M&A Specialist - Principal

Overview

This is a role with one of Slalom’s global teams – we are open to hiring in many locations and travel will be required as needed by our clients.

Strategic Advisory & M&A Support

• Lead business strategy engagements focused on M&A readiness, integration planning, and enterprise capability assessment
• Partner with client leadership to evaluate enterprise platform landscapes and identify synergies, gaps, and transformation opportunities
• Develop and present strategic roadmaps that align technology capabilities with business value streams and GTM objectives
• Facilitate executive workshops to align stakeholders on priorities, risks, and integration sequencing

Strategic Roadmap Development

• Develop comprehensive strategic roadmaps that sequence enterprise platform initiatives across people, process, and technology dimensions, grounded in a firsthand understanding of what delivery and architecture decisions look like in practice
• Apply delivery leadership and solution architecture experience to assess the feasibility, sequencing, and risk profile of enterprise initiatives
• Translate platform-level architectural trade-offs such as build vs. buy vs. integrate decisions, integration complexity, and data migration risk into strategic planning inputs that inform M&A integration timelines and investment priorities
• Identify and communicate dependencies, constraints, and critical path items that can only be surfaced by someone with hands-on platform configuration and engagement delivery experience
• Conduct detailed level-of-effort (LOE) analysis, complexity scoring, and risk assessments for enterprise initiatives
• Develop strategic roadmaps that sequence work streams across people, process, and technology dimensions
• Produce high quality deliverables including business cases, capability assessments, and implementation plans

Experience

Minimum 5 years of experience delivering technical projects in a consulting environment

• Track record of managing client-facing engagements from initiation through post-go-live support
• Experience working across multiple industries and client sizes is strongly preferred

Demonstrated experience in both Delivery Lead and Solution Architect roles on the same or comparable engagements

• Ability to context-switch between strategic leadership and hands-on technical design
• Proven ability to manage ambiguity while maintaining delivery rigor

Technical Expertise

Strong hands-on background configuring enterprise business platform applications

• Experience with platforms such as Salesforce, SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, Oracle, or comparable ERP/CRM systems
• Familiarity with enterprise integration tools, APIs, and middleware platforms

Proficiency with enterprise AI tools including ChatGPT Enterprise and Claude Enterprise

• Experience leveraging AI-assisted workflows for analysis, documentation, and strategic synthesis
• Ability to identify and champion responsible AI adoption within client environments

Business & Strategic Acumen

Deep understanding of GTM motions, business capabilities, and value streams enabled by enterprise applications

• Knowledge of how platforms support Sales, Marketing, Finance, Supply Chain, and Service operations
• Ability to connect platform capabilities to revenue, efficiency, and customer experience outcomes

Strong analytical skills to assess LOE, complexity, and risk across enterprise initiatives

• Experience developing strategic roadmaps with clear prioritization logic and dependency mapping
• Proficiency in structuring and communicating findings for C-suite audiences

Slalom is a fiercely human business and technology consulting company that leads with outcomes to bring more value, in all ways, always. From strategy through delivery, our agile teams across 52 offices in 12 countries collaborate with clients to bring powerful customer experiences, innovative ways of working, and new products and services to life. We are trusted by leaders across the Global 1000, many successful enterprise and mid-market companies, and 500+ public sector organizations to improve operations, drive growth, and create value.

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