Strategic Transformation Director – M&A & Growth

Armanino; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 202,000 - 276,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental benefits

401K with Profit Sharing

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

Armanino is seeking a senior leader to drive its M&A strategy, integration and transformation capabilities, advising private equity sponsors, portfolio companies and corporate acquirers on mergers, acquisitions, integrations and carve-outs. You will devote substantial time to market-facing activities, client development and deal origination.

The role emphasizes assembling and leading multidisciplinary teams, delivering measurable value, and maintaining strong client relationships across Strategy

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum 15 years of relevant professional experience with leadership responsibility in management consulting, private equity operations, corporate development, enterprise transformation, or a comparable environment.
• Deep experience leading merger integrations, carve-outs, or complex transaction programs, including direct responsibility for an Integration Management Office or enterprise-level integration governance.
• Demonstrated track record of originating, selling, and expanding complex consulting engagements and building executive-level client relationships.
• Ability to travel based on client and business development needs.
• Flexibility to work from home while collaborating in person half the time.

Responsibilities

• Lead and expand Armanino’s M&A Strategy, Integration & Transformation capabilities, advising private equity sponsors, portfolio companies, and corporate acquirers on mergers, acquisitions, integrations, and carve-outs.
• Devote at least 50% of time to market-facing and business development activities, including relationship development, opportunity identification, pursuit strategy, proposal development, and closing new work.
• Design and lead Integration Management Offices, including governance, workstream structure, decision rights, integrated plans, dependencies, risks, issues, executive reporting, Day 1 readiness, first-100-day execution, and accelerated value creation plans.
• Direct synergy and value-capture programs and guide carve-out and separation programs, including transition service agreement governance, standalone readiness, exit plans, and operational stabilization.
• Assemble and lead multidisciplinary teams across Strategy & Transformation, CFO Advisory, Transaction Advisory, Finance and Accounting, Human Capital, Technology, Data, Tax, and other value-creation capabilities.
• Serve as the senior relationship owner and trusted advisor to deal sponsors, CEOs, CFOs, operating partners, and integration leaders while overseeing engagement quality, economics, staffing, risk management, and measurable outcomes.
• Recruit, coach, and retain a high-performing team; develop future engagement leaders; and strengthen the practice’s methods, tools, playbooks, quality standards, and reusable intellectual property.

Skills

Leadership

M&A strategy

Client relationship management

Business development

Project management

Mergers & acquisitions

Education

MBA

Job description

Armanino is seeking a senior leader to drive its M&A strategy, integration and transformation capabilities, advising private equity sponsors, portfolio companies and corporate acquirers on mergers, acquisitions, integrations and carve-outs. You will devote substantial time to market-facing activities, client development and deal origination.

The role emphasizes assembling and leading multidisciplinary teams, delivering measurable value, and maintaining strong client relationships across Strategy