Director, M&A Transaction Advisory

Overview

As Director in West Monroe’s London’s M&A Practice, you will lead client engagements across buy-side to post-close value capture, shaping the UK practice and developing relationships with corporate and private equity clients. You will guide multidisciplinary teams, drive deal lifecycle execution, and contribute to practice growth. Your leadership will set the standard for delivering integrated, value-driven solutions in a fast-paced environment. This role offers meaningful impact through market development, mentoring, and strategic initiatives in a global consulting firm.

Pay / Benefits

• equal employment opportunity
• inclusion and diversity commitment
• global consulting environment
• opportunity to shape London office culture
• mentoring and career development

Responsibilities

• Develop and expand executive relationships with corporate clients, private equity firms, and strategic buyers; lead BD efforts and proposals
• Identify opportunities to broaden client relationships with M&A, operational improvement, and value creation services
• Represent West Monroe in the UK through networking and thought leadership; collaborate across practices
• Lead multidisciplinary teams across the M&A lifecycle; advise on due diligence, integration, carve-outs, separation, and value creation
• Act as executive sponsor for complex engagements; oversee program direction, quality, and governance
• Lead executive workshops and present to C-suite, investment teams, and boards
• Assess operating models, processes, and technology to identify value opportunities; manage IMO/PMO governance, planning, and risk
• Support engagement economics including forecasting, staffing, and client satisfaction
• Contribute to practice development, recruitment, and the evolution of M&A methodologies and offerings

Key requirements

• 12–15+ years of consulting and/or industry experience with significant M&A, carve-outs, separations, or large-scale transformation
• Proven experience leading complex transaction advisory engagements (due diligence, integration, separation, value creation)
• Experience with private equity, corporate development, or strategic acquirers preferred
• Proven success in developing executive-level client relationships and generating new business
• Strong commercial acumen: proposal development, engagement economics, and account management
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and mentoring future leaders
• Strong programme and project management capabilities: scope, schedule, risk, financials, stakeholders
• Excellent analytical, communication, and executive presentation skills
• Ability to manage multiple engagements in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to travel up to 50% and right to work permanently in the United Kingdom

• leadership
• executive communication
• stakeholder management
• operational due diligence
• technology due diligence
• merger integration

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