Corporate Development Manager

About This Role

The Corporate Development team is responsible for identifying, executing, and integrating inorganic growth opportunities that advance the firm's strategic objectives. This manager role involves deal structuring, coordinating due diligence, negotiating, developing business cases, performing valuations, and leading post-merger integration. The successful candidate will lead the mobilization of front and back-office teams, establish governance frameworks, and design operating and integration models for acquired firms.

Responsibilities

• Participate in merger and acquisition (M&A) pipeline development
• Evaluate and summarize M&A prospect information discovered through marketing materials, public filings, meetings and 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

Requirements

• 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

Nice to have:

• 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 skills
• Proficiency with AI tools and creation of AI Agents
• Excellent analytical, writing, and verbal 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

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage
• 401(k) plan
• Bonus opportunities
• Paid holidays
• Paid time off

Important Details

• Application deadline: 1 November 2026
• Travel Expectations: up to 35%
• Locations: California; Colorado; Connecticut; District of Columbia; Illinois; Maine; Maryland; Massachusetts; Minnesota; New York; New Jersey; Ohio; Virginia; Washington

About the Company

Accenture is recognized as one of the World’s Best Workplaces™. With more than 775,000 people, it helps stakeholders continuously reinvent by delivering on the promise of technology and human ingenuity. The company drives positive change and delivers value to clients, partners, shareholders, communities, and each other. Accenture sees well-being holistically, supporting its people’s physical, mental, and financial health, and provides opportunities to keep skills relevant through certifications, learning, and diverse work experiences.