Strategy Principal Director - Mergers & Acquisition

Accenture PLC; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 151,000 - 388,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

401(k) plan

Bonus opportunities

Paid holidays and PTO

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a seasoned M&A strategist to lead advisory engagements across the deal lifecycle, from target screening to integration. You will guide C-suite executives on growth, portfolio transformation, and value creation using GenAI, with responsibility for client relationships and deal theses.

You will oversee multi-disciplinary teams, drive business development, and shape AI-augmented playbooks to strengthen M&A execution, with travel up to 80% as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum 12 years in strategy consulting, corporate development, investment banking, or private equity with M&A focus.
• At least 5 years of origination, qualification, and closing of opportunities; involvement in proposals and BD activities.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage end-to-end M&A engagements from deal framing to integration/separation planning.
• Advise Fortune 500/FTSE executives on transactions, transformation, and value creation.
• Develop go-to-market offerings and drive pipeline from origination to signature.
• Mentor teams and foster a high-performance culture; oversee talent development.
• Embed GenAI into M&A workflows to accelerate target ID, diligence synthesis, and integration planning.

Skills

M&A strategy

Financial analysis

Executive presence

Deal origination

GenAI applications

Client relationships

Industry knowledge

Strategic storytelling

Education

Bachelor’s degree

MBA or advanced degree

Tools

GenAI tools

Job description

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 accenture.com.

CEO Advisory 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 CEO Advisory, our Mergers and Acquisitions 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 a seasoned strategist who thrives across the M&A lifecycle—bringing innovation, sound judgment, and a passion for applying GenAI to unlock value at every stage of the deal. You will lead teams to help C-suite executives shape and execute growth, portfolio, and transformation strategies enabled by M&A. You’ll own client relationships, drive deal theses, quantify value creation, and orchestrate integration and separation programs that deliver measurable results.

Key Responsibilities

Client Advisory & Project Delivery

• Serve as a trusted advisor to C-suite leaders in Fortune 500 and FTSE companies, advising on strategic transactions, transformation, and value creation.

• Oversee full-scope M&A engagements: deal framing, target screening, due diligence, integration planning, joint venture development, carve-out and divestiture planning.

• Ensure each engagement delivers on value creation targets, risk mitigation, and strategic alignment.

Thought Leadership & Business Development

• Represent Accenture in the market through published insights, conference speaking, and industry panels.

• Collaborate with Accenture’s global M&A and industry teams to shape go-to-market offerings.

• Drive pipeline opportunities from origination to signed contract and delivery, leveraging capabilities and offerings across Accenture.

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.

GenAI-Powered M&A Innovation

• Embed GenAI into M&A workflows—accelerating target identification, synthesizing diligence findings, guiding integration planning, and enabling post-merger capability building.

• Design and implement AI-augmented frameworks, playbooks, and performance measurement tools to strengthen and future-proof M&A execution.

Travel

• As needed, up to 80%

re's what you need:

• Bachelor’s degree

• Minimum of 12 years of relevant experience in strategy consulting, corporate development, investment banking, or private equity, with significant M&A focus

• Minimum of 5 years of experience originating, qualifying, and closing new opportunities—including developing proposals and engaging in business development activities.

Bonus points if you have:

• MBA or advanced degree in strategy, finance, or related field preferred.

• Deep knowledge of at least one major industry (e.g., Technology, Consumer Goods, Life Sciences, Energy, Financial Services).

• Proven application of AI/GenAI tools in strategic or M&A-related contexts.

• Established network within Corporate Development, Banking, or Private Equity (VP-level and above).

• 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.

• Deep M&A lifecycle experience: strategy, due diligence, integration/separation planning, carve-outs, joint ventures.

• Proven success managing senior client relationships and delivering high-value outcomes.

• Strong communication, presentation, and executive presence skills.

• Experience with synergy modeling, transaction cost analysis, and value capture planning.

• Ability to operate effectively in fast-paced, ambiguous environments with multiple priorities.

• Experience collaborating across deal ecosystems: bankers, legal advisors, target leadership, operational executives.

• Track record in identifying and executing on divestiture, acquisition, or alliance opportunities.

• Proven track record leading M&A strategy engagements from inception through execution with measurable client impact

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 10/01/2026.

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