Associate – Deals

Responsibilities Include

Project Delivery:

• Prior experience in product due diligenceor IT due diligence and ops due diligence roles within professional services, private equity or corporate organizations, including:

• Product architecture, hosting capabilities, R&D modelling, IT due diligence, technology value creation

• Understanding of various facets of mergers, integrations, spin-offs and/or divestiture transactions, including options analyses and recommendations; and,

• Assisting clients with technology strategy planning and business reviews

• Conducting quantitative and qualitative analyses of complex data,customer analysis and internal analysis (strategic analysis, business model reviews, and technology)

• Experience identifying and validating deals opportunities

• Sustaining value creation over a deal lifecycle

• High analytical and quantitative skills

• Comfort with emerging technologies 

• Create and manage client-ready deliverables, including slides and reports.

Client Engagement and Business Development:

• Develop and maintainstrong relationships with team members and clients.

• Assist the team proactively in various aspects of client engagements, ensuring high-quality outcomes.

Research and Analysis:

• Conduct primary and secondary research, including desktop research, surveys, and data analysis.

• Provide insights specific to the TMT sector and private equity.

Innovation and Development:

• Taking an active role in new business development and pursuit activities, including client lead maturation, proposal development, and closing new business opportunities.

• Contribute to practice enablement and business development activities.

• Participate in initiatives aimed at developing innovation within the team.

• Learn and implement new tools and technologies to enhance client solutions.

Knowledge Management:

• Stay updated with local and global business and economic issues, focusing on the TMT and private equity sectors.

• Keep abreast of the latest M&A trends and develop new skills relevant to the industry.

Other Areas:

• Contribute to practice enablement and business development activities.

• Participate in initiatives to develop innovation quotient.

• Develop internal relationships to build trust in an effort to develop and market the AC brand.

• Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

Desired Experience and Skills:

Experience:

• 2 to 4years of industry experience in technology due diligence, IT due diligence, Ops due diligence, value creation or related field.

• Candidates with prior industry experience in operations for TMT companies (mergers and acquisition, integration, divestitures, standalone analysis, run rate cost estimates, and Management estimate validation), will be given preference.

• Candidates with prior Consulting (Strategy, Management, or Technology) or Deal experience (mergers and acquisition, integration, divestitures, standalone analysis, due diligences, and Management estimate validation) will be given preference.

Technical Skills:

• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and similar tools.

• Expertise in conducting detailed research and analysis.

• Proficiency in data visualization tools such as Power BI, and Excel/Google Charts.

Soft Skills:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

• Effective written and verbal business communication skills.

• Ability to multi-task and manage time efficiently without sacrificing quality.

• Proactive behavior, strong work ethic, and professional demeanor.

• Strategic and creative thinking with excellent problem-solving skills.