Senior Manager, CFO Advisory (Carve-Out​/Separation

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Execute and lead Separation & Carve-Out engagements, serving as a trusted advisor to private equity sponsors and corporate clients across the full transaction lifecycle, from deal perimeter definition through standalone Day 1 operations.

Lead work streams spanning Separation Diligence, TSA Planning & Structuring, Day 1 Readiness, SMO (Separation Management Office) Mobilization, TSA Exit, and Standalone Transition.

Assess operational dependencies across business functions (finance, IT, HR, supply chain, sales/commercial, facilities, and shared services) to identify entanglements, separation risks, execution challenges, and value creation opportunities.

Prepare and review carve-out and standalone cost analyses, including standalone operating models, TSA requirements and pricing, shared services assessments, and dis-synergy analyses.

Develop executive-ready presentations and client deliverables, communicating findings, recommendations, and implementation plans to CEOs, COOs, functional leaders, and private equity sponsors.

Partner with clients to bridge diligence with execution by translating recommendations into actionable separation and stand-up workplans.

Transaction Support

• Support clients throughout the transaction lifecycle, from pre-close planning through post-close execution.
• Execute Separation Due Diligence engagements focused on identifying key entanglements and dependencies across people, process, systems, contracts, and IP.
• Evaluate target operating models to identify execution risks, operational gaps, scalability concerns, and opportunities for value creation.
• Develop separation strategy recommendations, including definition of separation scenarios and deal perimeter (people, systems, vendor contracts, and other resources).
• Assist clients with Transaction Execution activities including workplan development, milestone tracking, governance, issue resolution, and cross-functional coordination.
• Support executive leadership teams throughout critical transaction milestones.

Separation & Integration

• Lead cross-functional work streams supporting pre- and post-close separation activities.
• Assist with Day 1 and Day 100 readiness planning across all impacted functions.
• Stand up and run Separation Management Office (SMO) governance and execution, including workstream tracking, risk/issue logs, and steering committee reporting.
• Design future-state operating models for the standalone business.
• Develop separation and stand-up roadmaps.
• Lead separation planning for carve-outs and divestitures, including:
• Standalone cost analysis
• Shared services evaluations
• Corporate cost allocations
• TSA development, negotiation, and exit planning
• Organizational design and workforce transition
• Systems and technology transition planning (ERP, HRIS, CRM, and other core platforms)

Client & Sponsor Advisory

• Advise executive leadership teams (CEO, COO, CFO, and functional leaders) on operating model effectiveness for the standalone entity.
• Evaluate business processes and dependencies across key functions to identify separation complexity and risk.
• Recommend operational improvements that increase readiness and reduce transaction/execution risk.
• Support organizational redesign before and after transactions.
• Assist clients with interim leadership and execution support during periods of transition.
• Develop executive reporting and governance frameworks that support post-transaction decision-making.

Technology & Data

• Work with a range of enterprise systems relevant to the client (ERP, HRIS, CRM, and other platforms) to understand entanglements and inform separation planning; deep technical/systems expertise is not required, but comfort working alongside…