Global HR M&A Leader: Strategy & Integration

Lonza; Basel; Vor Ort; Vertraulich; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Lonza in Basel is seeking a Head of HR M&A to drive the people strategy for mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and other strategic corporate transactions. You will lead a global HR deal team, align with Corporate M&A, Finance, Legal, and IT, and ensure successful value creation through due diligence, integration, and post‑close stabilization.

The role requires deep HR M&A expertise, exceptional executive presence, and the ability to manage complex, multi‑transaction programs across a

Qualifikationen

• 15+ years of progressive HR experience, with significant depth in HR M&A.
• Experience leading HR workstreams across complex acquisitions, divestitures, integrations or restructurings.
• Broad expertise across HR M&A, Total Rewards, HR Operations, HR systems, and workforce transitions.
• Strong understanding of the full M&A lifecycle, including due diligence, transaction planning, integration/separation, TSAs, people‑related risk management, and post-close stabilization.
• Ability to lead international, cross‑functional project teams and manage external advisors.
• Executive‑level ability to translate transaction strategy into pragmatic HR priorities and value creation.
• Executive presence, communication, negotiation, and influencing skills.
• Analytical, problem‑solving, and project management capabilities.
• Ability to operate in fast‑paced, confidential matrix environments.

Aufgaben

• Own the global HR M&A portfolio, setting strategy, priorities, governance, resources, and accountability across multiple concurrent transactions and strategic programs.
• Lead and develop the HR M&A team, ensuring effective execution across acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, restructurings, and other complex transactions.
• Act as the senior HR deal lead for key transactions, from early‑stage exploration through close, integration or separation, and post‑close stabilization.
• Provide strategic HR expertise on deal strategy, people risks, workforce implications, organizational design, employee experience, and value creation opportunities.
• Lead and coordinate cross‑functional HR workstreams spanning Total Rewards, Talent Acquisition, HR Services, Digital HR, HR systems, payroll, benefits, talent, and employee communications.
• Partner with senior stakeholders across Corporate M&A, Strategy, Finance, Legal, IT, business leadership, and HR to drive alignment, resolve issues, and enable timely decisions.
• Oversee HR integration and separation activities, including workforce transitions, business continuity, HR services, systems, and delivery against objectives.
• Lead or oversee HR‑related negotiations, TSAs, cost modelling, external advisors, and relevant documentation.
• Own portfolio‑level risks, dependencies, budgets, resources, timelines, and escalations while ensuring compliance with employment law and consultation requirements.
• Provide clear recommendations and executive‑level reporting to senior leadership and steering committees, ensuring HR delivery supports transaction execution and value realization.

Kenntnisse

HR experience across M&A

HR M&A

Consulting experience

In‑house M&A

Leading HR workstreams

Complex acquisitions

Divestitures

Integrations

Cross‑functional delivery

Total Rewards

HR Operations

HR systems

Workforce transitions

Cross‑functional teams

Due diligence

Transaction planning

TSAs

People risk management

Post‑close stabilization

Lead multiple transactions

International teams

External advisors

Business acumen

Financial acumen

Value creation

Executive presence

Communication

Negotiation

Influencing

Analytical

Problem solving

Project management

Execution

Fast‑paced environments

Confidential environments

Matrix environments

Jobbeschreibung

Lonza in Basel is seeking a Head of HR M&A to drive the people strategy for mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and other strategic corporate transactions. You will lead a global HR deal team, align with Corporate M&A, Finance, Legal, and IT, and ensure successful value creation through due diligence, integration, and post‑close stabilization.

The role requires deep HR M&A expertise, exceptional executive presence, and the ability to manage complex, multi‑transaction programs across a