Description About Alvarez & Marsal Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is a global consulting firm with over 10,000 entrepreneurial, action and results-oriented professionals in over 40 countries. We take a hands-on approach to solving our clients' problems and assisting them in reaching their potential. Our culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who positively impact our clients and shape our industry. The collaborative environment and engaging work-guided by A&M's core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity-are why our people love working at A&M.
The Team The firm is seeking to expand its Private Equity Performance Improvement (PEPI) -Technology Industry Group team. With more than 10,000 professionals across six continents, A&M draws on a strong operational heritage and a hands-on approach. Our professionals work closely with organizations and stakeholders to address complex business challenges and maximize value. Technology Industry Group is a growing business targeting high growth in the next 2-4 years.
A&M's Private Equity Performance Improvement Services (PEPI) practice, with offices throughout the US, focuses on serving upper middle market and large cap private equity firms who have engaged A&M to help improve operating results at their portfolio companies. The companies we assess are in the upper middle market 50 million to 1 billion plus range.
How you will contribute Our Technology Industry Group offering brings a structured and disciplined approach to create and capture value. We provide corporate and equity buyers with a broad continuum of knowledge and tools for performance management, mergers, acquisitions, carve-outs, joint ventures and alliances.
The team works across the full spectrum of the deal and company lifecycle from pre-deal technology, operational and synergy reviews, through 'Day-1' planning, to post-deal implementations, and performance improvement. Our projects often include evaluation of, or initiatives related to product and technology functions across the deal and company lifecycle, which requires an understanding of the product roadmap and portfolio, architecture, and SDLC processes.
Engagement types and responsibilities include:
- Assess product strategy, roadmap, and portfolio mix to ensure alignment with business objectives and market opportunities. This includes identifying gaps, redundancies, and opportunities for rationalization or expansion.
- Complete product feature parity assessments and develop recommended product integration strategy for M&A activity for competitor companies
- Assess product team structures, roles, and interaction models to evaluate collaboration, agility, and accountability, and recommend improvements for scaling and efficiency.
- Evaluate KPIs, OKRs, and analytics frameworks that measure product success, customer impact, and ROI. Examine decision making processes to see if they are data-driven and tied to measurable outcomes.
- Evaluate and/or conduct market analysis, competitive benchmarking, and customer feedback reviews to validate product-market fit and identify innovation opportunities. Evaluate offerings to determine differentiation and alignment with user/market needs.
We offer excellent opportunities for career advancement and leadership development. Our leadership team provides career growth, training, and exposure to international business assignments.
Build your skillset by providing valuable insight into how an entire business goes through the change process. And as we help our technology focused PE and corporate clients outperform the market, you will add real value too. All the while, you can broaden your technology experience across the TIG industry groups and enjoy unlimited opportunities to progress as part of a fast-growing team.
Qualifications - 3-5+ years in roles such as Product Manager, Group Product Manager, Director of Product, or R&D Strategy/Operations Lead preferably in mid to large software, semiconductor company
- Exposure to private equity sponsors, portfolio companies, or related transaction / merger integration is a bonus
- Proven experience in building or evaluating product roadmaps, prioritizing features, and aligning engineering spend with strategic goals. Experience contributing to or leading R&D or product assessments, whether internally (e.g., roadmap rationalization, OKR planning) or externally (e.g., vendor evaluations, M&A integration planning
- Strong understanding of cross-functional teamwork required to deliver high-quality features on time and within scope
- Strong system design acumen, with experience leading and evaluating technical and product interviews
- Hands-on knowledge of modern cloud architecture, including containerization, event-driven systems, streaming data pipelines, and distributed data stores
- Ability to analyze R&D spend patterns (headcount, vendor costs, cloud spend, tooling, etc.) and link them to innovation or revenue outcomes.
- Familiarity with Agile SDLC, DevOps practices, and tooling (e.g., CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code, SAST/DAST)
- Deep functional expertise in one or more of the following areas is a bonus:
- Product or Technical Program Management, CTO advisory, or strategic engineering leadership
- R&D merger integration and carve-out including Business / IT transformation program / project management (e.g., ERP)
- Understanding of SaaS business models, including ARR growth levers, customer adoption metrics, and product-led growth strategies
- Product strategy and performance improvement, including cost-reduction initiatives
- Private Equity Advisory around Product and R&D functions
- Comfortable engaging with senior R&D leadership and clearly articulating technical findings to executive and private equity stakeholders
- Bachelor's or master's degree in Business, Engineering, or a related field experience; MBA preferred
- Team-oriented, adaptable, curious, and quick learner
- Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills; excellent communication abilities
- Willing to travel up to 25%
Your journey at A&M We recognize that our people are the driving force behind our success, which is why we prioritize an employee experience that fosters each person's unique professional and personal development. Our robust performance development process promotes continuous learning, rewards your contributions, and fosters a culture of meritocracy. With top-notch training and on-the-job learning opportunities, you can acquire new skills and advance your career.
We prioritize your well-being, providing benefits and resources to support you on your personal journey. Our people consistently highlight the growth opportunities, our unique, entrepreneurial culture, and the fun we have together as their favorite aspects of working at A&M. The possibilities are endless for high-performing and passionate professionals.
Regular employees working 30 or more hours per week are also entitled to participate in Alvarez & Marsal Holdings' fringe benefits consisting of healthcare plans, flexible spending and savings accounts, life, AD&D, and disability coverages at rates determined periodically as well as a 401(k) retirement savings plan. Provided the eligibility requirements are met, employees will also receive an annual discretionary contribution to their 401(k) retirement savings plan from Alvarez & Marsal. Additionally, employees are eligible for paid time off including vacation, personal days, seventy-two (72) hours of sick time (prorated for part time employees), ten federal holidays, one floating holiday, and parental leave. The amount of vacation and personal days available varies based on tenure and role type. Click here for more information regarding A&M's benefits programs.
The base salary range is $100,000 - $170,000 annually, dependent on several variables including but not limited to education, experience, skills, and geography. In addition, A&M offers a discretionary bonus program which is based on a number of factors, including individual and firm performance. Please ask your recruiter for details.
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