Grant Thornton

Product Technology M&A Senior Associate

Grant Thornton$150K — $170K *
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree; computer science preferred
  • 3-6 years of software-related work experience (strategy consulting experience a plus)
  • Transaction experience, ideally in Technology Due Diligence
  • Experience in software engineering, cloud engineering, or architecture analysis
  • Understanding of SaaS or platform businesses
  • Detail-oriented with strong analytical skills
  • Ability to quickly identify patterns in large datasets

Responsibilities

  • Conduct architecture reviews and documentation analysis
  • Support technical debt and codebase analysis
  • Analyze cloud infrastructure configurations
  • Assist in evaluating roadmap feasibility
  • Evaluate the engineering operating model (team structure, velocity, DevOps)
  • Identify scalability risks and performance bottlenecks
  • Prepare diligence slides and deal insights

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model
  • Empowerment to influence client strategies
  • Opportunity for professional development
  • Exposure to private equity and transaction environments
Full Job Description
Job Description

As a Product Technology Senior Associate, you'll focus on evaluating software platforms through an integrated commercial, operational, and financial lens. The team provides investment-grade insights that tie product architecture and roadmap credibility directly to valuation, growth, and margin sustainability. You will provide analytical and technical support across product technology diligence engagements, focusing on architecture, engineering, and cost analysis. Assist Product Technology Diligence engagements for Private Equity and strategic clients, assessing software platforms across technical architecture, product strategy, operational scalability, and financial sustainability. This role requires the ability to tie commercial, operational, and financial performance of a software platform directly to its technology architecture and roadmap.

From day one, you'll be empowered to help clients make the moves that will help them achieve their vision and help you achieve more, confidently.

Your day-to-day may include:
  • Conduct architecture reviews and documentation analysis
  • Support codebase and technical debt analysis
  • Analyze cloud infrastructure configurations
  • Assist in evaluating roadmap feasibility
  • Evaluate engineering operating model (team structure, velocity, DevOps)
  • PoV on scalability risks, performance bottlenecks, and security considerations
  • Support hosting cost, SaaS economics and R&D cost analysis
  • Prepare diligence slides, summaries, and deal insights
  • Support management Q&A tracking


You have the following technical skills and qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree, computer science is a plus
  • 3-6 years of software-related work experience (strategy consulting work experience is a plus)
  • Experience of transactions is desired, ideally in performance of Technology Due Diligence and/or strategic value creation assignments
  • 3-6 years in technology experience e.g., software engineering, cloud engineering, architecture analysis, or product development environments
  • Experience in SaaS or platform businesses preferred
  • Detail-oriented and good at sifting through (large) datasets quickly to identify patterns and develop insights
  • Strong analytical and documentation skills
  • Structured problem solving
  • Attention to detail
  • High learning agility
  • A passion for software industry
  • Interest in private equity and transaction environments
  • Ability to travel up to 50%


The base salary range for this position is between $150,280 and $170,386. Placement within the pay range is at Grant Thornton's discretion, and it is based on multiple factors, including but not limited to, job -related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, progression within the role, geographic location, and internal equity. At Grant Thornton, compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each position and candidate.

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About Grant Thornton

Grant Thornton LLP is the American member firm of Grant Thornton International, the seventh largest accounting network in the world by combined fee income. Grant Thornton LLP is the sixth largest U.S. accounting and advisory organization. The firm operates 59 offices across the US with approximately 8,500 employees, 550 partners, and produces annual revenue in excess of US$1.9 billion. During the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine, The Times reported that Grant Thornton is in line to earn millions of pounds for acting as trustees in a bankruptcy case on behalf of the Russian state-owned DIA, who bypassed sanction regimes to obtain funds and assets from abroad in order to fund the war in Ukraine.
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