Senior Manager, HR M&A

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree or equivalent

• 5+ years of experience in HR with broad responsibilities, such as an HR Generalist or HR Business Partner role

• 2+ years of experience in leading the talent or HR area for Mergers & Acquisition including complex, international transactions, HR M&A consulting experience at a Big 4 firm is considered a strong plus

• 3+ years of work experience in a role requiring interaction with senior leadership (e.g., VP level and above) in a multinational corporate environment

• Deep understanding of the key M&A activities for each phase of the deal life-cycle (due diligence, integration planning, signing, close, post-close)

• Experience with owning and managing sensitive employee demographic and compensation data through all phases of acquisition, focusing on data integrity, analysis and reporting

• Deep understanding of HR principles (e.g., recruiting, change management, compensation, benefits)

• Strong project management skills, including demonstrated ability to think end-to-end and manage multiple long-term projects simultaneously with tight deadlines and rapidly shifting priorities

• Excellent attention to detail, hands-on mentality, exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to influence in a global matrixed environment

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Translate the deal objectives and talent strategy into milestones, deliverables, timelines and resource needs

• Understand deal-specific M&A requirements and cross-functional interdependencies (within HR and with key partners such as IT, Finance, Payroll, Legal and Procurement)

• Build and manage detailed project management plans for M&A transactions, from due diligence to integration and manage all HR activities including resource allocations, budgets, timeframes, and interdependencies

• Lead HR due diligence for the deals within your scope applying subject matter expertise and coach or support HR Workstreams on their diligence deliverables

• Partner with HR & cross-functional teams in updating and evolving HR’s M&A strategies and manage continuous improvement projects

• Responsible for ensuring prioritization on deal specific needs and monitoring the execution risk and interdependencies across deals

• Resolve cross-functional issues and risks within the scope of the project; identify and escalate risks and issues to Sr Director HR M&A

• Develop, maintain and present materials used for updating HR, Corporate Development and Business leadership

• Lead weekly HR team meetings, maintain the risk and issue logs, assist with identifying risks or issues and mitigation measures, and create and deliver weekly status reports for the HR Leadership Team & HR deal project team

• Review and provide input on purchase agreements and disclosure schedules, presentation materials, welcome documents, and FAQs

• Define relevant post-close integration milestones and talent KPIs/metrics for measuring integration success or progress for deals within your scope

Level of Responsibility:
•    Works independently with minimal supervision.
•    Provides supervision/guidance to other team members.
•    Decision-making is significant in nature and affects work beyond immediate work group.
•    Requires verbal and written communication skills to convey complex information. May require negotiation, influence, tact, etc.
•    Works within the prescribed budgetary objectives of the department.
•    Has a moderate amount of influence over key organizational decisions (e.g., is consulted by senior leadership to make key decisions).
•    Tasks do not have defined steps; planning, problem-solving, and prioritization must occur to complete the tasks effectively.