Mergers & Acquisition Strategy Manager
Accenture · Chicago, United States +9 · 1d ago
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Accenture Strategy combines deep industry knowledge, cutting-edge analytics, and bold insights to help clients navigate disruption and shape the future. We enable executives to maintain operational excellence while pivoting swiftly to new growth opportunities. Known for our speed and execution, we deliver competitive agility through transformative business and technology strategies.
Within Accenture Strategy, our Transaction Advisory (TA) group focuses on helping clients achieve the full potential of deals—both corporate and private equity—from idea inception to execution and value capture.
Your Role
We’re seeking an M&A strategist to help clients unlock value through mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, and alliances. You will partner with senior executives to define deal strategy, assess market opportunities, and design integration or separation plans that deliver measurable business results. You will lead M&A workstreams and ensure high-quality delivery across the deal lifecycle—from target screening to due diligence, integration planning, and post-deal value realization.
Key Responsibilities
Client M&A Engagements
Lead workstreams across M&A engagements: deal framing, target screening, due diligence, integration planning, joint venture development, carve-out, and divestiture planning.
Apply rigorous analysis to identify, quantify, and validate value creation opportunities, translating findings into actionable recommendations.
Team Leadership & Talent Development
Lead and inspire teams of strategy consultants, ensuring delivery excellence and fostering a high-performance culture.
Mentor and coach junior team members to grow their M&A expertise and consulting capabilities.
Foster collaboration across cross-functional and geographically dispersed teams.
Thought Leadership & Business Development
Contribute to Accenture’s M&A thought leadership agenda through insights, articles, and market perspectives.
Support go-to-market initiatives and pipeline pursuits, including opportunity identification, proposal development, and client presentations.
GenAI-Powered M&A Innovation
Leverage GenAI tools to accelerate M&A value realization, from market scans to integration planning.
Support the design and adoption of AI-augmented frameworks, playbooks, and performance measurement tools to strengthen and future-proof M&A execution.
Travel
As needed, could be up to 80%
- Here's what your need:Bachelor’s degree Minimum of four years of relevant experience in strategy consulting, corporate development, investment banking, or private equity, with a focus on M&A. Bonus points if you have:MBA or advanced degree in strategy, finance, or related field Experience with synergy modeling, transaction cost analysis, and value capture planning. Exposure to AI/GenAI tools and their application in strategic or M&A-related contexts. Technology / IT M&A functional experience (e.g., IT due diligence, integration/separation planning, IT TSA design; application portfolio rationalization; ERP carve-outs, cybersecurity risk assessment; IT cost & synergy modeling) Strong quantitative analysis skills, including financial analysis, competitive intelligence, and market analysis. Proven M&A lifecycle experience: strategy, diligence, integration/separation, carve-outs, synergy planning. Experience leading workstreams and contributing to client relationship development. Strong communication, presentation, and executive presence skills. Ability to operate effectively in fast-paced, ambiguous environments with multiple priorities. Experience collaborating across deal ecosystems: bankers, legal advisors, target leadership, operational executives. Sector expertise in relevant industries (e.g., technology, energy, consumer, industrials).
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We anticipate this job posting will be posted until 10/05/2026.
Accenture offers a market competitive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) plan, bonus opportunities, paid holidays, and paid time off. See more information on our benefits here: U.S. Employee Benefits | Accenture
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California $87,400 to $253,000
Colorado $87,400 to $253,000
Connecticut $87,400 to $253,000
District of Columbia $87,400 to $253,000
Illinois $87,400 to $253,000
Maine $87,400 to $253,000
Maryland $87,400 to $253,000
Massachusetts $87,400 to $253,000
Minnesota $87,400 to $253,000
New York $87,400 to $253,000
New Jersey $87,400 to $253,000
Ohio $87,400 to $253,000
Virginia $87,400 to $253,000
Washington $87,400 to $253,000
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