Product Technology M&A Manager

As a Product Technology Manager 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. Lead Product Technology Diligence engagements for Private Equity and strategic clients, assessing software platforms across technical architecture, product strategy, operational scalability, and financial sustainability. This role requires the ability to tie commercial, operational, and financial performance of a software platform directly to its technology architecture and roadmap.

From day one, you’ll be empowered to help clients make the moves that will help them achieve their vision and help you achieve more, confidently.

Your day-to-day may include:

Analyze application architecture and scalability

Review cloud infrastructure and cost structure

Assess product modularity and extensibility

Analyze technical debt and refactoring risk

Review SDLC processes and engineering metrics

Support analysis of hosting cost models and R&D cost allocation

Assist in assessing roadmap investment requirements

Link technical findings to growth scalability and margin implications

Support development of investment-grade red flag reports

Evaluate engineering productivity

Assess product governance

Identify operational inefficiencies impacting roadmap delivery

You have the following technical skills and qualifications:

6–9 years in software engineering leadership, architecture consulting, product strategy advisory, or tech diligence

Experience in SaaS, marketplace, fintech, vertical software, or platform environments

Strong understanding of cloud cost structures and DevOps environments

Strong analytical capability

Commercial awareness

Clear written and verbal communication

Ability to operate in transaction-speed environments

Ability to travel up to 50%

The base salary range for this position is between $209,431 and $245, 854. Placement within the pay range is at Grant Thornton’s discretion, and it is based on multiple factors, including but not limited to, job -related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, progression within the role, geographic location, and internal equity. At Grant Thornton, compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each position and candidate.

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