M&A Operations, Senior Manager

About the role

PwC's Delivering Deal Value (DDV) practice in Toronto is seeking a Senior Manager in M&A Operations. The team supports corporate and private equity clients on all operational aspects of a deal, before and after close, including operational due diligence, performance improvement, restructuring and integration. The Senior Manager leads project teams, contributes to business development and takes part in professional development.

Key responsibilities

• Support DDV leadership in managing multiple projects and lead junior team members to successful execution
• Support operational value creation, restructuring, integration and separation strategies
• Manage project stakeholders across functions and lead delivery teams in planning, monitoring and achieving value targets
• Provide hands-on support in functional due diligence, integration and carve-outs, and structural and operational improvements
• Evaluate target operations, supply chains and business processes to identify risks, synergies and improvement opportunities
• Lead synergy identification, quantification, tracking and realization across cost and revenue levers
• Support distressed or stressed situations through restructuring, scenario analysis, turnaround planning and wind-down
• Work on-site with clients to assess performance, find root causes of underperformance and build implementation plans
• Support business development and pursuit activities, firm-building and talent development, and coach team members

Required profile

• Advisory experience with a foundation in value creation, integrations and separations
• Proven ability to manage teams and multiple engagements simultaneously
• Working knowledge of HR, IT, Finance, Operations and Sales and Marketing
• Experience in operational performance improvement, synergy quantification and operational restructuring
• Exposure to sectors such as industrials, consumer products, energy, resources, utilities, engineering and construction, transportation and logistics, and business services
• Ability to support business development and client pursuit, and to manage strategic client relationships
• Willingness to travel within Canada and internationally

Required skills

• Operational due diligence and performance improvement
• Quantitative and qualitative analysis
• Change management and cost efficiency
• AI and digital fluency

What we offer

• Salary range of $150,000 - $200,000, with possible variable incentive pay
• Competitive compensation, inclusive benefits and flexibility programs