PWC

M&A Operations- Senior Manager

PWC$173K — $223K *
Business Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of advisory experience in operational value creation
  • Strong project management skills with ability to lead multiple teams
  • Cross-functional knowledge in HR, IT, Finance, and Operations
  • Experience with operational due diligence and performance improvement
  • Proven track record in managing operational restructuring
  • Ability to identify and deliver synergy opportunities
  • Demonstrated client relationship management skills with multiple concurrent projects

Responsibilities

  • Support DDV leadership in managing multiple projects and leading teams
  • Develop and execute operational value creation and restructuring strategies
  • Manage project stakeholders to ensure effective delivery and client satisfaction
  • Lead delivery teams in planning and achieving value creation targets
  • Provide hands-on support in due diligence and operational improvements
  • Assist in risk identification and quality control for project deliverables
  • Engage in business development to drive sales and revenue opportunities

Benefits

  • Comprehensive total rewards package
  • Opportunities for professional development and coaching
  • Diverse and inclusive workplace culture
  • Collaboration with a dynamic team
  • Potential for travel in Canada and internationally
Full Job Description
Line of Service
Advisory

Industry/Sector
Not Applicable

Specialism
Delivering Deal Value

Management Level
Senior Manager

Job Description & Summary
A career within Delivering Deal Value (DDV) will provide you with the opportunity to help clients achieve maximum value on their deal transactions by solving transformational and other complex challenges. We focus on all operational aspects of a transaction - pre- and post-close - including pre-deal and functional due diligence, enterprise-wide integrations, and complex divestitures, carve-outs and separations. Our work spans across a wide range of functional and cross-functional areas, within diverse sectors and industries.

As a DDV Senior Manager, you will join a dynamic team of problem solvers dedicated to helping clients navigate complex business challenges, from strategy through execution. You will play a key role in driving value across the full deal lifecycle, partnering with other competencies within PwC's Deals line of business to serve clients and deliver measurable results in high-stakes transactions.

As a Senior Manager in Operations team, you will lead project teams in the delivery of operations-focused engagements, contribute to business development pursuits and participate in a wide range of professional development activities and initiatives. You will combine analytical and strong interpersonal skills to help you develop strong relationships and high-quality outcomes for clients while simultaneously promoting learning, community and skills development within your teams.

A career within Delivering Deal Value (DDV) will provide you with the opportunity to help clients achieve maximum value on their businesses or deal transactions by solving transformational and other complex challenges. We focus on all operational aspects of a business whether EBITDA or NWC uplift, distressed situations or maximizing value in M&A transactions - pre- and post-close. Our work spans across a wide range of functional and cross-functional areas, within diverse sectors and industries.

As an M&A Operations Senior Manager, you will join a dynamic team of problem solvers dedicated to helping clients navigate complex business challenges - from strategy through execution. You will play a key role in driving value within clients businesses and across the full deal lifecycle, partnering with other competencies within PwC's Deals line of business in order to serve clients in delivering measurable results in high-stakes transformations and transactions.

The Opportunity:

Our team assists Corporate and Private Equity clients in all operational aspects of a transformation or deal, pre- and post-completion, including:

  • Operational due diligence assessing target operations, risks, and performance improvement opportunities


  • Operational performance improvement including driving transformations and strategies to boost productivity and accelerate EBITDA growth and enhance working capital ahead of a sale, after an acquisition or in connection with other situations


  • Operational restructuring for companies in stressed or distressed situations, including scenario analysis and turnaround or wind-down of operations


  • Strategic initiatives that are heavily dependent on operational issues


Your responsibilities as a Senior Manager will include, but are not limited to:

  • Support DDV leadership with the day-to-day management of multiple projects across various value creation mandates and lead junior team members to successful execution


  • Support the development and execution of operational value creation, restructuring, integration and separation strategies


  • Manage project-level stakeholders across functions to ensure ongoing project alignment, effective and efficient delivery and client satisfaction


  • Lead functional and cross-functional delivery teams in developing and executing plans, monitoring progress, and achieving objectives and value creation targets


  • Provide hands-on support to delivery teams in functional due diligence analysis, integration and carve-out mandates, structural and operational improvements, etc.


  • Support leaders in managing project and risk identification, and contribute to quality control for quantitative and qualitative analysis and overall deliverables


  • Support business development and pursuit activities to drive sales and revenue


  • Support DDV leadership with firm-building activities, i.e. talent development, performance management, etc.


  • Coach and develop team members - aligned with PwC's values - to help them grow and thrive in their roles and to evolve as professionals within the firm


  • Evaluate target company operations, supply chains, and business processes to identify risks, synergies, and performance improvement opportunities as part of operational due diligence


  • Develop and implement operational improvement strategies to drive productivity gains, cost efficiencies, EBITDA growth and NWC improvement for portfolio companies and acquisition targets


  • Lead synergy identification, quantification, tracking, and realization efforts across cost and revenue levers during post-deal integration


  • Support clients in stressed or distressed situations through operational restructuring, scenario analysis, turnaround planning, and wind-down execution


  • Work on-site with clients reviewing and assessing company performance, identifying root causes of underperformance, and developing prioritized implementation plans


The DDV team rapidly develops a deep understanding of the target or client business in order to identify and assess key operational issues, risks, and value-creation opportunities surrounding each mandate.

What You'll Bring:

We are looking for a candidate who brings the following experience and capabilities:

  • Trusted Advisor: A foundation of advisory experience with a desire to build trusted advisor relationships with clients, grounded in competence in value creation and integrations and separations.


  • Project Management Excellence: Proven ability to deliver the full cycle of project management responsibilities and to manage teams through complex engagements, including managing multiple engagements simultaneously.


  • Cross-Functional Knowledge: Working knowledge of key functional areas such as HR, IT, Finance, Operations and Sales and Marketing.


  • Operational Due Diligence: Ability to evaluate target operations, risks, and performance improvement opportunities, including reviewing supply chains, business processes, and operational capabilities to support informed deal decisions.


  • Operational Performance Improvement: Experience driving operational transformations and strategies to boost productivity, identify cost efficiencies, and accelerate EBITDA growth across diverse business environments.


  • Synergy & Value Creation: Demonstrated ability to identify and deliver cost and revenue synergies, with experience in synergy quantification, tracking, and realization to accelerate operational efficiency and growth post-acquisition.


  • Operational Restructuring: Experience managing complex projects with companies in stressed or distressed situations, including scenario analysis, turnaround planning, and wind-down of operations.


  • Industry Exposure: Demonstration of exposure across one or more industry sectors, including Industrials, Consumer Products, Energy, Resources, Utilities, Engineering and Construction, Transportation and Logistics, and Business Services.


  • Client Relationship Management: Ability to develop and manage strategic client relationships while consistently delivering the highest quality work across multiple concurrent client projects.


  • Analytical Rigor: Strong capability in developing both quantitative and qualitative analyses of complex data combined with critical thinking skills to support recommendations and decision-making.


  • Business Development: Experience supporting business development and pursuit activities, both internally with client pursuit teams and externally through client-facing meetings and proposal discussions.


  • AI & Digital Fluency: A drive to embrace AI to bring innovation, efficiency and differentiation to our clients along with a desire to continuously upskill for a digital world, with an openness to learning new tools and adapting how you work.


  • Commitment to Inclusion: A demonstrated commitment to valuing differences, developing and coaching diverse teams, and ensuring that diverse perspectives are heard and integrated.


  • Mobility: The ability and willingness to travel within Canada and internationally, as required.


This newly created role reflects our commitment to growth and delivering distinctive value for our clients and stakeholders.

The salary range for this position is $173,200 - $223,200. The posted salary range represents the expected hiring range for PwC locations in major city centres. Given our national recruiting approach, ranges may vary for positions in other locations. At PwC Canada, base salary is determined by your skills, experience, qualifications and work location. In addition to base salary, eligible employees may have opportunities to participate in variable incentive pay programs which are designed to reward individual and firm-wide achievements. We are committed to offering competitive compensation and adhere to all relevant pay transparency legislation. During the hiring process, our Talent Acquisition team will provide details about our comprehensive total rewards package.

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)
Degrees/Field of Study required:

Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

Required Skills

Optional Skills
Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Active Listening, Analytical Thinking, Business Administration, Business Process Improvement, Carve-Outs, Change Management, Client Management, Coaching and Feedback, Communication, Contract Negotiation, Cost Efficiency, Cost Reduction, Creativity, Embracing Change, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Enhanced Due Diligence, HR Due Diligence, Inclusion, Influence, Initial Public Offering (IPO), Intellectual Curiosity, Learning Agility {+ 23 more}

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements
Not Specified

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?
No

Government Clearance Required?
No

Job Posting End Date

About PWC

PwC is a multinational professional services network of firms headquartered in London, United Kingdom, operating as partnerships under the PwC brand. PwC ranks as the second-largest professional services network in the world and is considered one of the Big Four accounting firms, along with Deloitte, EY and KPMG. PwC firms operate in 157 countries, 742 locations, with 276,000 people. As of 2020, 26% of the workforce worked in the Americas, 26% in Asia, 32% in Western Europe, 5% in Middle East and Africa and 11% in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
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Size
284,000 employees
Industry
Founded
1998

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