Senior Manager - Software Strategy Group; SSG

Senior Manager – Software Strategy Group (SSG) (Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver)

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Our SSG (Software Strategy Group) sits within the Execution team, which is EY’s leading market team providing Technology, Operations and Financial advice to corporate and private equity firms who intend to acquire, divest or restructure businesses. SSG focuses on Product and Technology competency, providing investment and acquisition guidance to clients across product, and technical topics needed to assess and advise companies leveraging their own proprietary software for commercial advantage.

The team provides a unique capability to help companies make critical choices and complete successful transactions.

• Advising clients across software and tech-enabled services sectors, supporting development and execution of strategies for transactions.
• Applying technical skills across the M&A transaction lifecycle; ranging from diligence to technology strategy assignments including pre-deal diligence, portfolio review and post-deal value creation engagements.
• Leading pre‑deal, post‑deal, value creation engagements and guiding engagement team and clients.

• Leading pre‑deal, post‑deal, value creation engagements with clients across all sectors including private equity across North America.
• Managing engagement execution, leading the engagement team, coaching/mentoring team members, identifying industry research areas, interviewing industry experts, conducting qualitative and quantitative investigations, and leading discussions with clients.
• Leading discussions to develop hypotheses, insights, and key findings critical to the engagement.
• Executing qualitative and quantitative reviews (e.g., R&D spend analysis, feature functionality benchmarking, competitor studies, organizational and technology capabilities) to support formulation and validation of strategic recommendations.
• Conducting in‑depth interviews with key organizational stakeholders, industry experts and customers.
• Contributing to people initiatives; mentoring, coaching, recruiting, retaining and training staff.

• Master’s or bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) with outstanding academic performance;
  Computer science or similar field a plus and 6+ years of software‑related work experience.
• Prior experience as functional head (e.g., CTO, CPO, CIO, Head of Engineering) within a software company or the software function of a traditional company, especially product management, software engineering, data science or Dev Ops.
• Experience with transactions, ideally performing Technology Due Diligence and/or strategic value creation assignments (AI diligence experience a plus).
• Project management expertise with demonstrable experience in managing and delivering successful programs.
• Knowledge of structured methodologies and industry standards for Product Management, UI/UX design principles, Software Architecture, and Software Development Life Cycle methods.
• Ability to analyze software design artifacts such as architecture diagrams, software manifests and user experience flows.
• Proficient in English, with strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Report writing skills to convert software‑related insights into due diligence reports for stakeholders.
• Excellent problem‑solving, project management, facilitation and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to multitask and work efficiently in a fast‑paced environment.
• Strong organizational and time‑management skills to meet project deadlines.
• Flexible with working locations; quick to learn and apply skills in new situations.
• Passion for software.

• Charismatic and effective leader of diverse teams.
• Professional communicator with “C‑suite” presence.
• Strong grasp of ethical and regulatory obligations.
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