Senior Architect - Mergers and Acquisitions

Senior Architect - Mergers and Acquisitions

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Senior Architect - Mergers and Acquisitions

locations Chicago, Illinois

time type Full time

posted on Posted Today

job requisition id 19041326

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Team Overview

At TransUnion, the Global Technology Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) team serves as the technology partner for acquisitions, divestitures, investments, and corporate carve-outs across the organization. We are seeking a senior technical leader to own the end-to-end technology lifecycle of global transactions across buy-side, sell-side, and corporate carve-outs. This role demands a unique blend of deep enterprise architectural expertise, financial acumen, and deal-velocity execution. You will lead transactions through two distinct phases: driving technical due diligence pre-close to inform valuations, and orchestrating complex integration or separation activities post-close. This role reports to Senior Director, M&A Global Technology. This is a hybrid position and involves regular performance of job responsibilities virtually as well as in-person at an assigned TU office location for a minimum of two days a week.

Role Overview and Core Responsibilities

1. Pre-Close: Due Diligence & Deal Formulation Technical Due Diligence: Lead deep-dive architectural assessments of target companies' infrastructure, application stacks, code quality, and data layers to identify technical debt, scalability limits, and operational risks. Target State Architecture: Define and articulate strategic options to align target companies' applications, data assets, and back-office systems with TransUnion’s global enterprise architecture and InfoSec standards. Cost Modelling & Synergy Capture: Build detailed, data-driven technology cost models during diligence, forecasting the capital expenditures (CapEx) and operational expenses (OpEx) required for migration or standalone readiness. Deal Team Collaboration: Partner closely with Corporate Development and Business Development teams to feed technology risks, integration costs, and runway synergies directly into the final financial deal valuation.
2. Post-Close: Integration, Carve-Outs, & Separation Integration Roadmap Execution: Design and execute detailed post-close technology integration schedules, transitioning targets smoothly from Day 1 readiness to full target-state operations.TSA Execution & Exit Management: Define, operationalize, and govern technology Transition Service Agreements (TSAs) for divestitures; rigorou