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About KPMG Delivery Network

The world of global advisory, audit and tax compliance services for large multi-nationals is rapidly changing and heavily dependent on technology. The KPMG Delivery Network (KDN) is a KPMG special purpose member firm offering a way for clients to leverage KPMG top talent and technology platforms through regional teams of specialists, enabling economies of scale and a new way of working that expands beyond local capability together with KDN, KPMG member firms can drive the sales and delivery of global solutions at a competitive price and in a repeatable and consistent manner.

As a member of KDN, you'll be a part of the KPMG family working alongside some of our profession's most skilled practitioners on rewarding programs and initiatives that are changing the way business operates, delivering value to our clients, and driving positive change in the communities we serve.

You'll be enabling KDN accelerate new ways of working, using cutting-edge technology and working together with our member firms located in nearly 150 countries to help us achieve our ambition to be the most trusted and trustworthy professional services firm. And through your work, you'll build a global network and unlock opportunities that you may not have thought possible with access to great support, vast resources, and an inclusive, supportive environment to help you reach your full potential.

Job Summary

We are recruiting a Manager – Technology M&A to join our Deals team. The role will focus on leading client delivery across IT Due Diligence, IT Integration, Carve-out/Separation, and Technology Transformation engagements, while contributing to practice development and growth initiatives.

How you will make your mark

Working as a Manager in this team, your responsibilities will include:

Client delivery

• As a Manager in Tech M&A, you will lead complex IT due diligence, integration, and separation engagements across global transactions, acting as the primary delivery lead for IT workstreams while managing offshore-onshore execution models and senior client stakeholders.
• As part of our growing Integrations & Separations team you will work closely with clients in order to help them deliver on their people and deal objectives through the M&A lifecycle. A critical part of this activity, is assisting, supporting and helping our clients to constructively navigate the people challenges faced through the integration and separation process.
• Manage multi-country delivery teams, ensuring quality, timelines, and risk management across workstreams
• You will deliver services ranging from the development of integration or separation strategies to supporting on day 1 planning and post-deal implementation program delivery. You will support transactions across all industry sectors including Automotive, Digital, Technology and Financial Services.
• Support our clients and their in-house functional teams through integration / separation processes, playing a key role on small to mid-scale assignments and forming a key part of the delivery team on larger projects
• Own application, infrastructure, data, and security separation/integration strategies, including Day 1, TSA, and post-Day 1 roadmaps
• Drive senior stakeholder decision-making through structured insights, trade-off analysis, and clear recommendations
• Support day-to-day program Management Office activities on small / mid-sized engagements including tracking of key integration/separation activities, status reports, risks, actions, issues and dependency (RAID logs), benefits tracking, cost tracking, etc.
• Prepare reporting on overall program progress for senior executives, including risk mitigation and issue resolution proposals
• Lead IT / Tech / Product Due Diligence engagements, owning findings, risk assessment, and executive-ready reports for buy-side and sell-side deals
• Interfacing with senior internal and external stakeholders both at clients and within KPMG
• Drawing on knowledge and experience to provide high quality and deep insights and recommendations to our clients
• Leading client meetings and work with various business functions to ensure all technical/ functional requirements are captured during the transaction

Practice Development

• Lead or significantly contribute to Tech M&A proposals, pursuit strategy, and sales Pitch for member firms
• Work effectively in diverse teams within an inclusive team culture where people are recognized for their contribution and enjoy the work they do
• Owning engagement management including quality and risk management for the project
• Coaching and mentoring junior members of the team
• Identifying and driving opportunities for wider KPMG as a result of work in transactions
• Develop Tech M&A playbooks, tools, accelerators, and templates (e.g., ITDD frameworks, separation checklists, TSA models)

This is the job for you if you have

Minimum 6 years of relevant experience in below:

• IT Infrastructure
• IT applications
• Cybersecurity
• ERP (SAP / MS Dynamics / Oracle etc.)

-Proven experience in planning and executing IT integrations and separations, covering applications, infrastructure, data, and technology platforms

-Hands-on experience in IT Due Diligence (buy-side and sell-side), including authoring and reviewing executive-ready reports

-Proven experience in a consulting firm or industry with exposure to ITDD / Tech DD / Platform DD, preferably in an M&A environment.

-Experience in the following areas will be valued:

• Planning and execution of IT integrations and separations across technology, infrastructure, applications and data
• ERP assessment / implementation and support
• Design, negotiation and operation of IT related transitional services

-Strong project management skills to work effectively with cross functional teams

-Understanding of the deal lifecycle and the role of IT within it – starting from due diligence through to concluding transitional service agreements

-Leading and facilitation of client meetings and interviews

Good to have:

• Experience in ERP architecture, diagnostics, or large-scale ERP transformations
• Leading a team which includes both colleagues and client members of staff
• Ability to learn quickly and leverage skills in new situations