Senior Manager, Deal Technology (IT), Strategy and Execution, EY-Parthenon, Belfast and Manchester

Overview

In this Senior Manager role, you advise corporate and private equity clients on IT-led M&A strategies across UKI, guiding pre-deal diligence, value creation, carve-outs and integrations. You lead cross-functional teams to deliver IT readiness assessments and executable plans, shaping deal outcomes and integration blueprints. The position sits within EY-Parthenon, aligning IT strategy with transaction objectives to drive tangible value. You’ll influence senior stakeholders and contribute to business origination in a fast-paced transaction environment.

Pay / Benefits

• inclusive and empowering culture
• wellbeing priority
• global network with diverse teams
• focus on development and upskilling
• state-of-the-art methodologies and technology-enabled solutions
• flexible and international opportunities

Responsibilities

• Lead IT pre-deal, value creation, post-deal, separation and integration engagements on complex M&A transactions for corporate and private equity
• Manage cross-functional project teams across transactions and advisory practices to drive high performance within deal timelines
• Advise senior IT stakeholders on IT strategy, planning and execution required for M&A transactions
• Assess client IT readiness across IT organization, infrastructure, applications, data and service delivery
• Develop client deliverables such as IT due diligence reports, separation plans, integration blueprints and executive-level presentations
• Participate in business origination activities including pitches and client presentations
• Contribute to practice development, people initiatives, recruiting, retention and training

Key requirements

• Extensive experience leading IT M&A assignments: due diligence, value creation, post-merger integration, and day 1 readiness/exit planning

• Strong verbal and written communication
• Leadership and team development
• Stakeholder management and influence
• Enterprise Architecture
• IT Operating Model
• IT Strategy

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