Strategy Principal Director - Mergers & Acquisition

We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? Actually the posting includes description of Accenture, CEO Advisory, M&A group, then "Your Role" description, then "Key Responsibilities" with sub-bullets, then "Travel As needed, up to 80%" then "What you need:" with requirements, then "Bonus points if you have:" list, then compensation info, benefits, location salary ranges. We must not repeat job title as heading. Use

for section headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. But we should only include sections when posting has real specific content. So we need to map content. We have: - About the role: maybe the paragraph after "Your Role" describing role. Could be "About the role". We'll include. - Responsibilities: the "Key Responsibilities" section with bullet points. - Requirements: the "What you need:" bullet list (minimum qualifications). Could be Requirements. - Qualifications: maybe the "Bonus points if you have:" could be Qualifications or Skills. But we need to decide. The instruction: Use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can have multiple. We have "Travel As needed, up to 80%" - that's schedule? Could be Schedule. Travel requirement. So we can include Schedule heading with that sentence. Compensation: we have compensation range per location. That's Pay. Benefits: we have benefits description. Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications (maybe Skills?), Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to avoid filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present. We must preserve all substantive info. So we need to include the paragraphs about Accenture, CEO Advisory, M&A group? That is background but maybe part of About the role? The instruction: "Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it)". The job title is not given explicitly but likely "M&A Strategist" etc. We can include the introductory paragraphs as part of About the role? Probably yes. We need to strip boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. So we must remove the large EEO statement, accommodation request, etc. Also remove "Visit us at accenture.com." maybe keep? It's part of company description but not boilerplate? It's okay to keep as it's substantive? Might be considered boilerplate but it's just a link. Probably keep. We need to remove "Requesting an Accommodation", "Equal Employment Opportunity Statement", "Other Employment Statements", etc. Also remove "As required by local law..." etc? That's part of compensation description; we can keep compensation paragraph but maybe trim the legal fluff? The instruction: preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep the compensation paragraph as is, but we can remove the "As required by local law..."? That is substantive? It's legal requirement but maybe considered boilerplate? It's about compensation range disclosure. Might be considered boilerplate but it's part of the posting. The instruction says remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate. That includes legal boilerplate. So we should remove the sentence about "As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired as set forth below." Also remove "We anticipate this job posting will be posted until 10/01/2026." That's maybe not boilerplate but could be considered administrative; but it's substantive? It's a date. Might be considered not essential but it's info. The instruction says preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. The date is substantive? It's about posting duration. Might be considered not essential but it's still info. However it's not listed as boilerplate to remove. I'd keep it. But we also need to remove duplicated lines. Not seeing duplicates. Now we need to format lists. Let's extract content. Company description paragraph: "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." Then CEO Advisory description: "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." Then "Your Role" paragraph: "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." Then "Key Responsibilities" with subheadings: "Client Advisory & Project Delivery", "Thought Leadership & Business Development", "Talent Development", "GenAI-Powered M&A Innovation". Under each bullet list. We need to convert to

• for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So we can have a
  with items for each responsibility area, maybe each area as a
  • containing its description. Let's extract each: 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%". We'll put under Schedule. Now Requirements (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: (we can treat as Qualifications or Skills). Let's treat as Qualifications. List: - 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 Now Benefits: "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. See more information on our benefits here: U.S. Employee Benefits | Accenture" We should keep that sentence. Pay: Compensation paragraph: "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." Then location salary ranges list. We need to decide whether to keep the "As required by local law" sentence. It's legal boilerplate; we should remove per instruction. Also "We anticipate this job posting will be posted until 10/01/2026." Might be considered administrative but not boilerplate; but it's about posting duration. Might be okay to keep. However the instruction says remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate. The "As required by local law" is legal boilerplate; remove. The date posting maybe not boilerplate but could be considered administrative; I'd keep it as it's substantive info about posting duration. Thus Pay section: first sentence: "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." Then maybe the date sentence. Then list of location salary ranges. We need to present location salary ranges as a list (
    • ). Each line: "California $150,900 to $387,800" etc. Now Schedule: "Travel As needed, up to 80%". We'll put as a

      . Now About the role: combine the introductory paragraphs (Accenture description, CEO Advisory, Your Role) into a

      maybe multiple paragraphs. We'll keep as

      with the combined text. We must not repeat job title as heading. No job title given. Now output HTML fragment only. Let's craft. Structure:

      About the role