Principal Consultant - Mergers & Acquisitions, Consulting for Human Services

Join Consulting for Human Services as a Principal Consultant - Mergers & Acquisitions Consulting for Human Services (CFHS) is in need of adding to the team a Principal Consultant - Mergers & Acquisitions. This client-facing, billable role will lead and execute complex M&A engagements for nonprofit and mission-driven human services organizations. About Consulting for Human Services Consulting for Human Services (CFHS) supports nonprofit and mission-driven human services organizations through complex mergers and acquisitions, strategic growth, integration, and operational engagements. The work requires close partnership with executive leaders, boards, and cross-functional teams in high-stakes environments. About the Role The Principal Consultant will lead and execute complex merger and acquisition (M&A) engagements for nonprofit and mission-driven human services organizations. The role is primarily client-facing and is expected to consistently meet monthly billable hours targets. This leader will serve as a primary contact between CFHS and Merakey's Human Resources, Information Technology, and Legal teams, coordinating timelines, resolving issues, and aligning CFHS and Merakey processes and practices. The role requires strong judgment, discretion, project leadership, and the ability to translate complex diligence and integration work into clear, actionable recommendations. Key Responsibilities Lead and execute complex M&A and strategic growth engagements for nonprofit and mission-driven human services organizations. Serve as the day-to-day engagement lead, coordinating cross-functional teams and client executive stakeholders across operational, financial, regulatory, and organizational workstreams. Serve as a primary contact between CFHS and Merakey's Human Resources, Information Technology, and Legal teams, ensuring alignment across requests, timelines, deliverables, and practices. Lead communication across clients and internal subject matter experts, translating diligence outputs into clear recommendations and executive-ready materials. Coordinate due diligence timelines, document requests, interview schedules, findings, dependencies, and escalation points. Design and support post-transaction integration plans spanning organizational and leadership alignment, HR and workforce transitions, and process, policy, and system integration. Monitor deal flow and engagement activities to identify risks, bottlenecks, and issues that could affect transaction timelines or outcomes, and address them proactively. Develop, embed, and refine repeatable, scalable consulting processes, tools, methodologies, and frameworks that improve consistency, efficiency, and delivery quality. Develop pragmatic and innovative approaches to integration and operational challenges in ambiguous, rapidly changing, or high-pressure environments. Mentor junior consultants, interns, and project managers on process discipline, methodology application, and delivery standards, as assigned. Build consensus among clients, executive teams, boards, and cross-functional resources while navigating differing perspectives and complex trade-offs. Uphold CFHS standards for white-glove client service, responsiveness, professionalism, confidentiality, and long-term relationship building. Ensure integration and strategic operations deliverables support measurable outcomes, including synergy realization, cost optimization, and performance improvement. Contribute to proposals and statements of work, identify opportunities to expand engagement scope, and deliver additional client value. Maintain billable utilization while managing internal operational responsibilities and keeping work within agreed scope and contract parameters. What Success Requires Direct experience supporting mergers, acquisitions, affiliations, or large-scale organizational change. Strong working knowledge of due diligence, integration processes, and Human Resources. Experience working directly with CEOs, executive teams, and boards, with the ability to tailor communication across executive and frontline audiences. Strong project management and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to balance competing priorities and mobilize resources across functional teams. A high level of judgment, discretion, follow-through, situational adaptability, and confidence leading teams and clients through ambiguity. Must-Have Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Business Management, Healthcare, or a related field. 8+ years of experience as a Principal Consultant with exposure to mergers and acquisitions, including due diligence, transaction management, and post-merger integration. 5+ years of experience in mergers and acquisitions within Human Services, Healthcare, or a corporate development team. 5+ years of experience in leadership or management positions overseeing cross-functional teams, strategic initiatives, and project delivery. Strong project management and stakeholder management skills, including direct experience supporting mergers, acquisitions, affiliations, or large-scale organizational change. Ability to travel up to approximately 20%. Additional Qualifications / Experience Strong working knowledge of due diligence, integration processes, and Human Resources. Experience working directly with CEOs, executive teams, and boards. Experience in consulting, M&A advisory, or senior operational leadership roles. Ability to synthesize complex operational, human capital, and process information into coherent, actionable plans. Experience building consensus among diverse stakeholders and navigating sensitive organizational, cultural, and leadership issues. Ability to develop internal and external communication plans for executives, boards, and staff. Ability to lead teams through ambiguous, rapidly changing, and high-pressure environments with structure and confidence. High level of judgment, discretion, confidentiality, responsiveness, and follow-through. Ability to maintain billable utilization while managing internal operational responsibilities and engagement scope. Position Logistics Full-time, 40-hour role reporting to the Managing Principal. Remote role. Travel of approximately 20%. Consulting for Human Services is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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