Product Technology M&A Senior Associate
Grant Thornton (US), Los Angeles, CA, United States
Job Overview
As a Product Technology Senior Associate, you’ll focus on evaluating software platforms through an integrated commercial, operational, and financial lens. The team provides investment‑grade insights that tie product architecture and roadmap credibility directly to valuation, growth, and margin sustainability. Provide analytical and technical support across product‑technology diligence engagements, focusing on architecture, engineering, and cost analysis.
This role requires the ability to tie commercial, operational, and financial performance of a software platform directly to its technology architecture and roadmap, and involves travel up to 50%.
Hybrid work model: require in‑person attendance at least three days per week.
Key Responsibilities
Conduct architecture reviews and documentation analysis.
Support code‑base and technical debt analysis.
Analyze cloud infrastructure configurations.
Evaluate roadmap feasibility.
Support hosting cost and R&D cost analysis.
Prepare diligence slides and summaries.
Support management Q&A tracking.
Qualifications
3–6 years in software engineering, cloud engineering, architecture analysis, or product development environments.
Experience in SaaS or platform businesses preferred.
Strong analytical and documentation skills.
Structured problem‑solving ability.
Attention to detail.
High learning agility.
Interest in private equity and transaction environments.
Ability to travel up to 50%.
Benefits
Base salary range: $137,816 – $165,020. Placement within the range is at the firm’s discretion and is based on factors such as job‑related knowledge, experience, market demand, geographic location, and internal equity.
Internal bonuses: employees may receive a discretionary, annual bonus based on individual and firm performance.
Interns and seasonal employees are not eligible for bonus compensation.
Interns are eligible for medical, dental, vision insurance, the employee assistance program, and paid sick leave, and are paid for firm holidays during their internship.
Seasonal employees are eligible for medical, dental, vision insurance, the employee assistance program, 401(k) savings plan eligibility in accordance with plan terms, and paid sick leave.
Equal Employment Opportunity
It is the policy of Grant Thornton to promote equal employment opportunities. All personnel decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital or civil union status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, veteran status, disability, handicap, genetic predisposition or any other characteristic protected by law. For Los Angeles applicants only: Qualified applicants with criminal histories may be considered in accordance with local law. For Massachusetts applicants only: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test.
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As a Product Technology Senior Associate, you’ll focus on evaluating software platforms through an integrated commercial, operational, and financial lens. The team provides investment‑grade insights that tie product architecture and roadmap credibility directly to valuation, growth, and margin sustainability. Provide analytical and technical support across product‑technology diligence engagements, focusing on architecture, engineering, and cost analysis.
This role requires the ability to tie commercial, operational, and financial performance of a software platform directly to its technology architecture and roadmap, and involves travel up to 50%.
Hybrid work model: require in‑person attendance at least three days per week.
Key Responsibilities
Conduct architecture reviews and documentation analysis.
Support code‑base and technical debt analysis.
Analyze cloud infrastructure configurations.
Evaluate roadmap feasibility.
Support hosting cost and R&D cost analysis.
Prepare diligence slides and summaries.
Support management Q&A tracking.
Qualifications
3–6 years in software engineering, cloud engineering, architecture analysis, or product development environments.
Experience in SaaS or platform businesses preferred.
Strong analytical and documentation skills.
Structured problem‑solving ability.
Attention to detail.
High learning agility.
Interest in private equity and transaction environments.
Ability to travel up to 50%.
Benefits
Base salary range: $137,816 – $165,020. Placement within the range is at the firm’s discretion and is based on factors such as job‑related knowledge, experience, market demand, geographic location, and internal equity.
Internal bonuses: employees may receive a discretionary, annual bonus based on individual and firm performance.
Interns and seasonal employees are not eligible for bonus compensation.
Interns are eligible for medical, dental, vision insurance, the employee assistance program, and paid sick leave, and are paid for firm holidays during their internship.
Seasonal employees are eligible for medical, dental, vision insurance, the employee assistance program, 401(k) savings plan eligibility in accordance with plan terms, and paid sick leave.
Equal Employment Opportunity
It is the policy of Grant Thornton to promote equal employment opportunities. All personnel decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital or civil union status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, veteran status, disability, handicap, genetic predisposition or any other characteristic protected by law. For Los Angeles applicants only: Qualified applicants with criminal histories may be considered in accordance with local law. For Massachusetts applicants only: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test.
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