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

About This Role

Leading the marketing and communications workstream during the due diligence phase of acquisitions, primarily in the Americas, is the core of this role. This position is part of Accenture's global Marketing and Communications Deal Phase team and involves managing multiple deals simultaneously, serving as the overall PMO for each deal until handover to the post-merger integration lead.

Responsibilities

• Adhere to best practices outlined in the deal phase playbook
• Ensure disciplined project management and enforce confidentiality
• Lead due diligence activities, including completing analyses, providing status updates, facilitating a due diligence workshop with the target company, and presenting Marketing and Communications findings
• Identify Marketing and Communications teams impacted by the deal and host weekly status calls for each acquisition with those teams
• Engage with deal sponsors and Marketing and Communications teams to develop core messages explaining the rationale for each acquisition
• Work with the Brand team on the brand transition plan and present it to business sponsors
• Manage the creation of an integrated communications plan that maximizes opportunities and reduces risk, and coordinate announcement preparation
• Coordinate the approval of all communications deliverables
• Prepare the team for a seamless handover to the PMI team and identify areas that may require specific focus during integration
• Position Ventures & Acquisitions Marketing and Communications as a strategic expert partner that provides guidance and delivers best practices for successful Marketing and Communications deal diligence and acquisition announcements

Requirements

• Minimum of 8 years of experience in marketing and communications
• 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