Senior Consultant, Business Transformation – PE Technology

About the role

FTI Consulting's EMEA Private Equity team is growing and is looking for a Senior Consultant who works at the intersection of operations, technology and value creation. You will work directly with leading Private Equity funds and portfolio company leadership to assess performance, identify upside and deliver change at pace. This is a hands-on, high-visibility role in fast-moving deal environments.

Key responsibilities

• Technology due diligence: evaluate architecture, infrastructure, product roadmap, cybersecurity posture and technical debt; identify scalability constraints, single points of failure and hidden cost drivers; quantify the capex/opex needed to support the growth plan.
• Value creation and tech modernisation: identify automation, cloud migration and platform consolidation opportunities; build investment cases for modernisation and cost optimisation; assess whether the tech team and processes can deliver the roadmap.
• Sign-to-close: define IT TSAs and separation requirements; build Day 1 readiness plans for infrastructure, access, data and security.
• Post-deal integration or separation: lead carve-out IT builds, system migrations or platform integration, working directly with CTOs, CIOs and engineering leads.

Required profile

• Experience in technology consulting, IT due diligence, software engineering, product management or IT transformation.
• Familiarity with modern tech stacks, cloud platforms, cybersecurity and product roadmaps.
• Experience working with or advising PE-backed businesses.
• Ability to work with limited data, tight timelines and ambiguous situations, and to turn technical and operational issues into clear commercial insights.
• Strong stakeholder management with both technical and non-technical audiences.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience supporting technology due diligence or post-deal tech integration/separation.

What we offer

• Professional development programmes covering leadership, growth and certification, including on-the-job learning and self-guided courses.
• A dedicated coach for mentoring and advocacy.
• Tailored programmes for key career milestones.