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Power Platform Automation Engineer
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There is never a typical day at Accenture, but that’s why we love it here! This is an extraordinary opportunity to build a rewarding career at Accenture Strategy & Consulting. Working in highly collaborative teams for world-leading clients, we’ll nurture your talent in an inclusive culture that values diversity. Whatever your work and life goals, we’ll help you achieve them. Sooner.
Join Accenture Strategy & Consulting and thrive in a digitally driven, innovation-led environment where you can help clients shift to the New using leading-edge technologies on some of the coolest projects you can imagine.
WORK YOU’LL DO
As a Power Platform Automation Engineer, you will be responsible for designing and implementing automation solutions that transform and streamline business processes across industries.
Main Responsibilities:
- Act as the bridge between business and technology, translating business needs into functional solutions using Microsoft Power Platform.
- Design, build, and maintain automated workflows and applications with Power Automate and Power Apps.
- Develop custom components using Dataverse, connectors, APIs, and Azure services as needed.
- Produce clear documentation for solutions, including design specifications, process flows, and user manuals.
- Troubleshoot and optimize existing automation solutions.
- Participate in testing cycles (UAT, pre-UAT) and provide support during deployment and hypercare.
- Apply structured change management to implement updates and enhancements.
READY TO STEP INTO THE NEW?
At Accenture, you’ll have the opportunity to work with global clients, the latest technologies, and a vibrant community of experts. You’ll help shape the future of work through innovation, intelligence, and automation. If you're passionate about Microsoft Power Platform and want to deliver impact through intelligent automation, we’d love
Role: Separation Management Office Lead
Level: Senior Manager
Location: London (with travel as required)
Role Overview
We are seeking a highly experienced Separation Management Office (SMO) Lead to join our newly established Transformation Office within the Strategy & Consulting division. This individual sits at the intersection of M&A and Enterprise Transformation, driving successful separations across some of the largest global transactions.
The SMO Lead will possess a deep understanding of the full M&A lifecycle and will engage directly with C-suite and Board-level stakeholders on both buy-side and sell-side mandates. They will bring hands-on experience across diligence, separation planning, TSA drafting and negotiation, Day 1 and Day 100 readiness, and full SMO delivery leadership. Platform experience in SAP, Oracle and/or Workday is desirable.
Key Responsibilities
Separation Management Office Leadership
- Lead the SMO on large-scale transactions, providing end-to-end programme governance across all separation workstreams
- Own integrated planning, critical path management, and interdependency tracking across Technology, Data, Finance, HR, Legal, and Commercial workstreams
- Define and manage programme tooling and establish reporting cadences for senior stakeholders
- Own the RAID log, escalation protocols, and risk management framework throughout the separation lifecycle
- Lead Value Management and Definition activities, including benefits realisation tracking and value leakage prevention
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Deal Lead (Small to Mid-Size Transactions)
- Carry end-to-end accountability for the successful separation of a divesting entity, from signing through to TSA exit
- Act as the primary client relationship owner, maintaining senior-level trust across both RemainCo and NewCo leadership
Day 1 & Day 100 Readiness
- Lead cutover planning, go/no-go governance, and Day 1 readiness tracking across all workstreams
- Define and execute the post-close stabilisation plan through to steady-state operations
- Manage hypercare period governance and issue resolution to ensure continuity of business operations
Separation Strategy & Budget
- Work with senior leaders on both buy and sell side to develop and cost separation approach options, including assessment of technical architecture alternatives
- Identify and quantify stranded costs for RemainCo; develop and track the stranded cost elimination plan
- Support the development of auditable carve-out P&Ls and standalone cost models for diligence and separation budgeting purposes
Separation Planning
- Develop the integrated separation plan across all aspects of the deal, with particular specialism in:
- Technology: application landscape separation, infrastructure decommission, network and identity management
- Data: data boundary definition, data migration planning and execution, data cleansing and quality
- Business Readiness: operational cutover, change management, and employee communications
TSA Drafting & Negotiation
- Lead the development of Technology and Data Transition Service Agreements (TSAs)
- Provide knowledgeable advice on negotiation approach, cost modelling, and exit planning for TSA workstreams
- Manage TSA governance post-close, tracking delivery obligations and exit milestones
Practice Development & Business Development
- Contribute to the development of the M&A practice through creation of offerings, playbooks, tools, and accelerators
- Support origination and proposal development, including responding to RFPs and shaping new opportunities
- Build and maintain senior client relationships, acting as a trusted advisor beyond the immediate transaction
- Mentor and develop junior team members, contributing to a high-performance separation delivery community
Diligence (Preferred)
- Lead commercial and/or technical diligence to support clients in the assessment of a target asset
- Provide rapid assessment of separation complexity, TSA requirements, and standalone cost estimates to inform deal valuation
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Stakeholder Landscape
The SMO Lead will operate across a complex stakeholder ecosystem, engaging regularly with:
- C-suite and Board: CDIO, CFO, CEO, on both RemainCo and NewCo sides
- PE Sponsors: reporting into deal teams, supporting sponsor-level decision-making
- Third-Party Vendors & System Integrators: managing delivery obligations during separation
- Functional Workstream Leads: Technology, Finance, HR, Legal, Procurement, Commercial
Experience & Skills
Essential
- Significant experience leading separation programmes as an SMO or IMO Lead on large-scale M&A transactions
- Demonstrable experience across the full deal lifecycle: diligence, separation planning, TSA management, Day 1 readiness, and post-close stabilisation
- Deep expertise in technology and data separation, including network, application, and identity workstreams
- Track record of managing stranded costs, carve-out financials, and standalone cost modelling
- Strong executive presence with the ability to advise and influence C-suite stakeholders
- Experience on both buy-side and sell-side mandates across corporate and PE-backed transactions
Highly Desirable
- Platform experience in one or more of: SAP S/4HANA, SAP ECC, Oracle ERP, Workday
- Experience across deal types including spin-offs, JV dissolutions, partial divestments, and IPO carve-out readiness
- Exposure to cyber and network separation
- Experience working with PE sponsors (e.g. Blackstone, KKR, HG Capital) or investment banks in a deal advisory capacity
- Experience leading NewCo establishment activities, including legal entity design and contract novation
Deal Types & Contexts
Candidates should ideally bring experience across one or more of the following transaction structures:
- Corporate divestitures and carve-outs
- Private equity-backed separations and portfolio company transformation
- Spin-offs and demergers
- Joint venture dissolutions
- Partial divestments and asset sales
- Dual-track processes (IPO / trade sale)
- IPO carve-out readiness
About The Practice
Accenture's M&A & Transformation practice advises the world's leading organisations on their most complex and high-stakes transactions. Our Transformation Office brings together deep M&A expertise with enterprise transformation capabilities - combining technology, data, finance, people, and operating model knowledge to deliver separations and integrations that create lasting value.
We work with global corporates, sovereign wealth funds, and leading private equity sponsors across every major industry sector. Our team operates at the forefront of AI-enabled transformation, bringing next-generation tools and accelerators to bear on the most complex separation challenges.
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