Senior Manager, Mergers and Acquisitions Execution

Job Type: Permanent
Work Model: Hybrid
Reference code: 131453
Primary Location: Toronto, ON
All Available Locations: Toronto, ON; Calgary, AB; Vancouver, BC

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By living our Purpose, we will make an impact that matters.

• Have many careers in one Firm.
• Enjoy flexible, proactive, and practical benefits that foster a culture of well-being and connectedness.
• Learn from deep subject matter experts through mentoring and on the job coaching

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What will your typical day look like?

As a Senior Manager in M&A Execution, you will play a critical leadership role advising corporate and private equity clients on the deal lifecycle, including Day 1 readiness, post-merger integration and separation. You will lead buy side and sell side engagements, shape investment thesis, inform deal decisions, and help clients unlock post close value.

You will be accountable for end to end engagement delivery, deal insight quality, and client relationships, while contributing to the growth and evolution of Deloitte’s M&A Execution sub-offering.

Senior Manager responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

M&A Engagement Leadership:

• Advise clients across the full lifecycle of buy-side and sell-side transactions, including but not limited to the leadership and execution of:
  • Large-scale Integration and Separation Management Offices
  • Integration strategy design
  • Synergy assessment
  • Carve‑out planning
  • Transition services agreement (TSA) development,
• Lead multiple client engagements as the primary client contact, delivering insights, managing expectations, and building strong, trust‑based relationships.
• Own scope, economics, risk and delivery quality for large and complex transactions, communicating technical findings in clear, investment-oriented language. Establish and sustain long-term relationships with top decision makers at key clients, and colleagues across Deloitte Canada and globally.

Develop core offering expertise:

• Use experience in M&A to enhance our methods, and develop new services, eminence and point-of-view documents.
• Play a leadership role in expanding the M&A Execution sub-offering within Canada, with a particular focus on Management Office (IMO/SMO) capabilities.
• Identify ways to leverage AI to drive incremental value both in how we operate and in the value that we are able to deliver to our clients during the M&A lifecycle.

Sales and business development: Lead business development activities, manage pursuit teams, and proposal development while building durable relationships with potential clients to drive sustained revenue growth.

Talent development and Practice Leadership: Develop and mentor high performing people and teams by coaching junior practitioners, providing input for project staffing and supporting recruiting activities

About the team

Our Deloitte Strategy & Transactions team helps guide clients through their most critical moments and transformational initiatives. We offer comprehensive end-to-end support and advisory services, covering areas such as valuation modeling, cost optimization, restructuring, business design and transformation, infrastructure and real estate, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and sustainability. The team works closely with clients at every stage of their journey, helping them navigate challenges, avoid financial pitfalls, and implement practical solutions before, during, and after major transformational projects or transactions creating lasting impact.

Our M&A team offers expert guidance to corporate and private equity clients in navigating complex growth and divestiture scenarios. Our services encompass M&A strategy and transaction diligence, integration and separation planning and execution, as well as transaction financing.

Deloitte’s M&A Execution practice delivers comprehensive advisory services comprising Strategy, Operations, Finance, Human Capital, and Technology experts. Our practitioners are involved in all phases of the M&A lifecycle, including strategy, due diligence, readiness, pre- and post-close integration/separation planning and execution, and follow-on transformation.
We are actively growing our team in Toronto, Vancouver and Calgary.

Enough about us, let’s talk about you

You are someone who has:

• 8-12+ years of experience in management consulting, venture capital / private equity, or related experience delivering M&A advisory projects
• Proven experience leading cross-functional teams to deliver M&A engagements across the M&A lifecycle including due-diligence, pre-close, and post-close merger integration or separation
• Strong understanding of Private Equity deal dynamics, including speed, risk prioritization, and value creation orientation
• Deep knowledge of complex program and project management
• Experience developing standalone cost assessments, synergy cases, and carve out estimates
• Ability to synthesize complex technical findings into clear investment implications for senior executives
• Strong executive level written and verbal communication skills, including PowerPoint based storytelling and effective use of financial models
• Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor, and develop high performing teams
• Strong relationship management skills, including partnering with senior executives to define how they approach M&A – in alignment with their corporate strategy – to create value and enable them to compete effectively in their industry
• Passion for improving internal processes, advancing market eminence, and shaping the evolution of M&A services
• Ability to strategically leverage Deloitte approved AI and analytics tools to enhance insight quality and delivery efficiency
• Proven oral and written communication skills, including presentation skills (i.e., MS PowerPoint & Excel modeling)
• Superior hypothesis-based problem solving and troubleshooting skills with the ability to exercise mature judgment
• Knowledge and interest in key industry trends and ability to guide clients on concepts for M&A engagements
  
  

Total Rewards

The salary range for this position is $126,000 - $234,000, and individuals may be eligible to participate in our bonus program. Deloitte is fair and competitive when it comes to the salaries of our people. We regularly benchmark across a variety of positions, industries, sectors, targets, and levels. Our approach is grounded on recognizing people's unique strengths and contributions and rewarding the value that they deliver.

Our Total Rewards Package extends well beyond traditional compensation and benefit programs and is designed to recognize employee contributions, encourage personal wellness, and support firm growth. Along with a competitive base salary and variable pay opportunities, we offer a wide array of initiatives that differentiate us as a people-first organization. On top of our regular paid vacation days, some examples include: $4,000 per year for mental health support benefits, a $1,300 flexible benefit spending account, firm-wide closures known as "Deloitte Days", dedicated days of for learning (known as Development and Innovation Days), flexible work arrangements and a hybrid work structure.

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At Deloitte, we are all about doing business inclusively – that starts with having diverse colleagues of all abilities. Deloitte encourages applications from all qualified candidates who represent the full diversity of communities across Canada. This includes, but is not limited to, people with disabilities, candidates from Indigenous communities, and candidates from the Black community in support of living our values, creating a culture of Diversity Equity and Inclusion and our commitment to our AccessAbility Action Plan, Reconciliation Action Plan and the BlackNorth Initiative.

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