Deal Services Consulting Principal - Deal Advisory M&A Integration and Separation Advisory (Los Angeles)

Location: Los Angeles, California, United States. Most roles follow a hybrid workstyle aligned to an hirify.global office, with in-person collaboration based on client and team needs; the role includes onsite client projects and travel 3–4 days per week for 40–45 weeks per year.

Company

hirify.global provides professional services and deal advisory to middle-market clients globally.

What you will do

• Lead M&A integration and separation efforts from planning through execution across the transaction lifecycle.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary professionals and services across hirify.global practices while supervising multiple engagements.
• Lead client workshops for private equity and strategic corporate buyers to validate deal theses, investment objectives, and hold-time objectives.
• Structure and sell pre-close planning, post-close planning, and Day 1 operational support engagements for buy-side and sell-side transactions.
• Evaluate TSAs, reverse TSAs, deal perimeters, stranded costs, service pricing, and operational gaps; support planning to close those gaps.
• Manage client relationships, develop the practice, build business networks, and lead directors and managers toward profitable engagement delivery.

Requirements

• 10–12+ years of M&A experience focused on mergers, acquisitions, or separations in a professional services firm, including technical advice across business functions and complex transaction engagements.
• Senior-level M&A leadership experience at a Big 4 consulting firm or similarly recognized national consulting firm, with proven integration, separation, and/or restructuring skills.
• Broad knowledge of middle-market businesses, including private equity, privately held, or publicly traded companies; experience with corporate development officers is a plus.
• Experience across multiple industries and familiarity with varied business operating models; TMT, life sciences, financial services, or healthcare experience is preferred.
• Strong complex program management, leadership, process and operating model development, financial management, communication, presentation, project management, writing, research, analytical, facilitation, and report-writing skills.
• Ability to travel 3–4 days per week for 40–45 weeks of the year.
• Ability to build diverse, high-performing teams and work effectively in a dynamic, time-sensitive environment with changing requirements.
• Bachelor’s degree required; an MBA or master’s degree in business or a technical field is a plus.

Nice to have

• Established private equity and middle-market company network, including contacts in companies operating across multiple countries.
• Ability to hire, develop, inspire, and lead professional teams throughout their career lifecycle.
• Executive presence, professionalism, integrity, ethics, and a results-oriented approach.
• Experience developing thought leadership, methodologies, tools, approaches, and points of view for a full-service M&A offering.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with competitive benefits and compensation.
• Hybrid workstyle combining office-based collaboration and in-person connection with flexibility based on client, team, development, and relationship-building needs.
• Opportunity to contribute to a growing Deal Services practice and progress toward further leadership opportunities.
• hirify.global supports equal employment opportunity and provides reasonable accommodation during the recruiting process.