West Monroe

Director,M&ATransactionAdvisory

$200–275k chicago, illinois, united states Remote Friendly
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The Brief

“Director, M&A Transaction Advisory at West Monroe. Skills: M&A Transaction Advisory, Client Advisory, Business Development, Leadership. Advise corporate and private equity clients throughout the transaction lifecycle. Navigate complex mergers, acquisitions, carve-outs, and transformations”

What You'll Achieve.

Accelerate value creation; Drive market growth; Achieve engagement quality; Achieve delivery excellence; Generate value for clients; Prepare people for what's next

Industry & Context.

Problems you'll solve

analytical; problem-solving; strategic thinking capabilities; critical thinking to assess accuracy, mitigate bias, and ensure high-quality outputs

Eligibility Requirements

Ability to travel approximately 25–50%

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Minimum of 12+ years of experience in consulting, transaction advisory, corporate strategy, or M&A-related roles, Minimum of 7+ years leading complex client engagements and managing cross-functional teams, Demonstrated experience advising clients on mergers, acquisitions, carve-outs, integrations, and/or value creation initiatives, understanding of M&A strategy, operating model transformation, organizational change, and transaction execution, Experience working with private equity firms and/or corporate development organizations, Proven ability to build and maintain executive-level client relationships and drive business development activities, Experience leading multidisciplinary teams across functional and technology workstreams, executive communication, facilitation, and presentation skills, analytical, problem-solving, and strategic thinking capabilities, Experience integrating AI tools (e. g. , ChatGPT) into day-to-day workflows to enhance productivity and insight generation, coupled with critical thinking to assess accuracy, mitigate bias, and ensure high-quality outputs

What You'll Do.

Advise corporate and private equity clients throughout the transaction lifecycle

Navigate complex mergers

Serve as trusted advisors to executive stakeholders

Provide a strategic perspective across operating models

organizational design

functional transformation

technology enablement

and integration execution

Drive business development and practice building

Shape the future of the M&A business

Develop client relationships

Evolve advisory capabilities across due diligence

integration management

and separation planning

Serve as a senior advisor to corporate and private equity clients across the transaction lifecycle

and value creation initiatives

Lead complex M&A engagements while building trusted relationships with C-suite executives

investment professionals

and functional business leaders

Advise clients on strategic and operational implications of transactions

including operating model design

organizational alignment

functional transformation

and technology enablement

Oversee transaction advisory teams in conducting operational and functional assessments

and value creation levers

Guide clients through post-merger integration and separation planning efforts

including governance structures

and execution management

Partner with clients to define future-state operating models and transformation roadmaps aligned to investment objectives and business strategy

Drive engagement quality

and executive-level communications across multiple concurrent engagements

Lead business development efforts including originating opportunities

expanding existing accounts

and cultivating strategic relationships across the M&A ecosystem

Collaborate across West Monroe practices to bring integrated solutions to clients spanning strategy

Drive the evolution of West Monroe’s M&A methodologies

and go-to-market offerings

Leverage AI tools and emerging technologies to accelerate analysis

synthesize complex information

and support data-driven client recommendations while applying sound judgment and critical thinking

Mentor and develop consultants and practice leaders

fostering a high-performance and collaborative team culture

Actively participate in recruiting

and retaining top consulting talent

Contribute to practice operations

and long-term growth strategy

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Collaborate across West Monroe practices to bring integrated solutions to clients; Foster a high-performance and collaborative team culture; Work with clients to turn vision into clear action with lasting impact; Co-create through challenges

Communication Scope

executive communication; facilitation; presentation skills; executive-level communications

Process & Methodology

Lead complex M&A engagements, Oversee transaction advisory teams, Guide clients through post-merger integration and separation planning efforts, Manage cross-functional teams

Full Job Description

Are you ready to make an impact? Our Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) practice is seeking a Director to join our rapidly growing team. In this leadership role, you will advise corporate and private equity clients throughout the transaction lifecycle, helping organizations navigate complex mergers, acquisitions, carve-outs, and transformations to accelerate value creation. Directors within our M&A practice serve as trusted advisors to executive stakeholders, bringing a strategic perspective across operating models, organizational design, functional transformation, technology enablement, and integration execution. This role combines client delivery leadership, business development, and practice building within one of the firm’s fastest-growing practices. You will play a key role in shaping the future of our M&A business — driving market growth, developing client relationships, mentoring teams, and evolving our advisory capabilities across due diligence, synergy realization, integration management, and separation planning. Our M&A team includes a variety of seasoned, expert, and award-winning professionals who bring deep industry and functional expertise to every engagement. Directors in our Mergers & Acquisitions practice have these primary responsibilities: Serve as a senior advisor to corporate and private equity clients across the transaction lifecycle, including diligence, integration, carve-out, and value creation initiatives Lead complex M&A engagements while building trusted relationships with C-suite executives, investment professionals, and functional business leaders Advise clients on strategic and operational implications of transactions, including operating model design, organizational alignment, functional transformation, and technology enablement Oversee transaction advisory teams in conducting operational and functional assessments, identifying risks, opportunities, synergies, and value creation levers Guide clients through post-merger integration and separ

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