West Monroe is seeking a Manager with prior experience in and a strong passion for the Software & High-Tech industry to join their team. The role involves serving Software & High-Tech clients and Private Equity investors with a focus on software, TMT, and tech-enabled services businesses. Engagements will cover areas such as product portfolio strategy, pricing and GTM strategy, cost optimization, operational improvement, and M&A transactions.
Requirements
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- 3+ years of team-based, client-facing management or strategy consulting experience with Software and/or high-tech clients.
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- Experience in related Software & High-Tech sub-sectors (e.g., FinTech, Healthcare IT, Marketing Tech, etc.).
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- Has supported transformation engagements and managed teams of 2-5 consultants.
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- Strong project management skills to structure and manage strategy and operations improvement projects across multiple workstreams and practice areas.
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- Adept at developing and delivering client-level presentations, incorporating analysis, industry best practices, and recommendations.
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- Strong financial analytical and modeling capabilities.
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- Experience managing client relationships, including diverse stakeholder groups (e.g., financial sponsors, management teams, external advisors).
Responsibilities
- Lead workstreams for Software & High-Tech and Private Equity clients while demonstrating advisory capabilities with client counterparts such as mid-level executives, Business Unit leaders, and Private Equity Operating Partners.
- Execute fast-paced strategy & operations engagements for Private Equity and Corporate Strategic clients investing in Software & High-Tech, with an ability to evaluate the market opportunity, product technology, operating model, and their effects on margins, revenue, and growth risks.
- Support value creation within the Software & High-Tech sector (e.g., post-merger integration, carve-out/divestitures, operating model transformation) focused on initiatives such as product portfolio strategy, Product Management and Engineering Effectiveness, Packaging & Pricing, GTM strategy, and Margin Growth.
- Manage small to mid-sized project teams (composed of industry experts, product/tech specialists, GTM team, org design experts, etc.) to execute strategy, operations improvement, and transformation engagements for Software & High-Tech companies.
- Support internal offering development projects (pitch decks, BD toolkit, GTM plans), in alignment with firm and practice focus areas and strategy.
- Contribute to the development of data-driven methodologies and assets including benchmarks for measuring performance and effectively operating Software & High-Tech businesses.
- Enhance analysis and presentation frameworks used in Software & High-Tech advisory.
Other
- Minimum of 5+ years of work experience, including the following:
- Ability to travel 50-75%+ based on type of project and client needs.
- Ability to work permanently in the United States without sponsorship.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills to engage with mid-to-senior-level clients.
- Assist with business development (building relationships with existing clients and supporting pursuit efforts), along with contributing to internal practice development.
