Associate Director, HR Mergers & Acquisitions

• Lead and coordinate the HR workstream for acquisitions, divestitures, and service outsourcing transactions
• Advise business leaders and functional stakeholders strategically on HR aspects of deals
• Partner with Corporate Development, Legal, and Finance to shape deal strategy
• Provide input to business cases, risk assessments, HR budget planning, deal valuation, and contractual needs
• Lead HR deliverables across Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards, Payroll, ELR, HR Services, and Workday throughout the deal cycle
• Conduct due diligence and translate client requirements into executable HR integration solutions
• Ensure HR readiness for client transitions, including co-determination, onboarding, and compliance
• Support leadership alignment and organizational change management
• Identify and manage people-related risks and ensure compliance with local laws
• Create short- and long-term solutions for integration challenges and gaps
• Continuously improve the operating model and update the formal HR M&A playbook

Requirements

• Growth mindset and change-agent capability
• Ability to manage multiple complex, high-profile projects simultaneously on tight timelines
• Excellent communication, stakeholder-management, influencing, and executive-presence skills
• Ability to simplify complex issues into clear options and recommendations
• Business acumen and understanding of HR impacts on deal dynamics and business performance
• Strong understanding of HR operating models and global employment practices
• Experience working with multiple countries
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional and global teams
• Employee-experience focus
• Organized and detail-oriented
• Experience with Workday, HR analytics, and project-management tools
• Proven seasoned subject-matter expertise in HRBD work, including due diligence, valuation and contracting analysis, and integration solutions
• Experience with total rewards programs and/or HR generalist, employee-relations, or works-council exposure
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field preferred
• 8+ years in HR roles with exposure to core HR processes such as compensation, payroll, or employee relations preferred
• Experience leading HRBD/M&A at a global public company preferred

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in leading HR workstreams for acquisitions and divestitures, with a strong focus on compliance, integration solutions, and stakeholder management. Proven ability to manage complex projects and provide strategic HR guidance to enhance business performance.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• HR Workstream Leadership
• Stakeholder Management
• Workday Proficiency
• HR Due Diligence Expertise
• Global HR Operating Models

Hard Skills

• HR Analytics
• Project Management
• Total Rewards Programs
• Employee Relations
• Compensation
• Payroll
• Integration Solutions
• Valuation Analysis
• Contracting Analysis
• Change Management

Soft Skills

• Excellent Communication
• Influencing Skills
• Organized
• Detail-Oriented
• Growth Mindset

Industry Keywords

• M&A
• HRBD
• Global Employment Practices
• Employee Experience
• Co-Determination

Tools & Technologies

• Workday
• HR Project Management Tools