Strategy and Deals New York- M&A Tech and Ops Associate and Senior Associate
Job Description
<p><strong>M&A Technology & Operations — Associate / Senior Associate (A/SA), New York</strong></p> <p>Technology Due Diligence, Integration & Carve-Out | Strategy & Deals | Alpha FMC</p> <p>We are expanding our M&A team. We are hiring Associates and Senior Associates in London to work on the technology and operations side of transactions in financial services: technology due diligence, technology-led value creation, and the technology content of integrations and carve-outs.</p> <p><strong>About Alpha FMC</strong></p> <p>Founded in London in 2003, Alpha FMC is a leading global consulting firm specializing in the financial services industry. Our 1,500+ consultants work across 19 offices worldwide, combining deep sector expertise with hands-on delivery to support more than 970 clients across asset management, wealth management, insurance, and broader financial services.</p> <p>We are expanding our Technology Due Diligence offering within the Strategy & Deals team and are seeking experienced professionals to lead high-profile buy-side and sell-side engagements. Our engagements deliver targeted assessments of technology risk, value creation potential, and operational resilience — enabling investors and corporate clients to make well-informed transaction decisions.</p> <p>Alpha FMC is PE-backed with material investment committed to growing our Strategy & Deals practice, and Integration & Separation is a strategic priority. The chosen hire will not simply deliver engagements, they will help define how we take this capability to market, shape our service offerings and delivery approach, and build the team around them. From day one, you will carry real client responsibilities and have a direct hand in determining the success of the practice.</p> <p><strong>Level Guidance</strong></p> <p>We are open at both the Associate and Senior Associate level, depending on candidate experience:</p> <ul> <li><strong>Associate (A): </strong>typically 1.5+ years of relevant experience; able to independently deliver defined analyses and project modules with appropriate guidance.</li> <li><strong>Senior Associate (SA): </strong>typically 3+ years of relevant experience; able to lead substantial workstreams, structure analysis, manage junior colleagues and contribute confidently to client discussions.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p> <p>The responsibilities below apply across both levels; Senior Associates are expected to take greater ownership of project delivery.</p> <p><strong>Technology Due Diligence</strong></p> <ul> <li>Run technology due diligence workstreams end to end on buy-side and sell-side deals: scope the questions that matter to the investment thesis, interrogate the data room, lead management sessions with CTOs and engineering leaders, and write the report.</li> <li>Form and defend a view on a target's technology application and platform landscape, architecture and integration patterns, hosting and infrastructure, engineering practice, and the condition of the underlying data.</li> <li>Test whether the technology can carry the business plan: volume growth, new products, new markets, more assets under management, and say what it would cost to get there.</li> <li>Translate technical findings into the language investors use: value at risk, value creation upside, cost to fix, and the two or three findings that would change the decision.</li> <li>On sell-side and vendor diligence, build the technology story and make the estate defensible before a buyer tests it, pre-empting the questions the other side will ask.</li> <li>Where the targ