Associate Director

Every day, your work will make an impact that matters, while you thrive in a dynamic culture of inclusion, collaboration and high performance. As the undisputed leader in professional services, Deloitte is where you’ll find unrivaled opportunities to succeed and realize your full potential

Deloitte is where you’ll find unrivaled opportunities to succeed and realize your full potential.

The Team

Business leaders must act with conviction, even in an era of growing complexity, uncertainty, and disruption. These business leaders need clear, concise, well-informed perspectives on the important dynamics that are currently reshaping their business environments. Our global network of Strategy & Operations professionals draws on the strength of Deloitte’s full suite of professional services and industry experience to focus solutions on the real issues affecting businesses today. We work collaboratively with our clients to link strategic vision to flawless execution to achieve tangible, long-term value. From developing a pragmatic strategy and evaluating M&A opportunities to improving finance and operations functions, we have the experience and expertise to help clients act with certainty and thrive.

Work you’ll do

The primary role is to make direct contributions to the engagement team by assisting clients on Organization Readiness and Consolidation in a deal/ M&A scenario.

The primary responsibilities of current role may include:

Organization readiness in a post deal integration:

• Understand the integration vision and strategy set out in the deal objective
• Work with C-suite executives, business and internal firm stakeholders to identify integration guiding principles
• Identify the target operating model, organization construct and governance model for the consolidated entity
• Evaluate the considerations for organization readiness for interim (Day 1 /100), desired end state
• Establish Day 1 / Day 100 checklists and workplans
• Contribute in Integration Management office (IMO) for end-to-end program management of workstreams involved in the Integration process

Carve-out and separation:  

• Develop the separation strategy and assess the separation readiness
• Evaluate financial and operational entanglements / interdependencies
• Identify the operating model, organization construct and governance model for the re-structured entity
• Evaluate the considerations for organization readiness for interim (Day 1 /100) and desired end state
• Establish Day 1 / Day 100 checklists and workplans
• Contribute in managing the Separation Management Office (SMO) across the workstreams
• Assess the TSA requirements, prepare TSA schedules and TSA exit strategies
• Cost modelling for one-time and recurring costs due to separation (stranded cost, standalone costs etc.)
• Define step- wise separation road map

Commercial and Operational Diligence and Transformation:

• Evaluate the strategic and commercial feasibility of a deal / transaction
• Evaluate the current business capabilities and identify red flags on operational issues/risks
• Assess the Post deal consolidation and transformation opportunities
• Leverage industry best practices and Deloitte accelerators to define methodological approach to consolidation / separation
• Undertake detailed functional integration planning (e.g. Sales and Marketing, operations, Supply Chain, Finance, IT, HR etc.) for Day 1 /100 and End state
• Support delivery of functional plans

Synergy / dis-synergy assessment & delivery:

• Identify areas of potential synergies / dis-synergies and establish the degree of integration required
• Define road map for delivery of synergies and advise on synergy benefits tracking
• Work with functional leads on Synergy realization

Qualifications

• A strong and demonstrated interest in consulting specially in thinking through large and complex exercises
• Prior experience in driving client engagements and programs. Experience in dealing with clients on a day-to-day basis and managing client interactions independently
• Experience of contributing in large high-pressure engagements, M&A experience is preferred
• Past experience of deal delivery or project management experience with vendor management is preferred
• Excellent academic credentials for both undergraduate and graduate coursework. MBA preferred
• Strong advanced MS Excel and MS PowerPoint skills
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal
• Leadership qualities and the ability to mentor junior consultants and analysts
• Willingness and ability to take initiative and learn independently
• This role involves travel

Key Skills

• Develop self by actively seeking opportunities for growth, share knowledge and experiences with others
• Understand objectives for clients and Deloitte, align own work to objectives and set personal priorities
• Build relationships and communicate effectively in order to positively influence peers and other stakeholders
• Good networking and influencing skills
• Good business awareness, understanding the broader context in which delivery has an impact on overall business performance
• Confident leadership and influencing style, being able to make an immediate impact with client stakeholders

Your role as a leader

At Deloitte India, we believe in the importance of leadership at all levels. We expect our people to embrace and live our purpose by challenging themselves to identify issues that are most important for our clients, our people, and for society and make an impact that matters.

• Builds own understanding of our purpose and values; explores opportunities for impact
• Understands expectations and demonstrates personal accountability for keeping performance on track
• Actively focuses on developing effective communication and relationship-building skills
• Understands how their daily work contributes to the priorities of the team and the business
• Demonstrates strong commitment to personal learning and development; acts as a brand ambassador to help attract top talent

How you will grow

At Deloitte, our professional development plan focuses on helping people at every level of their career to identify and use their strengths to do their best work every day. From entry-level employees to senior leaders, we believe there is always room to learn. We offer opportunities to help build excellent skills in addition to hands-on experience in the global, fast-changing business world. From on-the-job learning experiences to formal development programs at Deloitte University, our professionals have a variety of opportunities to continue to grow throughout their career. Explore Deloitte University, The Leadership Centre.

How you’ll grow

At Deloitte, our professional development plan focuses on helping people at every level of their career to identify and use their strengths to do their best work every day. From entry-level employees to senior leaders, we believe there’s always room to learn. We offer opportunities to help build world-class skills in addition to hands-on experience in the global, fast-changing business world. From on-the-job learning experiences to formal development

Programs at Deloitte University, our professionals have a variety of opportunities to continue to grow throughout their career. Explore Deloitte University, The Leadership Centre.

Benefits

At Deloitte, we know that great people make a great organization. We value our people and offer employees a broad range of benefits. Learn more about what working at Deloitte can mean for you.

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