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Technology (tech) Diligence is part of Deloitte's M&A Transaction Strategy & Diligence Transaction (TS&D) Offering, within our broader Strategy & Transactions practice. Our Technology Diligence practitioners are focused on delivering successful, informed business decisions for our clients by identifying the key product technology risks and opportunities associated with the most challenging M&A transactions. They are seeking a Product Architect Manager to add to their team who will have the opportunity to work at the intersection of technology, product architecture, and M&A strategy. You will play a visible role in high-impact transaction work, helping clients assess technology risk, validating growth readiness, and identifying post-close priorities that shape investment outcomes-apply today!

Recruiting for this role ends on 11/30/2026.

Work You'll Do

Deloitte's M&A tech diligence product architecture managers assess the product and technology architecture of acquisition targets, divestiture assets, and portfolio companies to help clients make informed transaction decisions. As a manager, you will serve as a trusted advisor to corporate and private equity (PE) clients. Deloitte's managers are self-starters who are comfortable in an energetic and dynamic "roll-up-your-sleeves" culture. Manager level responsibilities include but are not limited to:

+ Synthesize overall technology strategy by analyzing a wide variety of solutions, selecting the most relevant tools/techniques to meet specific client requirements such as business case, pricing, or complex financial and technical analysis, and interpreting and reporting on outputs

+ Evaluate software products, digital platforms, engineering environments, and support technology ecosystems to identify strengths, risks, scalability considerations, technical debt, and value creation opportunities

+ Evaluate architecture quality, technical debt, engineering maturity, and platform scalability

+ Assist in product and technology architecture assessments for buy-side, sell-side, and carve-out due diligence engagements

+ Assess product scalability, resilience, maintainability, extensibility, security and operational readiness across R&D organization, SDLC, strategy and roadmap, and underlying infrastructure

+ Identify technical debt, legacy constraints, architecture bottlenecks, and other technology risks that may affect valuation or investment thesis

+ Review engineering maturity across the software development lifecycle, DevSecOps, release management, testing, observability, and governance

+ Assess the feasibility of the product roadmap and the architecture's ability to support future growth, modernization, and integration

+ Analyze third-party dependencies, vendor concentration, platform supportability, and operational vulnerabilities

+ Encompass a strong understanding of modern architectural patterns, including microservices, APIs, event-driven architecture, cloud-native platforms, and SaaS environments

+ Translate technical findings into concise diligence outputs, including red flags, risk assessments, Day 1 implications, and value creation recommendations

+ Present a coherent perspective in verbal, written and analytical formats, as part of a broader M&A diligence effort

+ Collaborate with broader diligence teams across commercial, financial, operational, cybersecurity, and data workstreams

+ Support post-close planning by advising on integration complexity, separation considerations, modernization priorities, and architecture-related synergies

+ Develop work plans for components of engagements, coordinate activities between work streams and identify changes in scope

+ Design deliverable content to precisely reflect the engagement contract and client needs and strive to improve deliverable quality through verification and validation of results

+ Present findings and recommendations to senior stakeholders, including private equity investors, corporate development teams, CTOs, CIOs, and executive sponsors

+ Ability to be resourceful with certain subject matter areas that arise during diligence activities

The successful candidate would possess these skills:

+ Ability to work independently and collaborate as part of a team- Effective written and verbal communication skills- Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product- Ability to build and sustain professional relationships - Ability to lead projects or workstreams- Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced and dynamic environment- Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor - Ability to meet deadlines- Ability to mentor and provide clear guidance to others

The Team

Our M&A team offers expert guidance to corporate and private equity clients in navigating complex growth and divestiture scenarios. Our services encompass M&A strategy and transaction diligence, integration and separation planning and execution, as well as transaction financing.

The M&A TS&D team applies strategy, diligence, value qualification, and structuring advice for Deloitte's clients to streamline execution and reduce their uncertainty. The team focuses on the value creation potential of each transaction and its inherent operational risks. Embedded in M&A TS&D, the Technology Diligence practice executes across several services through evaluating technology systems and operations of companies, identifying potential risks and helping ensure technology is a successful enabler for an M&A transaction. Each service has a focus across an organization's people, process, applications and infrastructure, and incorporates unique industry considerations. This is accomplished through an integrated platform which more clearly checks the alignment of the deal macros with our clients' investment theses, focuses on the foundational maturity of the target company, brings more value creation concepts to the diligence effort, and applies a metrics-driven perspective.

Qualifications:

Required:

+ 6+ years of experience in product architecture, software engineering (historical and contemporary technology stacks), enterprise architecture, or platform engineering

+ 6+ years of experience evaluating product architecture, platform design, cloud environments, integration patterns, APIs, data flows, and infrastructure dependencies

+ 6+ years of experience designing, assessing, or modernizing complex software products and digital platforms

+ 3+ years of experience with major cloud platfor...

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