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Enterprise Systems Consultant
Contract type
Ongoing
Work mode
Remote · EMEA
Experience
Lead / principal · 15+ years
Job description
An Enterprise Systems Practitioner to lead technology diligence and value creation engagements for private equity investors and portfolio companies. The role assesses enterprise systems, infrastructure, managed services and business processes and translates findings into conclusions for investors and management teams.
At a glance
- Work mode
- Remote · EMEA
What you'll do
- Lead sell-side technology diligence, including evidence review, management interviews, buyer-readiness assessment, remediation priorities, and support for buyer questions.
- Lead buy-side technology diligence and assess the systems estate, infrastructure, organisation, vendors, contracts, spend, scalability, resilience, and investment requirements.
- Assess data centres, colocation, networks, identity, end-user computing, backup, disaster recovery, hybrid cloud, and the practical migration of traditional COTS systems to IaaS or limited PaaS environments.
- Assess MSP and MSSP arrangements, including service scope, pricing, contracts, service levels, operating performance, transition risk, and governance; lead provider selection or remediation when requested.
- Identify and size material one-time and recurring investments, including deferred upgrades, system replacement, infrastructure remediation, provider transition, and additional staffing or capability needs.
- Translate technical and operational findings into concise, evidence-based conclusions relevant to the investment thesis and understandable to senior non-technical stakeholders.
- Develop practical post-close systems roadmaps and, where appropriate, help clients select vendors, govern delivery, improve operating discipline, or fill an interim leadership gap.
- Work with Crosslake specialists in cybersecurity, data and AI, product and software, integration, and carve-out services when an engagement requires deeper domain expertise.
- Contribute to Crosslake methods, benchmarks, training, and service development based on operating and client experience.
What we're looking for
- At least 15 years of relevant experience in enterprise systems, IT operations, technology leadership, systems transformation, transaction advisory, or a combination of these fields.
- Experience leading multiple sell-side, buy-side, or comparable rapid technology assessments for private-equity, corporate M&A, or portfolio-company clients.
- Leadership-level knowledge across ERP and warehouse systems, PSA, CRM, and traditional infrastructure and managed services.
- Deep operating or delivery experience in at least two of those three areas.
- Direct accountability for major business-process or systems outcomes, transformation programmes, budgets, service providers, or IT operations.
- Demonstrated ability to conduct process walkthroughs and assess end-to-end business processes across multiple functions, with direct experience in several of order-to-cash, project-to-cash, procure-to-pay, record-to-report and month-end close, recruit-to-retire, warehouse and fulfilment operations, and IT service management.
- Experience selecting, implementing, upgrading, recovering, or rationalising enterprise systems, supported by a practical understanding of process and data dependencies.
- Experience with traditional and hybrid infrastructure, including data-centre or colocation environments and migrations of packaged applications to cloud infrastructure.
- Experience selecting, transitioning, managing, or materially renegotiating MSP or MSSP services.
- Strong analytical and financial judgment, including the ability to estimate one-time and recurring technology investments.
- Excellent written and verbal communication with investors, boards, executives, functional leaders, and technical teams.
- A self-directed and hands-on working style suited to fast-moving, remote client engagements.
Nice to have
- Former CIO, VP of IT, Head of Enterprise Applications, enterprise systems programme leader, technology operating partner, or senior M&A technology advisor.
- Experience in professional services, technology-enabled services, distribution, logistics, manufacturing, or other sectors where enterprise systems directly affect revenue and operational delivery.
- Experience with Salesforce and industry-relevant PSA and professional-services platforms.
- Experience with WMS and warehouse operations, with eCommerce exposure as an additional advantage.
- Experience converting diligence findings into systems roadmaps, vendor selections, implementation governance, or interim leadership assignments.
- A bachelor's degree in information systems, computer science, engineering, business, or a related field.
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About Crosslake Technologies LLC
Crosslake helps private equity investors and portfolio company leaders drive value creation through technology, combining experienced practitioners with proven frameworks, tech-enabled solutions, and objective data across diligence, transformation, growth, cybersecurity, AI, and operational execution.
Mission
Helping private equity investors and portfolio company leaders drive value creation through technology.
Key facts
- Focused on helping private equity investors and portfolio company leaders drive value creation through technology
- Combines expert practitioner judgment with proven frameworks, tech-enabled solutions, and objective data
- Works across diligence, transformation, growth, cybersecurity, AI, and operational execution
What they value
- Service
- Curiosity
- Credibility
- Commitment
- Creativity