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Alvarez & Marsal · 3 days ago

Manager - Product & Technology, Technology Industry Group (TIG) - Private Equity

Chicago, IL

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$125K/yr - $190K/yr

5+ years exp

Alvarez and Marsal is a leading independent global professional services firm specializing in turnaround management, performance improvement, and corporate advisory services. They are seeking a Manager for their Technology Industry Group within the Private Equity sector, focusing on improving operating results for upper middle market and large cap private equity firms. The role involves leading technology performance improvement initiatives, evaluating product strategies, and managing integrations during M&A activities.

ConsultingProfessional Services

Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Lead or support works streams focused on the R&D and Product functions during technology performance improvement, growth strategy or M&A engagements

Evaluate product roadmaps, engineering processes, and innovation pipelines to determine alignment with business strategy

Assess proprietary platform and software architecture for readiness, scalability limitations, and security posture

Conduct system design interviews with R&D leadership, including CTOs, CPOs, CIOs, and engineering leadership to understand trade-offs and identify red flags in a company’s R&D or product strategy, security posture, or scalability

Engage during pre-acquisition diligence phase to evaluate product prioritization process, enterprise architecture, software development lifecycle processes, headcount and non-headcount investments and organizational structures

Assess cloud infrastructure and deployment models (e.g. AWS, Azure, GCP, hybrid), including cost/performance optimization opportunities

Complete Product Parity assessments and develop recommended product integration strategy for M&A activity for competitor companies

Day-1 and 100-day planning and execution - driving performance improvements across critical areas such as product roadmap, SDLC processes, cloud and on-prem strategy development, business intelligence and reporting integration, and customer and channel management. This includes tracking progress against Day 1 and Day 100 objectives and adjusting strategies or personnel as needed

Merger-integration and carve-out execution, managing critical path workstreams to ensure seamless separation or integration

Qualification

Product ManagementR&D StrategyCloud ArchitectureAgile SDLCDevOps PracticesM&A IntegrationCuriousQuick LearnerAdvanced ExcelPowerPoint SkillsTeam-orientedAdaptableCommunication Skills

Required

5–9+ years in roles such as Product Manager, Group Product Manager, Director of Product, or R&D Strategy/Operations Lead preferably in mid to large software, semiconductor company

Proven experience in building or evaluating product roadmaps, prioritizing features, and aligning engineering spend with strategic goals. Experience contributing to or leading R&D or product assessments, whether internally (e.g., roadmap rationalization, OKR planning) or externally (e.g., vendor evaluations, M&A integration planning)

Strong understanding of cross-functional teamwork required to deliver high-quality features on time and within scope

Strong system design acumen, with experience leading and evaluating technical and product interviews

Hands-on knowledge of modern cloud architecture, including containerization, event-driven systems, streaming data pipelines, and distributed data stores

Ability to analyze R&D spend patterns (headcount, vendor costs, cloud spend, tooling, etc.) and link them to innovation or revenue outcomes

Familiarity with Agile SDLC, DevOps practices, and tooling (e.g., CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code, SAST/DAST)

Comfortable engaging with senior R&D leadership and clearly articulating technical findings to executive and private equity stakeholders

Bachelor's or master's degree in Business, Engineering, or a related field experience; MBA preferred

Team-oriented, adaptable, curious, and quick learner

Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills; excellent communication abilities

Willing to travel up to 25%

Preferred

Exposure to private equity sponsors, portfolio companies, or related transaction / merger integration is a bonus

Deep functional expertise in one or more of the following areas is a bonus: Product or Technical Program Management, CTO advisory, or strategic engineering leadership; R&D merger integration and carve-out including Business / IT transformation program / project management (e.g., ERP); Understanding of SaaS business models, including ARR growth levers, customer adoption metrics, and product-led growth strategies; Product strategy and performance improvement, including cost-reduction initiatives; Private Equity Advisory around Product and R&D functions

Benefits

Discretionary bonus program

Company

Alvarez & Marsal

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Alvarez & Marsal provides advisory services related to turnaround management and performance improvement.

Founded in 2003

New York, New York, USA

10001+ employees

http://www.alvarezandmarsal.com/

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