Senior Manager - Deal Technology: IT Infrastructure (Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver)

The opportunity:

We are seeking a Senior Manager to join the Deal Technology (DT) team within EY-Parthenon Canada. This is an exceptional opportunity to build a career at the nexus of two of the hottest segments of the economy: technology and private equity investing.

The DT team helps private equity clients evaluate investment opportunities by identifying key risks and value creation levers in the IT domain. This position is seeking a senior individual to support the expansion of our infrastructure practice.

Our teams undertake market-leading infrastructure and technology diligence of companies across sectors, including assessments of on-premise and cloud environments, infrastructure migration strategies, cost optimization, and operational resilience.

Your key responsibilities:

• Project Execution:
  
  • Diligence:
    
    • Infrastructure and Technology Diligence: Lead market-leading infrastructure and technology diligence of companies, providing “inside-out” assessments of on-premise and cloud infrastructure (including Amazon Web Services [AWS], Microsoft Azure, and other major platforms), architecture, technical debt, hosting models, IT operations, and migration processes. Enable investors to understand a company’s IT capabilities, scalability, and ability to execute against its corporate strategy, while identifying risks and opportunities.
    • Integrated Diligence: Collaborate with EY-Parthenon teams to combine infrastructure diligence with financial and operational due diligence, providing clients with a cohesive view of their target investment and have a clear view on value creation priorities.
  • Strategy:
    
    • Infrastructure Optimization: Assess a company’s IT organization for capacity, talent, and process, and provide actionable recommendations to improve productivity, reliability, cost efficiency, and alignment with business strategy. Conduct site visits, interviews, data reviews, hands-on evaluation, primary research, and benchmarking.
    • Cloud and Migration Strategy: Evaluate clients’ infrastructure roadmaps and migration alternatives, assessing cost, risk, and alignment with strategic objectives. Advise on cloud adoption (AWS, Azure, hybrid models), re-platforming initiatives, and major transformation efforts such as large-scale migrations or post-merger integrations.
    • Costing and Optimization: Analyze infrastructure spend, identify cost-saving opportunities, and recommend optimization strategies for both on-premise and cloud environments. Support clients in building robust business cases for IT investments and migrations.
    • Post-Merger Integration: Lead post-merger consolidation or rationalization of IT portfolios, leveraging deep technical and market knowledge to drive synergies and operational excellence.
  • Conducting in-depth interviews with key organisational stakeholders, industry experts and customers 
  • Analysing business plans and pro-forma financial models to help identify key assumptions and drivers 
  • Contribute to people initiatives; mentoring, coaching, recruiting, retaining and training staff. 
  • Ensuring quality of delivery: Mentor junior team members providing guidance on project execution and ensuring high quality of delivery
  • Stay updated about the latest developments in technology and constantly update the due diligence process accordingly

• Stakeholder Engagement:
  
  • Collaborate with partners, case teams, and client teams on day-to-day project activities with a high degree of ownership.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with regional case teams and clients throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Mentor junior team members, providing guidance on project execution and ensuring high quality of delivery.
  • Present findings to stakeholders and facilitate brainstorming on evolving deal hypotheses.
• Quality and Innovation:
  
  • Stay updated on the latest developments in IT infrastructure, cloud technologies (AWS, Azure), and migration best practices, continuously improving the diligence process.

Skills and attributes for success:

• Deep understanding of IT infrastructure (on-premise and cloud, including AWS and Azure), migration methodologies, and best practices.
• Capability to evaluate the full infrastructure lifecycle, from design and deployment to maintenance and optimization.
• Strong technical knowledge to assess architecture, technology stack, hosting models, and operational processes.
• Experience in infrastructure migration, cost modelling, and optimization initiatives.
• Familiarity with mainframes and mid-range servers is a plus.
• Ability to analyze complex technology environments and align them with business objectives.
• A well-rounded understanding of various technologies, platforms, and applications is vital. This may include IT service delivery, It operating model, cloud computing, cybersecurity, data analytics, and more
• Lead discussions to develop hypotheses, insights, and key findings critical to the engagement  
• Ability to clearly convey technical information to non-technical individuals, write clear reports, and make compelling presentations.
• Structured thought process and proficiency in the English language, including the ability to listen, understand, read and communicate effectively, both in writing and verbally, in a professional environment
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills

Desirable knowledge and experience:

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) with outstanding academic performance. (Computer science, information systems, or related field is a plus.)
• A minimum of 8 year of experience in the IT domain. Prior experience as a team lead or senior engineer within an IT organization, especially in infrastructure management, cloud engineering (AWS, Azure), or IT operations.
• Experience with mainframes and mid-range servers is highly desirable.
• Experience in PE / M&A transactions, ideally in performing IT infrastructure due diligence and/or strategic value creation assignments.
• Demonstrable experience or knowledge of structured methodologies and industry standards for infrastructure management, cloud migration, cost optimization, and IT operations.
• Ability to make detailed assessments of industry, products, markets, competitors, and customers to identify risks and opportunities.
• Ability to assess complex technology environments and analyze them in the context of business objectives.

What you can look for

• A team of people with commercial acumen, technical experience and enthusiasm to learn new things in this fast-moving environment
• An opportunity to be a part of market-leading, multi-disciplinary team of 3,000+ professionals, in the only integrated global transaction business worldwide
• Opportunities to work with EY Parthenon practices globally for leading private equity and software companies

What we offer

The EY benefits package is designed to support your physical, emotional, financial, and social wellbeing. Our extensive benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage, as well as mental health benefits, a robust Employee Assistance Program and group savings plans to promote your overall wellbeing. We offer generous time off, including personal days, vacation days, and additional firm-wide holidays, along with the option to purchase extra vacation days. Employees can take advantage of EY's exclusive learning programs tailored just for them. We also provide internal opportunities for career development and advancement, enabling you to grow within the firm. Get involved in meaningful volunteering through EY Ripples and make a positive impact in the community.

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