Business Performance Improvement - M&A Integration & Separation (Director

Director, M&A Advisory Practice

As a Director within our M&A advisory practice, you will lead complex merger, acquisition, divestiture, and transformation engagements that help clients maximize deal value and achieve successful business outcomes. You will serve as a trusted advisor to executive stakeholders, overseeing cross-functional integration and separation initiatives spanning finance, operations, technology, human resources, supply chain, commercial, and other defined functional areas.

This role combines strategic advisory with hands-on execution, requiring the ability to navigate ambiguity, solve complex business challenges, and lead multidisciplinary teams through every phase of the transaction lifecycle—from pre-close planning and Day 1 readiness to operating model implementation and post-close value realization.

Who You Are:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Supply Chain, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• 10+ years of experience in management consulting, transaction advisory, corporate development, FP&A, finance transformation, value creation, and/or operational excellence.
• Demonstrated experience leading M&A integration, separation, carve-out, divestiture, or post-merger transformation programs.
• Strong understanding of transaction lifecycle activities, including diligence support, integration planning, Day 1 execution, operating model design, TSA management, synergy realization, and post-close optimization.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams across finance, HR, IT, operations, procurement, supply chain, commercial, legal, and product organizations.
• Knowledge of organizational change management, communication planning, governance structures, process mapping, and stakeholder engagement.
• Strong financial acumen with experience analyzing business performance, financial models, operational metrics, and value creation opportunities.
• Experience improving core business processes, including procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, record-to-report, supply chain planning, and working capital optimization.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects, executive stakeholders, and competing priorities in fast-paced transaction environments.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, presentation, and executive facilitation skills.

• Experience advising private equity clients and/or Fortune 1000 organizations.
• Background in finance transformation, operational excellence, supply chain optimization, or digital transformation.
• PMP, CPA, CFA, Lean Six Sigma, or other relevant professional certifications are a plus.

What You'll Do:

• Lead end-to-end delivery of M&A integration, separation, carve-out, and stand-up engagements for private equity, private equity-backed, and/or corporate clients.
• Advise executive leadership on strategic decisions related to current and target operating models, organizational design, functional integration and/or separation, and go-forward business process and technology optimization.
• Direct multiple work streams across finance, HR, IT, operations, supply chain, legal, sales, commercial, and other functions to ensure alignment with transaction objectives and critical milestones.
• Develop and oversee integration and separation strategies, including pre-close planning, Day 1 readiness, TSA planning, and synergy identification, validation, tracking, and value capture.
• Analyze financial, operational, and organizational data to identify risks, opportunities, and actionable recommendations that improve performance and accelerate value creation.
• Identify business process and technology opportunities across procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, record-to-report, supply chain, finance, and shared services functions with potential impact to M&A scenarios.
• Facilitate executive steering committees, governance meetings, and cross-functional workshops to drive alignment, resolve issues, and enable timely decision-making.
• Oversee development of high-quality client deliverables, including executive presentations, financial analyses, operating models, implementation roadmaps, and status reporting.
• Manage project scope, timelines, budgets, staffing, and risk while…