Mergers & Acquisitions Human Capital Manager

About This Role

This role will manage and deliver complex client engagements focused on Mergers & Acquisitions Human Capital, providing comprehensive end-to-end support for HR strategies, integration, and transformation. The manager will identify client business issues, develop innovative solutions, and ensure exceptional delivery while fostering strong client and team relationships.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver small or components of large, complex client engagements identifying, designing, and implementing creative business and technology solutions for large companies
• Provide service excellence by identifying key client business issues, determining client needs, and evaluating and validating analysis
• Develop recommendations for the client in the context of the overall engagement
• Implement and oversee the quality of deliverables and effectively manage the team and day-to-day relationships to ensure exceptional performance
• Participate in the development and presentation of proposals for business development activities
• Assist in the implementation of change management strategies and cultural alignment related to M&A
• Lead the integration of HR Functions including HR Systems, Service Delivery, Total Rewards, Payroll, Leadership Development, and Talent Strategies
• Imagine and transform the composition and capabilities of the workforce to match future needs, delivering end-to-end transformations of workforce programs, services and processes
• Assist in the development of organizational design to enable future-state strategy, supporting the design of combined/separated operating models and facilitating workforce transition processes
• Support workshops, large meetings, or presentations to senior leaders and execute project plans managing to deadlines

Requirements

• Experience supporting and/or delivering at least 4 M&A Human Capital projects, including restructuring, enterprise cost reduction, due diligence, assessment of transaction risks, target screening, integration planning and execution, and/or post-merger integration
• 6+ years experience developing HR transaction strategy and subsequently delivering on that strategy
• 6+ years experience working in HR functions & processes, with experience in one or more of the following areas: HR Strategy, HR Employee Experience, HR Operating Models, HR Mergers & Acquisition (M&A), HR Outsourcing Advisory, and HR Technology
• Experience assisting in business development and/or writing proposals for consulting work
• Experience leading current/future state road mapping, requirements gathering workshops, running labs, and/or facilitating meetings
• Experience leading vendor selection including RFPs, RFIs, scoring and evaluating products and services
• Ability to travel up to 50%
• Legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 6+ years consulting and/or industry experience including change management initiatives, communications development, organizational design and development, HR strategy or operations, and /or talent solutions; alternatively, an MBA with 4+ year relevant work experience
• 6+ years consulting and/or industry experience with change management, communications, organizational design, HR strategy or operations, and/or talent solutions, or 4+ years relevant work experience with an MBA.

Nice to Have

• MBA or graduate degree in HR or Organizational Behavior
• Actuarial exams or designation, other HR credentials (CCP, GRP, CEMS, CMS, etc.)
• 7+ years of experience with Human Capital Mergers and Acquisitions, restructuring and/or enterprise cost reduction
• Experience in HR, Consulting, and/or Corporate Communications
• Experience performing Human Capital due diligence and post-deal integration / separation activities
• Experience in financial statement and operations analytics
• Demonstrated strong business acumen and ability to work effectively across teams, levels and varying cultures
• Strong oral and written communication skills and presentation skills (MS PowerPoint)
• Data analysis skills (MS Excel, Tableau, or SQL) and report writing
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to exercise mature judgment

Skills

* Required skills