Ventures & Acquisitions (V&A) Deal Phase Marketing + Communications (M+C) Manager

Accenture; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 116.000 - 194.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Benefits package

401(k) plan

Bonus opportunities

Paid time off

Zusammenfassung

Accenture is seeking a seasoned M+C professional to lead communications during due diligence for multiple acquisitions in the Americas. You will coordinate messaging, manage stakeholders, and guide the deal through integration handover while aligning with brand and business sponsors.

The role requires strong project management, superb written/oral communication, and experience with high-stakes, fast-paced corporate environments. This is a hybrid role within the V&A M+C team.

Qualifikationen

• Minimum of 8 years of experience in marketing and communications.
• Experience in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) would be advantageous.
• Strong written and oral communication skills; ability to present to multiple audiences.

Aufgaben

• Lead M+C workstreams during due diligence across multiple deals.
• Serve as PMO for each deal until handover to PMI lead.
• Develop and coordinate integrated communications plans; manage approvals of deliverables.

Kenntnisse

Project management

Stakeholder management

M&A experience

Senior stakeholder influence

Key messages development

Cross-functional collaboration

Fast-paced environment

Jobbeschreibung

About the V&A M+C Team

The global Ventures & Acquisitions (V&A) Marketing + Communications (M+C) team partners with Accenture’s business and M+C teams, as well as acquired companies, to deliver on acquisition strategies and business cases, foster cohesion, and inspire our teams so that we are truly better together.

About the Role

As part of Accenture’s global M+C Deal Phase team, you will lead the M+C workstream during the due diligence phase of acquisitions, including announcement communications, primarily in Americas.

Key responsibilities

• You will work across multiple deals simultaneously, serving as the overall PMO for each deal until handover to the M+C post-merger integration (PMI) lead.
• Adhering to best practices outlined in the deal phase playbook
• Ensuring disciplined project management and enforcing confidentiality
• Leading due diligence activities, including completing analyses, providing status updates, facilitating a due diligence workshop with the target company, and presenting M+C findings
• Identifying M+C teams impacted by the deal and hosting weekly status calls for each acquisition with those teams
• Engaging with deal sponsors and M+C teams to develop core messages explaining the rationale for each acquisition
• Working with the Brand team on the brand transition plan and presenting it to business sponsors
• Managing the creation of an integrated communications plan that maximizes opportunities and reduces risk, and coordinating announcement preparation
• Coordinating the approval of all communications deliverables
• Preparing the team for a seamless handover to the PMI team and identifying areas that may require specific focus during integration
• Positioning V&A M+C as a strategic expert partner that provides guidance and delivers best practices for successful M+C deal diligence and acquisition announcements

Basic Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years of experience in marketing and communications

Preferred Skills Qualifications

• Proven project management skills, with the ability to meet milestones and tight deadlines and communicate status across concurrent projects
• Managing multiple stakeholders to deliver on time and in line with best practices
• Experience in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) would be advantageous
• Managing and influencing senior stakeholders
• Developing clear, compelling key messages
• Finding and implementing solutions to complex business challenges
• Working as part of a remote/hybrid team, preferably in a global role
• Strong written and oral communication skills, with the ability to present and communicate ideas clearly and persuasively at all levels to multiple audiences
• Strong negotiation, influencing, mediation, conflict management, and executive stakeholder management skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and changing environment
• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously and prioritize workloads and activities
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to synthesize complex information
• Cultural awareness and sensitivity when working across countries
• Willingness, when needed, to participate in virtual meetings outside regular business hours to accommodate other time zones

Compensation

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 $224,600
• Colorado $94,400 to $194,100
• Connecticut $94,400 to $194,100
• District of Columbia $100,500 to $206,700
• Illinois $87,400 to $194,100
• Maine $80,400 to $165,300
• Maryland $94,400 to $194,100
• Massachusetts $94,400 to $206,700
• Minnesota $94,400 to $194,100
• New York $87,400 to $224,600
• New Jersey $100,500 to $224,600
• Ohio $87,400 to $179,700
• Virginia $87,400 to $206,700
• Washington $100,500 to $206,700

See more information on our benefits here: U.S. Employee Benefits | Accenture

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