Strategic Deal Manager

This role involves managing large to mid-sized engagements or workstreams of large engagements that help clients solve some of their most pressing issues during the transaction lifecycle.

• The successful candidate will support key decision makers in developing and executing their transaction strategy to secure deal value.
• Lead projects that span one or more ERP technologies and functions such as SAP, HRIS, S4 HANA, CRM and its interplay during carveout, divestiture, or integrations.

1. Define the approach and execute the ERP carve-out; Define the optimal future ERP strategy and roadmap for Carve-outs as well as Integrations
2. Identify opportunities for application rationalization, improve efficiency and transform the business process as part of M&A integration or carve-out
3. Support TSE team practice Offices to sell, manage and deliver IT Transaction Services engagements including IT Due Diligence, IT Post Merger Integration, IT Carve-outs/ Separation, etc.
4. ERP Project Management / PMO Support
5. IT and ERP Costing
6. IT TSA Costing and Analysis, ERP TSA drafting and analysis
7. ERP Contracts Evaluation and Analysis
8. IT Operating Model Development
9. ERP / SAP value discovery, and modernization assessment
10. Establish regular connectivity and reporting to the regional TSE partners. Build relationships with offices across the globe. Responsible for high degree of user satisfaction with engagement processes and work products
11. Engage on larger SaT projects and pitch for potential technology interventions. Ability to analyse the evolving market environment and build solutions / services to cater to the same. Develop Point of View documents and support business development initiatives
12. Provide insights and observations based on technology, industry and functional knowledge and best practices. Leverage expertise in transactions, synergy assessments, and deal implementation on transactions related projects
13. Manage other consultants and analysts. Help the team members develop expertise in technology strategy and transaction strategy. Mentor team members to deliver on high quality output on engagements

• A post Graduate degree in business management from a premier institute with 8-12 years of applicable consulting experience
• At least 5 years of experience in Transaction Strategy, Technology Strategy or Technology Transformation in a top tier consulting firm
• Experience in Technology aspects of Transaction lifecycle during Mergers, Acquisitions, Divestitures, and Carveouts
• Hands on experience in managing large transaction and complex technology transformation projects
• Due Diligence: Working experience in Due Diligence, particularly IT Due Diligence, Cyber Diligence, and Technology Diligence
• Post-Deal transaction lifecycle: Working experience in post-deal lifecycle for Sell and Separate and Buy and Integrate transactions: Separation / Integration planning, Standalone models and Costing, Application / Infra / Data Separation, Cutover Management, TSA Costing and Exit, Day-1 planning, and Logical Separation
• Technology Strategy: Experience in Technology Cost optimization, Technology Business Management, IT Budget forecasting, IT Chargeback, Cloud Economics, Cloud Financial Management, IT Value realization, IT Org sizing
• Experienced in Business Development activities such as RFPs, opportunity pursuits, winning large to mid-sized deals
• Any of the IT Certifications such as SAP, R/3, S/4, HANA, Oracle EBS, Oracle CCB, Oracle Retail Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA), Process Mining