Lead, M&A Delivery

General Information

Job Title

Lead, M&A Delivery

Job

111469

Work Areas

Management Consulting

Employment Type

Permanent Full-Time

Location(s)

Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Silicon Valley, Toronto, Washington DC

Description & Requirements
WHAT MAKES US A GREAT PLACE TO WORKWe are proud to be consistently recognized as one of the world’s best places to work. We are currently the top ranked consulting firm on Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work list and have earned the #1 overall spot a record seven times. Extraordinary teams are at the heart of our business strategy, but these don’t happen by chance.

They require intentional focus on bringing together a broad set of backgrounds, cultures, experiences, perspectives, and skills in a supportive and inclusive work environment. We hire people with exceptional talent and create an environment in which every individual can thrive professionally and personally.

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITHThe Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures (M&A) Practice advises clients holistically through the deal cycle, from M&A strategy to deal diligence and deal execution. We help clients build and realize their deal strategy and strengthen their internal M&A capability in the process. M&A programs build deep client relationships and are thus a top strategic priority for firm growth.

The M&A Specialist team accelerates and optimizes the work of Bain’s generalist consulting teams. The M&A Specialist team plays a critical role in delivering Merger Integration and Divestitures programs by helping case teams mobilize quickly at case transition points – delivering tailored advisory services, a concierge-desk approach to the full technology / IP / expertise ecosystem, and hands-on client work in key work streams.

The M&A Specialist team delivers the strongest set of outcomes when its expertise is hands-on, in-time zone, and embedded early in case setup and initial client workshops. The M&A Specialist team also plays a key role in commercial proposals by representing the depths of Bain’s M&A expertise on critical deal components.

You will work closely with:

Case teams, Senior Managers, Associate Partners, and Partners across North America Merger Integration, Divestitures, and adjacent solution (Corporate Due Diligence, M&A Strategy, M&A Capability, People & Org) leaders and knowledge teams

The M&A dedicated Bain Capability Network (BCN) teamlet based in India, executing diagnostic analysis

The M&A Benchmarking COE teamlet based in India, support synergy sizing analysis

Product teams supporting Merger Integration and Divestitures programs including Signal, Aster, Value Calculator WHERE YOU’LL FIT WITHIN THE TEAMThe M&A Specialist role has deep experience with recurring components of M&A work, along with up-to-date knowledge of the evolving technologies and IP required for a best-practice M&A program. The M&A Specialist attaches to a generalist case team at defined transition points to shape work streams, recommend and launch tooling specific to the client's needs, and efficiently own specific, repeated work streams.

The M&A Specialist program has been piloted in the North America market with 100% NPS across 6 initial M&A programs. The M&A Specialist role is expected to:

Support 6 to 8 case teams in 2027

Maintain an 80+ NPS from Senior Managers, Associate Partners and OVPsCapture front-line case innovation and best practices for codification back into the M&A core IP and tooling

The M&A Specialist role sits within Expert Consulting Delivery – Specialist Consulting Track (Grade
8) and serves case teams across North America.

This role combines senior client delivery capabilities with strong collaborative teaming skills…