PEPI Manager M&A - EdTech; US locations

PEPI Manager M&A - EdTech (Open to all US locations)

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Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is a global consulting firm with over 10,000 professionals in more than 40 countries, dedicated to solving clients’ challenges and unlocking value across industries. A&M’s culture celebrates independent thinkers and action‑oriented doers, guided by our core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity.

A&M’s Private Equity Performance Improvement (PEPI) practice serves upper‑middle‑market and large‑cap private equity firms. In the Education coverage team, this role focuses on mergers, separations, and integration planning for organizations in the education sector, including K‑12, for‑profit and non‑profit higher‑education, skilled trade schools, and other training and development businesses. You will be involved throughout the deal lifecycle, from pre‑deal operational reviews to post‑closing execution.

• Provide service excellence by identifying key client business issues, supplementing standard assessment techniques with innovative approaches, evaluating and validating analysis, and developing recommendations within the overall engagement.
• Lead work streams or focus areas within the Integration Management Office (IMO) – e.g., Synergies, TSAs, Blueprinting, Day 1 Readiness, Executive Reporting, Integration Roadmap, Communications, Organizational Design.
• Drive performance improvement across an enterprise, including strategic planning, operational optimization, back‑office consolidation, supply chain, IT/reporting integration, and customer/channel management.
• Track progress against Day 1 and Day 100 objectives, adjust integration strategies or people as required.
• Oversee implementation of recommendations and report progress to clients.

• 5–8+ years of professional experience in corporate or consulting roles, ideally in merger integration, business transformation, and/or change management.
• Experience in the for‑profit education sector and knowledge of its key value drivers.
• Understanding of trends, trade‑offs and issues in the sector.
• Experience in integration planning and divestitures is a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to lead one or more work streams in business transformation projects.
• Deep functional expertise in at least one of the following areas:
  • Finance & Accounting operations
  • HR / Organizational design
  • Role and job analysis
  • Leadership & stakeholder involvement
  • Communications planning and management
  • Supply chain / operations
  • Salesforce effectiveness
  • Marketing optimization
  • Pricing/Margin/Mix optimization
  • Knowledge management and transfer
  • Program management & leadership experience
  • Change / communications strategy execution
  • MBA preferred
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Initiative and drive
  • Critical thinking
  • Flexibility to travel up to 80% of the time
• Desire to work in a fast‑paced, high‑performing professional environment with an entrepreneurial spirit.

Full‑time and part‑time positions (30+ hours) at A&M offer a comprehensive benefits package, including health plans, flexible spending/savings accounts, life and disability coverages, a 401(k) retirement plan with discretionary contributions, paid time off (vacation, personal days, 72 hours of sick time, ten federal holidays, one floating holiday, parental leave), and more. The salary range is $125,000–$190,000, with discretionary bonus opportunities.

We prioritize employee experience by fostering continuous learning, rewarding performance, and promoting meritocracy. With extensive training and on‑the‑job learning opportunities, you can acquire new skills and advance your career.

Alvarez & Marsal is an equal‑opportunity employer. We provide and promote equal opportunity in employment, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, sex or gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, military service, veteran status, disability, family medical history, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic.

We do not accept unsolicited resumes from third‑party recruiters unless such recruiters are engaged to provide candidates for a specified opening. Any employment agency submitting an unsolicited resume does so with the understanding that A&M will have the right to hire the applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the agency.