About the Role
Alpha FMC is expanding its Technology Due Diligence offering within the Strategy & Deals team and is seeking experienced professionals to lead high-profile buy-side and sell-side engagements. These engagements deliver targeted assessments of technology risk, value creation potential, and operational resilience, enabling investors and corporate clients to make well-informed transaction decisions.
Responsibilities
- Support technology due diligence engagements end-to-end, owning sections of the report covering technology platforms, architecture, and development practices.
- Translate technical findings into actionable commercial and investment insights that inform deal strategy.
- Assess enterprise technology environments, architecture, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and software development practices in the context of the transaction thesis.
- Evaluate how AI, data platforms, and emerging technologies support commercial strategy, product roadmap, and growth ambitions.
- Translate technical findings into commercial, financial, and investment insights that directly inform client decision-making.
- For fintech and software platform targets, evaluate product architecture, data assets, and platform scalability alongside commercial product value.
- Assess IT synergy opportunities and identify key IT integration considerations for engagements involving integration.
- Assess standalone operating model impacts on IT and evaluate related standalone cost adjustments for IT expenditure for engagements involving carve-outs.
- Support client account development through excellence in delivery.
- Take lead on client communications, including engagement updates and responding to requests.
- Structure and present conclusions clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Mentor and develop team members, ensuring high-quality deliverables and knowledge sharing.
- Support business development efforts, including proposals, client pitches, and thought leadership.
Requirements
- 1.5+ years to 3+ years of relevant experience.
- Strong track record of delivering technology-focused due diligence within financial services.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, with the ability to distill complex findings into actionable insights.
- Proven experience on technology due diligence engagements.
- Demonstrable depth in emerging technology (e.g., AI, GenAI, data platforms), combined with the ability to connect technical findings to commercial strategy, product competitiveness, and investment outcomes.
- Familiarity with adjacent workstreams (e.g., operational due diligence, integration planning) is advantageous.
Skills
- Technology Due Diligence
- AI
- GenAI
- Data Platforms
- Emerging Technologies
- Financial Services
- Analytical Skills
- Problem-Solving Skills
- Communication Skills
- Client Management
- Team Leadership
Location
- London
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Associate
- Senior Associate
Salary/Compensations
- Competitive base salary with profit share scheme
Benefits
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Flexible benefits including private health insurance, life insurance, and income protection
- Comprehensive training and development programs, including support for professional qualifications such as the CFA and IMC
- Opportunity to shape Alpha’s AI and technology due diligence capability
About the Company
- Founded in London in 2003, Alpha FMC is a leading global consulting firm specializing in the financial services industry.
- Our 1,500+ consultants work across 19 offices worldwide, combining deep sector expertise with hands-on delivery to support more than 970 clients across asset management, wealth management, insurance, and broader financial services.
