People in Deals (M&A HR) Senior Manager

PwC; Toronto; On-site; CAD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

PwC Canada's Deals team seeks a Senior Manager to help clients manage people and organizational workstreams across mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, carve-outs and transformations. You will design and implement workforce strategies supporting successful integrations and separations while enabling business continuity and value creation.

You will lead HR due diligence, integration, separation and transition efforts across complex deals, while developing talent retention plans, leadership

Qualifications

• Experience advising senior leadership on the people implications of mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, carve-outs, integrations and transformations.
• Leads HR due diligence, HR integration, separation, and workforce transition initiatives across complex transactions.
• Develops talent retention strategies, leadership continuity plans, employee communications, and change management programs.
• Manages strategic client relationships while delivering high-quality outcomes across multiple engagements.
• Functions as a trusted advisor to executive leadership on people, workforce, and organizational matters.
• Evaluates workforce-related risks, opportunities, synergies and value creation initiatives.
• Supports business development through client relationships, proposals and pursuit activities.

Responsibilities

• HR integration and separation
• HR operating model design
• Organization design
• Talent retention
• Change management and communication
• Culture integration
• HR due diligence
• Workforce synergies and cost optimization

Skills

HR due diligence

HR integration

Organizational design

Talent retention

Change management

Employee communications

Client relationships

Proposal development

Leadership coaching

Diversity & inclusion

Job description

Line of Service Advisory

Industry/Sector Not Applicable

Specialism Delivering Deal Value

Management Level Senior Manager

Job Description & Summary

At PwC, our people in deals focus on providing strategic advice and support to clients in areas such as mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, and restructuring. They help clients navigate complex transactions and maximise value in their business deals.

Those in deal integration and valuation realisation at PwC will focus on assisting clients in successfully integrating acquisitions and maximising the value of their investments. You will be responsible for conducting valuations, financial analysis, and developing strategies for post-merger integration.

A career within Delivering Deal Value (DDV) will provide you with the opportunity to help clients achieve maximum value on their deal transactions by solving transformational and other complex challenges. We focus on all operational aspects of a transaction - pre- and post-close - including pre-deal and functional due diligence, enterprise-wide integrations, and complex divestitures, carve-outs and separations. Our work spans across a wide range of functional and cross-functional areas, within diverse sectors and industries.

As a DDV Senior Manager, you will join a dynamic team of problem solvers dedicated to helping clients navigate complex business challenges - from strategy through execution. You will play a central role in driving value across the full deal lifecycle, partnering with other competencies with PwC's Deals line of business in order to serve clients in delivering measurable results in high-stakes transactions.

The Opportunity

As a Senior Manager within People in Deals, you will help clients navigate the people and organizational complexities associated with mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, carve-outs and business transformations.

You will work closely with executive leadership teams to design and implement workforce, organization and HR function strategies that support successful integrations and separations while enabling business continuity, employee engagement and long-term value creation. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• HR integration and separation
• HR operating model design
• Organization design
• Talent retention
• Change management and Communication
• Culture integration
• HR due diligence
• Workforce synergies and cost optimization

What You'll Bring

• Experience advising senior leadership teams on the people implications of mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, carve-outs, integrations, separations, and business transformations.
• Experience leading HR due diligence, HR integration, separation, and workforce transition initiatives across complex transactions.
• Experience developing talent retention strategies, leadership continuity plans, employee communications, and change management programs.
• Extensive ability to build and manage strategic client relationships while delivering high-quality outcomes across multiple engagements.
• Demonstrated ability to function as a trusted advisor to executive leadership teams on people, workforce, and organizational matters.
• Experience managing quantitative and qualitative analyses to assess workforce-related risks, opportunities, synergies, and value creation initiatives.
• Proven ability to lead business development activities, including client relationship building, proposal development, and pursuit support.
• Demonstrated success leading teams through complex engagements and managing the full project lifecycle across multiple concurrent projects.
• A demonstrated commitment to valuing differences, developing and coaching diverse teams, and ensuring diverse perspectives are heard.
• The ability and willingness to travel within Canada and internationally.

This newly created role reflects our commitment to growth and delivering distinctive value for our clients and stakeholders.

The salary range for this position is $150,000 - $200,000. The posted salary range represents the expected hiring range for PwC locations in major city centres. Given our national recruiting approach, ranges may vary for positions in other locations. At PwC Canada, base salary is determined by your skills, experience, qualifications and work location. In addition to base salary, eligible employees may have opportunities to participate in variable incentive pay programs which are designed to reward individual and firm-wide achievements. We are committed to offering competitive compensation and adhere to all relevant pay transparency legislation. During the hiring process, our Talent Acquisition team will provide details about our comprehensive total rewards package.

Why you'll love PwC

We're inspiring and empowering our people to change the world. Powered by the latest technology, you'll be a part of diverse teams helping public and private clients build trust and deliver sustained outcomes. This meaningful work, and our continuous development environment, will take your ca