Senior M&A Management Consultant

The organisation

TATA Consultancy Services Limited (TCS) is an Indian multinational information technology (IT) service and consulting company. It is a subsidiary of the Tata Group and operates in 149 locations across 46 countries.

The position

To accelerate growth the Mergers & Acquisitions Consulting Team of Tata Consultancy Services is looking for enthusiastic, seasoned professionals with a background in M&A consulting and/or Business/Technology/Digital transformation to join the European hub in Amsterdam. In your role as Senior M&A Management Consultant you will lead pre- and post-deal engagements focusing on designing solutions, selling, planning and leading the execution of M&A transformations.

The TCS M&A Team is part of the rapidly growing Consulting & Services Integration (C&SI) practice. The C&SI practice is best characterized as a ‘corporate start-up’ with a strong growth ambition. The M&A Team works closely together with Industry and Delivery Teams. It also cooperates with other M&A consultants (i.e. strategy firms/Investors/Big 4) in international teams to secure deal success and capture deal value.

Tasks & responsibilities

As part of our M&A Consulting team you will be advising and guiding our clients up to C – level in their M&A journey, leading the M&A process, impact analysis, future state design and transformation approach. You will work on large scale cross border deals for international corporates and private equity firms. You will help C – level executives realize their value creation by driving the execution of their M&A process in different transactions scenarios (e.g. integration, carve-out, joint venture) and with services like:

• Buy and sell side Due Diligence
• Value driver business cases
• Target Operating Model, Day 1 / 2 Blueprinting
• Integration / Separation Management Office set-up and execution
• M&A Program management and Business transformation management
• TSA design, TSA Management Office set-up and execution
• Day 1 Readiness assessment, planning and execution
• Carve-out & Integration planning and execution

Candidate profile

• You enjoy leading business and technology / digital transformations. You have done this for at least 8 years either as a consultant or as an advisor within a business / technology setting.
• Your background is either business based with a solid technology understanding or technology based with a solid business understanding; an MBA or post-graduate diploma is beneficial.
• You have 8+ years of professional experience in M&A and/or business transformations with a major technology focus, preferably from management consulting, Big 4 or (IT) transformation consulting firms.
• You have led M&A programs and M&A driven transformations. This includes pre- and post-deal services such as (technical) Due Diligence, Day 1 Readiness, TSA Mgmt., Post-merger Integration/Separation, and Business new build.
• Your key skills include advisory, analysis, creative solution design, sales, account and engagement management.
• You are open-minded and have a strong personality with the necessary skills to build and maintain good relationships with a broad range of stakeholders e.g. TCS colleagues, client M&A team, Management Board, investment banks, lawyers.
• You are a hands-on team player and are flexible in your way of coaching team members towards a common goal.
• You thrive in a dynamic and unstructured environment and are comfortable creating structure and results in an agile manner.
• You have excellent social skills, are sensitive to cultural differences.
• You have excellent English language skills (written and spoken); fluency in a second (European) language is beneficial.
• Willingness to travel and work in an international environment.

The offer

The opportunity to be part of an exciting growth journey with one of the fastest growing M&A Consulting companies.

• A high energy environment where your ideas for project delivery and business development are always welcome.
• A pan-European team of M&A professionals with diverse areas of expertise and from different cultural backgrounds.
• The ability to shape your career within the M&A Team and the global TCS organization.
• A competitive benefits and compensation package.

Interested?

You are invited to apply for this position by using the form below. More info? Larsen Executive Search bv, Huib Larsen 06-51617981.