diligence Lead (M&A)

Grant Thornton; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 182,000 - 228,000; Full time

Job summary

Grant Thornton is seeking a Product Technology Manager to assess software platforms through commercial, operational, and financial lenses. You will lead product diligence engagements for Private Equity and strategic clients, tying architecture and roadmap to valuation and margin.

You’ll analyze architecture, cloud costs, modularity, and technical debt, translating findings into actionable investment guidance and roadmaps that support growth and profitability.

Qualifications

• 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

SaaS knowledge

Cloud cost models

DevOps

Analytical thinking

Commercial awareness

Communication

Transaction speed

Travel 50%

Job description

Grant Thornton is seeking a Product Technology Manager to assess software platforms through commercial, operational, and financial lenses. You will lead product diligence engagements for Private Equity and strategic clients, tying architecture and roadmap to valuation and margin.

You’ll analyze architecture, cloud costs, modularity, and technical debt, translating findings into actionable investment guidance and roadmaps that support growth and profitability.