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Associate Director - Integration & Separation - TMT

Employer
KPMG
Location
London, United Kingdom
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
2 Sep 2021

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Sector
Consultancy
Job Role
Risk Analyst
Job Type
Permanent
Job description
Our three key client proposition areas are:
1) Due diligence: Highlighting key risks and opportunities in the target's technology environment in order to ensure that acquirers are aware of key issues that may impact valuation.
2) Integration: Planning pre and post deal to support the client to integrate the technology function and systems into the buyer's organisation while enhancing value.
3) Separation: Supporting vendors to plan and deliver a credible, discrete standalone entity on Day 1 to the buyer with value preserved and business continuity ensured from a technology perspective including support to define and implement transitional service agreements.

You will be responsible for leading client delivery and supporting practice development for the Technology in M&A team. Your responsibilities will include:

Client delivery:
- Prepare, plan and deliver M&A technology programmes and technology due diligence
- Leading and supporting our clients through technology programmes arising from acquisitions, divestitures, carve outs and other transactions
- Delivering and/or reviewing high quality, transaction reports and other M&A documentation including technology due diligence and Transitional Service Agreements
- Drawing on knowledge and experience to provide high quality and deep insights and recommendations to our clients
- Leading client meetings and interviews
- Interfacing with senior internal and external stakeholders both at clients and within KPMG
- Managing relationships with key C level executives at clients
Wider team:
- Supporting and contributing to the growth plans of our Technology in M&A business
- Coaching and mentoring junior members of the team
- Identifying and driving opportunities for wider KPMG as a result of work in transactions
- Owning engagement management including quality and risk management for the project
- hen not working on projects, support the development of our propositions, business development and preparation and delivery of proposals to clients
- Developing additional revenue streams and new products for both clients and internal support
Role Dimensions:
- Leadership & Management: You will be expected to lead complex technology engagement and lead large teams across these projects. You will also be responsible for developing team members and leading internal initiatives and practice development.
- Stakeholder Interaction & challenges: You will be the point of contact for senior clients and for internal senior stakeholders such as Directors and Partners. You will need to manage a variety of internal and external stakeholders simultaneously.
- Impact, Risk, Accountability & Governance: You will take responsibility for risk on projects and for engagement management. You will be accountable to Directors and Partners and expected to manage commercial aspects of projects.Skills & Experience

Essential
- Significant experience in a consulting firm or industry of preparing and delivering technology programmes in a M&A environment including:
- Technology due diligence (buyside and sell side) - preparing, writing and reviewing
- Vendor assist
- Planning and execution of technology integrations and separations across technology, infrastructure, applications and data
- Development of technology organisation design including people, process, governance, service management, technology and contracts
- Design, negotiation and operation of technology related transitional services
- Deep technical expertise in at least one of the following areas:
- Technology infrastructure, including networks and data centres
- Cyber security
- Technology operating models, including organisation and supplier strategy
- Technology costs
- Technology strategy
- Cyber security
- Technology operating models, including organisation and supplier strategy
- Understanding of the deal lifecycle and the role of technology within it - starting from due diligence through to concluding transitional service agreements
- Programme management experience and track record of successful delivery of projects
- Experience of technology outsourcing, supplier management and procurement
- Bachelor's degree qualification
- Ability to travel at a significant level
Desirable
- Fluency in a European language beneficial
- Professional qualification welcome
- Comfortable with ambiguity, fluid consulting situations and a highly pressured environment which characterise transactions
- Leading and facilitation of client meetings and interviews
- Respect for client and transaction confidentiality
- Leading a team which includes both colleagues and client members of staff
- Team management experience, including experience in the formulation of development and growth plans
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills including reporting
- Ability to learn quickly and leverage skills in new situations

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