M&A & Private Equity Consulting Lead - IIM/ISB/MDI/FMS

About the role:

This role is for a highly driven entrepreneurial individual who will sit within the GN - M&A and Private Equity Consulting team of Accenture Strategy and will work closely with CN Industry/Functional Consulting Teams, Client Account Teams, and Global PE Consulting Leadership across different geographies to identify and convert opportunities, deliver / manage complex engagements, and rapidly build a team.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Project Delivery:

• Lead day-to-day execution of complex consulting projects for Private Equity and Corporate clients across Pre-Deal phase, Deal Execution phase and Value Creation / Scaling of Portfolio/Target companies. Ensure timely, high-quality delivery to clients through effective team management; define deliverables; prioritize and set deadlines.

2. Business Development:

• Identify and convert client opportunities by building relationships with Global PE/M&A Leadership, Client Account Teams, and Client stakeholders in PE/Corporates across geographies.
• Support RFP discussions, prepare proposal documents and deliver Client Orals working closely with Accenture Bid Managers and Client Account Leads.
• Harness extensive knowledge combined with an integrated suite of methods, people and assets to help account teams to originate new projects/extensions.

3. Practice Development:

• Contribute to the development of new assets / IP, thought capital and POVs/Offerings raising the profile of your team and the firm leading to demand generation.
• Conduct and facilitate Brown Bag sessions, direct/indirect mentoring and dissemination of knowledge to upskill fellow team members and attend trainings / get certified on emerging concepts to stay relevant in the market.

Qualification and Experience Requirements:

• MBA from a Tier 1 institute with min. 6 + years hands-on experience of working in a Private Equity or a top-tier Management Consulting firm, advising Private Equity/Corporate clients on transaction lifecycle.
• Experience of M&A Deal Advisory including Commercial Due diligence, Sector/Firm Research, Target Screening, Post Merger Integration, Separation Planning and Execution, Portfolio Value Creation, PortCo Growth Strategy, PortCo ESG Strategy, PortCo Technology Transformation, Outsourcing. Also, experience in Tech M&A, including Technology Due Diligence, Platform/Digital Due Diligence, Technology Landscape Assessment, Technology Integration, Technology Separation.
• Deep industry experience in one or more of the following industries - CMT, Financial Services, Resources, Healthcare/Life Sciences, Consumer Goods & Services or Retail.
• Experience of developing Assets, Accelerators, POV/Thought Leadership based on research.
• Ability to work independently with Entrepreneurial mindset of growing the PE/M&A Consulting team and tenacity to deliver challenging targets.