M&A Operations, Senior Manager in Calgary

A career within Delivering Deal Value (DDV) will provide you with the opportunity to help clients achieve maximum value on their deal transactions by solving transformational and other complex challenges. We focus on all operational aspects of a transaction - pre- and post-close - including pre-deal and functional due diligence, enterprise-wide integrations, and complex divestitures, carve-outs and separations.

As a DDV Senior Manager, you will join a dynamic team of problem solvers dedicated to helping clients navigate complex business challenges, from strategy through execution. You will play a key role in driving value across the full deal lifecycle, partnering with other competencies within PwC’s Deals line of business to serve clients and deliver measurable results in high-stakes transactions.

Your responsibilities as a Senior Manager will include, but are not limited to:

• Support DDV leadership with the day-to-day management of multiple projects across various value creation mandates and lead junior team members to successful execution.
• Support the development and execution of operational value creation, restructuring, integration and separation strategies.
• Manage project-level stakeholders across functions to ensure ongoing project alignment, effective and efficient delivery and client satisfaction.
• Lead functional and cross-functional delivery teams in developing and executing plans, monitoring progress, and achieving objectives and value creation targets.
• Provide hands–on support to delivery teams in functional due diligence analysis, integration and carve–out mandates, structural and operational improvements, etc.
• Support leaders in managing project and risk identification, and contribute to quality control for quantitative and qualitative analysis and overall deliverables.
• Support business development and pursuit activities to drive sales and revenue.
• Coach and develop team members – aligned with PwC’s values – to help them grow and thrive in their roles and to evolve as professionals within the firm.
• Evaluate target company operations, supply chains, and business processes to identify risks, synergies, and performance improvement opportunities as part of operational due diligence.
• Develop and implement operational improvement strategies to drive productivity gains, cost efficiencies, EBITDA growth and NWC improvement for portfolio companies and acquisition targets.
• Lead synergy identification, quantification, tracking, and realization efforts across cost and revenue levers during post–deal integration.
• Support clients in stressed or distressed situations through operational restructuring, scenario analysis, turnaround planning, and wind‑down execution.
• Work on–site with clients reviewing and assessing company performance, identifying root causes of underperformance, and developing prioritized implementation plans.

What You’ll Bring:

• Trusted Advisor: A foundation of advisory experience with a desire to build trusted advisor relationships with clients, grounded in competence in value creation and integrations and separations.
• Project Management Excellence: Proven ability to deliver the full cycle of project management responsibilities and to manage teams through complex engagements, including managing multiple engagements simultaneously.
• Cross–Functional Knowledge: Working knowledge of key functional areas such as HR, IT, Finance, Operations and Sales and Marketing.
• Operational Due Diligence: Ability to evaluate target operations, risks, and performance improvement opportunities, including reviewing supply chains, business processes, and operational capabilities to support informed deal decisions.
• Operational Performance Improvement: Experience driving operational transformations and strategies to boost productivity, identify cost efficiencies, and accelerate EBITDA growth across diverse business environments.
• Synergy & Value Creation: Demonstrated ability to identify and deliver cost and revenue synergies, with experience in synergy quantification, tracking, and realization to accelerate operational efficiency and growth post‑acquisition.
• Operational Restructuring: Experience managing complex projects with companies in stressed or distressed situations, including scenario analysis, turnaround planning, and wind‑down of operations.
• Industry Exposure: Demonstration of exposure across one or more industry sectors, including Industrials, Consumer Products, Energy, Resources, Utilities, Engineering and Construction, Transportation and Logistics, and Business Services.
• Client Relationship Management: Ability to develop and manage strategic client relationships while consistently delivering the highest quality work across multiple concurrent client projects.
• Analytical Rigor: Strong capability in developing both quantitative and qualitative analyses of complex data combined with critical thinking skills to support recommendations and decision‑making.
• Business Development: Experience supporting business development and pursuit activities, both internally with client pursuit teams and externally through client‑facing meetings and proposal discussions.
• AI & Digital Fluency: A drive to embrace AI to bring innovation, efficiency and differentiation to our clients along with a desire to continuously upskill for a digital world, with an openness to learning new tools and adapting how you work.
• Commitment to Inclusion: A demonstrated commitment to valuing differences, developing and coaching diverse teams, and ensuring that diverse perspectives are heard and integrated.
• Mobility: The ability and willingness to travel within Canada and internationally, as required.

This newly created role reflects our commitment to growth and delivering distinctive value for our clients and stakeholders.