Practice Consultant – Mergers & Acquisitions and Divestitures

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Who You'll Work With

You'll join Bain's Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) and Divestitures Practice, a global team helping clients navigate transformative portfolio decisions across the M&A lifecycle, from strategy and due diligence to merger integration and divestitures.

Our practice brings together industry expertise, innovative solutions, and deep market insights to help clients make informed decisions and achieve lasting results. You'll collaborate with Bain partners, industry experts, regional teams, and solution leaders across the globe to develop and share insights that shape our thinking and strengthen our client impact.

Where You'll Fit Within the Team

This is not a typical client-facing consulting role. As a member of our M&A and Divestitures Practice, you'll play a key role in developing Bain's thought leadership, intellectual property, and innovative solutions across the M&A lifecycle.

You'll help shape our perspectives on the trends transforming global industries, contribute to our flagship Global M&A Report, and develop practical tools and insights that support our consulting teams and clients.

This role offers the opportunity to combine rigorous research and analysis with creative problem-solving, commercial thinking, and collaboration with senior stakeholders across Bain's global network.

What You'll Do:

• Develop Bain's global M&A thought leadership
  • Contribute to Bain's annual Global M&A Report, working closely with authors and industry experts to develop insights across sectors and markets.
  • Conduct primary and secondary research on M&A trends, market developments, and best practices, translating findings into clear, actionable recommendations.
  • Collaborate with Bain's Capability Network and industry teams to develop compelling perspectives on emerging opportunities and challenges.
  • Support focused research and content development initiatives, bringing together data, analysis, and strategic insights.
  • Manage project timelines and deliverables to ensure high-quality thought leadership is developed and published on schedule.
• Support innovation across Bain's M&A solutions
  • Help develop and enhance our M&A solutions, including M&A Strategy and Capability, Corporate Due Diligence, and Merger Integration.
  • Translate client needs and market insights into improvements to our intellectual property, analytical approaches, and client offerings.
  • Contribute to the development of industry-specific materials, digital tools, and AI-enabled solutions that strengthen client outcomes.
  • Support consulting teams with relevant expertise, research, and tailored materials for client engagements.
  • Collaborate on commercial opportunities, proposals, and project mobilization, ensuring teams have access to the most relevant insights and resources.
• Drive marketing and commercial enablement
  • Develop compelling client presentations, proposal materials, and commercial content that communicate Bain's latest perspectives on M&A.
  • Support the global distribution of the Global M&A Report and other thought leadership through internal communications, webinars, and knowledge-sharing initiatives.
  • Contribute content for external marketing channels, including social media, client webinars, and executive speaking engagements.
  • Work with practice leaders and marketing teams to amplify Bain's expertise and strengthen engagement with clients and industry audiences.

About You

We're looking for an analytical, curious, and collaborative professional who enjoys translating complex information into compelling insights and practical solutions.

Experience and qualifications

• 5–8 years of professional services experience with an undergraduate degree, or 4–5 years of experience with an MBA or master's degree.
• Experience, expertise, or strong interest in strategy and mergers and acquisitions.
• Strong analytical, research, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to develop clear recommendations from complex information.
• Demonstrated ability to independently manage workstreams from initial research through final delivery.

Skills and capabilities

• Excellent written communication and presentation skills, with the ability to translate research and analysis into compelling, publication-ready thought leadership and client materials.
• Strong commercial awareness and the ability to develop high-quality proposal and marketing content that supports business development.
• Confidence collaborating with diverse stakeholders, including senior leaders, consulting teams, and specialist professionals.
• Ability to lead productive small-group meetings, contribute effectively to senior-level discussions, and communicate recommendations with clarity.
• Familiarity with digital and AI tools, with curiosity about how emerging technologies can improve research, analysis, and solution development.
• A continuous improvement mindset, with the ability to apply lessons learned and identify opportunities to enhance ways of working.
• A collaborative approach and demonstrated ability to coach, motivate, and support junior colleagues.

Additional requirements

• Fluency in English.
• Flexibility to collaborate with colleagues across global time zones.
• Ability to meet in-office requirements: 3x/week in office.

About Us

Bain & Company is a global consultancy that helps the world's most ambitious change makers define the future. Across 61 offices in 38 countries, we work alongside our clients as one team with a shared ambition to achieve extraordinary results, outperform the competition and redefine industries.

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