Assistant Director - HR M&A

Alvarez & Marsal; Hamburg; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Leadership opportunities

Inclusive and diverse environment

Career development opportunities

Technical development through coaching

Competitive remuneration with bonus

Potential secondments to global offi­c

Job summary

Alvarez & Marsal seeks an Assistant Director, HR M&A to join the EMEA PRP team. Based in Germany (Munich/Frankfurt/Hamburg/Düsseldorf), you will lead HR due diligence, advise on HR strategy and integration, and drive cross‑border HR M&A initiatives across the region.

Strong client delivery and senior stakeholder management are essential. You will contribute to scaling the HR M&A offering, support leadership with commercial outcomes, and mentor junior colleagues in a fast-paced,

Qualifications

• Proven experience in HR M&A across the deal lifecycle.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Business fluent/native German and English.
• Ability to manage conflicting demands in a fast-paced environment.
• Self-starter with a growth mindset.

Responsibilities

• Deliver HR M&A client engagements with focus on due diligence and integration planning.
• Act as primary client contact during diligence, sign-to-close and integration.
• Advise on HR M&A strategy, Day 1 readiness, and workforce design.
• Provide senior advisory on integration risks, sequencing, and synergy delivery.
• Build relationships across EMEA deal teams and grow HR M&A profile.
• Contribute to proposals and external brand building in Germany.
• Coach and develop junior colleagues on HR M&A engagements.

Skills

HR M&A experience

Due diligence

Client engagement

HR strategy

Organisational design

Communication skills

English fluency

German fluency

Education

Consulting or in-house HR M&A background

Tools

Data analytics

Job description

Description

Assistant Director, HR M&A

Munich/Frankfurt/Hamburg/Düsseldorf

About Alvarez & Marsal

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is a global consulting firm with entrepreneurial, action and results-oriented professionals. We take a hands-on approach to solving our clients' problems and assisting them in reaching their potential. Our culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who positively impact our clients and shape our industry. The collaborative environment and engaging work—guided by A&M's core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity—are why our people love working at A&M.

The Team

A&M’s People, Reward & Performance (PRP) Practice is an independent HR and reward consultancy dedicated to partnering with organisations across a broad range of industries to solve the difficult business decisions where strategy, culture and talent converge. We develop strategic and innovative solutions that align with our clients’ business goals, underpinned by robust data analytics to ensure measurable outcomes.

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will join our growing EMEA PRP team, with a primary focus on HR M&A. Based in Germany, they will play a key role in delivering client work across the region and continuing to build our HR M&A presence in the German market. The role combines strong client delivery across HR due diligence and post-signing activities with commercial responsibility and the opportunity to help scale the offering. Key responsibilities include:

Delivering client engagements across our growing HR M&A offering, acting as a primary client contact during due diligence, sign-to-close and integration planning and execution, with accountability for quality, commercial outcomes and client relationships.

• Leading HR due diligence assignments to identify people-related risks and opportunities within a transaction.
• Advising clients on HR M&A strategy and execution, including Day 1 readiness, organisational design, workforce transition and synergy delivery.
• Bringing senior judgement to integration planning and execution, identifying people risks, value leakage and implementation challenges.
• Bringing commercially focused perspectives on integration risks and trade-offs, including sequencing, synergy realisation, culture and organisational fit.
• Building strong relationships across A&M's EMEA deal teams and strengthening the profile of HR M&A across the business.
• Building A&M's external brand and market credibility in Germany, identifying opportunities and contributing to proposals with prospective and existing clients.
• Coaching and developing junior colleagues on HR M&A engagements, ensuring quality of client-facing deliverables.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a similar role in consulting or in-house, with HR M&A experience across the deal lifecycle.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with experience of delivering high-quality written materials as well as verbal advice.
• Business fluent/native German and English.
• The ability to manage conflicting demands within a fast-paced environment.
• A self-starter with a growth mindset.

The ideal candidate will be engaged, entrepreneurial, action-orientated and hands-on. The ability to quickly establish, develop and enhance internal and client relationships will be key to success in A&M's collaborative environment.

Joining the EMEA PRP team, you will take on a varied and dynamic role, with a primary focus on HR M&A and the opportunity to work with exciting clients across the region. You will play an important role in growing our HR M&A offering, working closely with senior leadership on its development and with talented colleagues across the wider PRP team and A&M.

What can we offer you?

• Leadership: Growing EMEA leadership team and high-quality colleagues to work with in a fun and collegiate environment.
• An inclusive and diverse surrounding where employees are able to bring their full self to work, to feel that they belong and give them a voice and to ensure that voice is heard.
• Career development: A&M is rapidly expanding, creating significant opportunities for internal career progression.
• Technical development: We will support your continuing professional development through work opportunities and coaching from our experienced senior team.
• Remuneration: A&M offers a competitive salary and an excellent and genuinely performance-related bonus scheme where individuals’ contribution to the team’s success is identified during the year.
• Potential secondments to other A&M global offices.

Your journey at A&M

We recognize that our people are the driving force behind our success, which is why we prioritize an employee experience that fosters each person’s unique professional and personal development. Our robust performance development process promotes continuous learning, rewards your contributions, and fosters a culture of meritocracy. With top-notch training and on-the-job learning opportunities, you can acquire new skills and advance your career.
We prioritize your well-being, providing benefits and resources to support you on your personal journey. Our people consistently highlight the growth opportunities, our unique, entrepreneurial culture, and the fun we have together as their favorite aspects of working at A&M. The possibilities are endless for high-performing and passionate professionals.