Corporate Development Manager

1000 Accenture LLP Company; New York (NY); On-site; USD 87,000 - 266,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus opportunities

401(k) plan

Medical, dental, vision

Job summary

Accenture seeks a manager to join the North America Corporate Development team. You will own the end‑to‑end deal lifecycle, from origination through integration, working with senior leadership to identify, evaluate, model, negotiate and close inorganic growth opportunities.

You will lead cross‑functional workstreams, develop financial analyses, and coordinate due diligence while leveraging AI tools to drive efficiency and value across the enterprise.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in Business Operations or Finance at a large corporation.
• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience leading a team.
• Exposure to M&A activity and strong cross-functional awareness.
• Excellent Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel skills; proficient with AI tools.

Responsibilities

• Participate in M&A pipeline development and drive deal lifecycle.
• Evaluate prospect information from diverse sources and prepare summaries.
• Develop financial models (DCF, accretion/dilution, comps) and valuations.
• Coordinate with management and Investment Committee materials.
• Lead negotiations and stakeholder management across go-to-market, HR, Finance, and Legal.
• Present findings to Senior Leadership and manage multiple workstreams.

Skills

Program management

AI tools

AI agents

PowerPoint

Excel

Analytical skills

Verbal communication

Leadership

Teamwork

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

PowerPoint

Excel

AI tools

Job description

Accenture, coined by Bloomberg as “World’s most acquisitive firm”, is seeking a highly qualified professional to join the North America Corporate Development (Corp Dev) team as a manager. The Corp Dev team is responsible for identifying, executing and integrating inorganic growth opportunities that advance the Firm's strategic objectives. This team directly works with Senior Leadership and is accountable for all elements of the deal lifecycle from origination through integration of an acquisition.

Responsibilities

• Participate in merger and acquisition (M&A) pipeline development
• Evaluate and summarize M&A prospect information discovered through marketing materials, public filings, meetings & calls, and various other sources
• Develop and oversee financial models to evaluate a target's financial projections and perform comprehensive financial valuations involving discounted cash flow, accretion dilution, and comparable company/transaction analysis
• Compile summary materials for internal management and Investment Committee approval
• Perform industry and financial analysis leading to investment recommendations
• Develop a negotiation strategy and lead relevant negotiation efforts
• Present to Senior Leadership
• Lead workshops across the deal lifecycle ensuring relevant objectives are achieved
• Actively lead and manage various internal and external stakeholders
• Program Management including: Due Diligence efforts amongst internal and external parties
• Meeting Coordination: development of agenda, minutes, and follow-up on actions
• Workplan management across all Workstreams (e.g., Go-to-Market, HR, Finance, Procurement, Legal, Tax, Workplace)
• Milestone tracking (delayed, at risk, on track)
• Document PMI progress, prepare Status Reports for PMI Status Meetings with Workstream leads and PMI Leadership Meetings with Sponsoring Accenture Organization and acquired Company
• Participate in the development of Intellectual Property, including AI Agents, lessons learned, best practices, briefing decks, and templates

Basic Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in Business Operations or Finance at a large corporation
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Minimum of 3 years of experience leading a team

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure to M&A activity
• Evidence of excellence in previous employment positions
• A good understanding of cross‑functional corporate operations (e.g., Business Operations, Finance, HR)
• Excellent Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel Skills
• Strong program management skillsProficiency with AI tools and creation of AI Agents
• Excellent analytical, writing, and verbal skills

Professional Skills

• Ability to work on complex projects in a multicultural environment
• Ability to establish strong relationships and trust with executives
• Independent problem‑solving skills
• Professional maturity and personal integrity
• Strong work ethic
• Proficiency in English both verbal and written
• Demonstrated leadership in a professional setting
• Demonstrated teamwork and collaboration in a professional setting
• Initiative to reinvent processes and tools using AI

Compensation and Benefits

Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired as set forth below. We anticipate this job posting will be posted until 11/1/2026. 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.

Annual Salary Range

• California $94,400 to $266,300
• Colorado $94,400 to $230,000
• Connecticut $94,400 to $230,000
• District of Columbia $100,500 to $245,000
• Illinois $87,400 to $230,000
• Maine $80,400 to $196,000
• Maryland $94,400 to $230,000
• Massachusetts $94,400 to $245,000
• Minnesota $94,400 to $230,000
• New York $87,400 to $266,300
• New Jersey $100,500 to $266,300
• Ohio $87,400 to $213,000
• Virginia $87,400 to $245,000
• Washington $100,500 to $245,000

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent‑and innovation‑led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities. Visit us at www.accenture.com

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