Director, M&A Transaction Advisory

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Our Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) practice is seeking a Director to join our rapidly growing team. In this leadership role, you will advise corporate and private equity clients throughout the transaction lifecycle, helping organizations navigate complex mergers, acquisitions, carve‑outs, and transformations to accelerate value creation.

Directors within our M&A practice serve as trusted advisors to executive stakeholders, bringing a strategic perspective across operating models, organizational design, functional transformation, technology enablement, and integration execution. This role combines client delivery leadership, business development, and practice building within one of the firm’s fastest-growing practices.

You will play a key role in shaping the future of our M&A business — driving market growth, developing client relationships, mentoring teams, and evolving our advisory capabilities across due diligence, synergy realization, integration management, and separation planning.

Our M&A team includes a variety of seasoned, expert, and award‑winning professionals who bring deep industry and functional expertise to every engagement.

• Serve as a senior advisor to corporate and private equity clients across the transaction lifecycle, including diligence, integration, carve‑out, and value creation initiatives
• Lead complex M&A engagements while building trusted relationships with C‑suite executives, investment professionals, and functional business leaders
• Advise clients on strategic and operational implications of transactions, including operating model design, organizational alignment, functional transformation, and technology enablement
• Oversee transaction advisory teams in conducting operational and functional assessments, identifying risks, opportunities, synergies, and value creation levers
• Guide clients through post‑merger integration and separation planning efforts, including governance structures, Day 1 readiness, and execution management
• Partner with clients to define future‑state operating models and transformation roadmaps aligned to investment objectives and business strategy
• Drive engagement quality, delivery excellence, and executive‑level communications across multiple concurrent engagements
• Lead business development efforts including originating opportunities, developing proposals, expanding existing accounts, and cultivating strategic relationships across the M&A ecosystem
• Collaborate across West Monroe practices to bring integrated solutions to clients spanning strategy, operations, technology, people, and data
• Drive the evolution of West Monroe’s M&A methodologies, thought leadership, and go‑to‑market offerings
• Leverage AI tools and emerging technologies to accelerate analysis, synthesize complex information, and support data‑driven client recommendations while applying sound judgment and critical thinking
• Mentor and develop consultants and practice leaders, fostering a high-performance and collaborative team culture
• Actively participate in recruiting, coaching, and retaining top consulting talent
• Contribute to practice operations, market positioning, and long‑term growth strategy

• Minimum of 12+ years of experience in consulting, transaction advisory, corporate strategy, or M&A‑related roles
• Minimum of 7+ years leading complex client engagements and managing cross‑functional teams
• Demonstrated experience advising clients on mergers, acquisitions, carve‑outs, integrations, and/or value creation initiatives
• Strong understanding of M&A strategy, operating model transformation, organizational change, and transaction execution
• Experience working with private equity firms and/or corporate development organizations
• Proven ability to build and maintain executive‑level client relationships and drive business development activities
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams across functional and technology work streams
• Strong executive communication, facilitation, and presentation skills
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and strategic thinking capabilities
• Experience…