Infrastructure SME - Principal Consultant

As an Infrastructure SME, you will perform the following tasks.

• Lead infrastructure assessments and planning during pre-deal due diligence and post-deal integration/separation for retail, CPG and logistics clients
• Define and deliver infrastructure strategy aligned with business goals and operational continuit
• Develop Day1, Day 2 readiness plans and execution roadmaps for infrastructure transitions
• Design and implement infrastructure solutions across data centres, cloud platforms, networks, and end-user computing.
• Evaluate legacy systems and recommend modernization or rationalization strategies.
• Ensure scalability, performance, and resilience of infrastructure during transitions.
• Address seasonal scalability, logistics network dependencies, and consumer data privacy requirements.
• Identify infrastructure risks and mitigation strategies during M&A lifecycle.
• Ensure compliance with industry regulations (e.g., GDPR, PCI-DSS) and internal IT policies.
• Support Transition Service Agreements (TSAs) and vendor contract reviews.
• Collaborate with business leaders, IT teams, and external advisors to align infrastructure strategy with deal objectives.
• Present findings, recommendations, and progress updates to senior stakeholders and executive sponsors.

• Have a broad business skill set including stakeholder management, problem-solving, and resilience

• Have experience in gathering, validating, synthesizing, documenting, and communicating data and information for a range of audiences

• Have excellent interpersonal skills and strong written and verbal communication skills in country's official language(s) (C2 proficiency) and English (C2 proficiency), project-related mobility/willingness to travel

• Have prior consulting experience in top-tier firms or large-scale transformation programs.

• Have experience working with retail ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle), logistics platforms, and POS systems.

• Have exposure to infrastructure automation, CMDB tools (e.g., ServiceNow), and hybrid cloud environments. Qualifications:

• 12+ years of experience in IT infrastructure, with 5+ years in M&A-related projects.

• Strong domain knowledge in Retail, CPG, and Logistics infrastructure environments.

• Proven experience in infrastructure integration/separation across global enterprise landscapes.

• Expertise in cloud migration, network architecture, data centre operations, and workplace technologies.

• Experience with IT due diligence, TSA (Transition Service Agreements), carve-out planning and execution.

• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.

• Certifications such as TOGAF, ITIL, Azure/AWS Architect are highly desirable. Given that this is just a short snapshot of the role we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet all the requirements listed above. We are looking for team members who strive to make an impact and are eager to learn. If this sounds like you and you feel you have the skills and experience required, then please apply now.

You want to boost your career and collaborate with expert, talented colleagues to solve and deliver against our clients' most important challenges? We are growing and are looking for people to join our team. You'll be part of an entrepreneurial, high-growth environment of 300.000 employees. Our dynamic organization allows you to work across functional business pillars, contributing your ideas, experiences, diverse thinking, and a strong mindset. Are you ready?, Our CRL (Consumer Goods, retail & Logistics) practice helps some of the largest global firms and most recognizable local brands solve their biggest challenges in today's age of constant disruption. With diverse services spanning growth strategy and new product innovation, to omni-channel customer experience, supply chain resiliency and AI-driven new business models, we help clients shape and achieve their growth agenda for a sustainable future. We transform traditional organizations to digitally centric business models and drive new revenue streams.