PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)

Global professional services: assurance, tax, consulting

Advisory Senior Associate Delivering Deal Value Technology

Financial & Transaction AdvisoryConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeMilan, Metropolitan City of Milan, Italy€37k - €50kIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Management Engineering (ICT focus), or a closely related field with substantial technological content.
Two to four years of experience in IT consulting or advisory, IT audit and technology risk, systems integration, or corporate IT functions. For the Associate role, promising recent graduates with relevant internships may also be considered.
Broad general IT knowledge, including enterprise applications such as ERP and CRM, on-premises and cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity fundamentals, sourcing models, and major IT cost categories.
Ability to translate technical topics into business implications for non-technical stakeholders.
Fluent written and spoken English, as reports and deliverables are written in English.
Strong proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel.
Analytical ability, rigor, and ability to work with transaction-related pace and deadlines.

Responsibilities

Assess target-company applications, infrastructure, cybersecurity, IT organization and vendors, and IT spending (CapEx/OpEx) for M&A IT due diligence, including red-flag and value-creation assessments.
Identify technology-related risks, remediation actions, and value-creation initiatives, and quantify their economic impact.
Analyze technology entanglements between a target perimeter and the seller group for IT carve-out due diligence; define the separation strategy, identify transition service agreement services, and estimate standalone costs.
Review long-form transition service agreements and support negotiations between buyers and sellers.
Monitor separation activities and sign-to-close quality assurance and Day-1 readiness programs.
Design standalone IT architectures for acquired perimeters based on as-is processes and gaps identified with process owners in manufacturing, supply chain, HR, sales and aftersales, and engineering.
Participate in management sessions and Q&A with CIOs, IT managers, and counterpart advisors.
Prepare reports and deliverables in English for investors and top management.
Coordinate junior resources and contribute to proposal preparation.

Desired Qualifications

Exposure to M&A transactions and related concepts, including due diligence, carve-outs, transition service agreements, and Day-1 readiness.
Knowledge of ERP ecosystems such as SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, and Oracle, including their licensing models.
Familiarity with security frameworks and regulations, including ISO 27001, NIST, NIS2, and GDPR.
Cloud certifications such as Azure, AWS, or GCP fundamentals, or ITIL certification.
Experience analyzing and benchmarking IT costs.

Line of Service

Advisory

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

Delivering Deal Value

Management Level

Senior Associate

Job Description & Summary

Chi siamo

Il team Delivering Deal Value (DDV) di PwC Advisory affianca investitori finanziari e industriali nell'intero ciclo di vita delle operazioni straordinarie: dalla fase di valutazione pre-deal all'integrazione post-acquisizione. All'interno del team, la practice Technology supporta i clienti nella valutazione della dimensione tecnologica delle transazioni — applicazioni, infrastrutture, cybersecurity, organizzazione e costi IT — con l'obiettivo di identificare rischi e opportunità, stimare i costi di separazione e integrazione e accelerare le iniziative di creazione di valore abilitate dalla tecnologia.

Cosa farai

Come Senior Associate nel team Technology, contribuirai con crescente autonomia ad attività quali:

Pre-Deal

IT Due Diligence (Red Flag / Value Creation): assessment di applicazioni, infrastruttura, cybersecurity, organizzazione IT e vendor, e analisi della spesa IT (CapEx/OpEx) di società target in contesti M&A.
Identificazione di rischi, di remediation actions e di iniziative di value creation abilitate dalla tecnologia, con relativa quantificazione economica.
IT Carve-out Due Diligence: analisi degli entanglement tecnologici tra perimetro target e gruppo venditore, definizione della separation strategy, identificazione dei servizi TSA e stima dei costi standalone.

Post-Deal / Execution

Review di TSA long-form e supporto alla negoziazione tra Buyer e Seller.
Monitoraggio delle attività di separazione, programmi di Sign-to-Close Quality Assurance e Day-1 Readiness.
Disegno di architetture IT standalone per perimetri acquisiti, a partire dai processi As-Is e dai gap rilevati con i process owner (manufacturing, supply chain, HR, sales & aftersales, engineering).

Delivery & Team

Partecipazione a management session e Q&A con CIO, IT manager e advisor delle controparti.
Redazione di report e deliverable in lingua inglese destinati a investitori e top management.
coordinamento di risorse junior e contributo alla preparazione di proposal.

Requisiti

Laurea in Ingegneria Informatica, Informatica, Ingegneria Gestionale (indirizzo ICT) o percorsi affini a forte contenuto tecnologico.
2-4 anni di esperienza in IT consulting/advisory, IT audit & technology risk, system integration o funzioni IT aziendali; per il ruolo di Associate valutiamo anche neolaureati brillanti con stage rilevanti.
Solida cultura IT generalista: applicazioni enterprise (ERP, CRM), infrastrutture on-premise e cloud, fondamenti di cybersecurity, modelli di sourcing e principali voci di costo IT.
Capacità di tradurre temi tecnici in implicazioni di business per interlocutori non tecnici.
Inglese fluente, scritto e parlato: report e deliverable sono redatti in inglese.
Ottima padronanza di PowerPoint ed Excel.
Spiccate capacità analitiche, rigore e attitudine a lavorare con i ritmi e le scadenze tipici delle transazioni.

Costituiscono un plus

Esposizione a operazioni di M&A e ai relativi concetti chiave (due diligence, carve-out, TSA, Day-1 readiness).
Conoscenza di ecosistemi ERP (SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, Oracle) e dei relativi modelli di licensing.
Familiarità con framework e normative in ambito sicurezza (ISO 27001, NIST, NIS2, GDPR).
Certificazioni cloud (Azure, AWS, GCP fundamentals) o ITIL.
Esperienza in analisi e benchmarking dei costi IT.

Per questa opportunità è previsto un inserimento con contratto al 1° livello CCNL Commercio con una retribuzione indicativa tra 37.000€-50.000€, la cui determinazione finale sarà definita anche in base alla valutazione delle tue competenze ed esperienze pregresse. In aggiunta, è prevista una componente variabile legata alla performance fino a un massimo del 20% della retribuzione.

Entrare in PwC significa anche poter contare su un ecosistema di iniziative e benefit pensati per supportare benessere, crescita e work-life integration, tra cui:

• Buoni pasto del valore di 8€
• Assicurazione sanitaria integrativa, estendibile ai familiari
• Piano welfare dedicato
• Programmi e iniziative di wellbeing
• Convenzioni

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)

Degrees/Field of Study required:Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

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Required Skills

Optional Skills

Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Active Listening, Analytical Thinking, Business Administration, Carve-Outs, Change Management, Communication, Contract Negotiation, Cost Efficiency, Cost Reduction, Creativity, Embracing Change, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Enhanced Due Diligence, HR Due Diligence, Inclusion, Initial Public Offering (IPO), Intellectual Curiosity, Learning Agility, M&A Strategy, Market Research, Operational Advice, Operational Performance Management (OPM) {+ 14 more}

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Travel Requirements

Not Specified

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

Government Clearance Required?

Job Posting End Date

About the Company

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)

Global professional services: assurance, tax, consulting

PwC provides assurance (audit), tax, legal services, consulting and deals advisory to organisations worldwide. It uses multidisciplinary teams across accounting, advisory, technology and industry, delivered through a global network of locally established firms that collaborate with technology partners to offer AI, cloud, managed services and digital trust. PwC differentiates itself with an integrated, global-local service model and technology-enabled offerings that address complex client needs across risk, transformation, reporting and sustainability. Its goal is to help clients improve governance, efficiency and value by supporting reporting accuracy, business transformation, risk management and sustainable practices.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: Early VC
Total funding: $3.3M
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Founded: 1989

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