Global People Partner - M&A Integration & Change

Net Impact; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

S&P Global Ratings is seeking a Global Business Partner to lead the People workstream for a 12-month integration of an acquisition. You will translate strategy into a people plan, protect business continuity, and support employees and leaders through change across the organization and multiple jurisdictions.

You will coordinate with Employment Relations, Legal, Payroll, Benefits, Talent Acquisition, and Global Mobility to ensure compliant transitions, talent retention, and successful integration

Qualifications

• 10+ years of People experience in a global environment with transformation experience
• Experience with acquisition, merger, divestiture, or large-scale workforce integration
• Knowledge of organization design, employee transfers, reward/harmonization, and retention strategies
• Strong programme management with multiple workstreams to fixed milestones
• Advanced communication skills tailored for executives, managers and staff
• Experience partnering across jurisdictions with Legal and specialist People teams
• Ability to lead cross-functional People workstreams in matrix environments
• Strong judgment, problem-solving, and risk management in complex integrations
• Ability to build credibility and navigate sensitive information across cultures and geographies

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end People integration plan with milestones and risk management
• Partner with integration leaders to set workforce priorities for target firm and S&P Global Ratings
• Lead due diligence follow-through, validate workforce information, identify risks
• Design future-state organization and workforce transition, including cost implications
• Coordinate employee transfer and onboarding with Employment Relations, Legal, Payroll, Benefits, Talent Acquisition, Global Mobility
• Assess compensation, benefits, terms, and policies; propose harmonization and transitions
• Develop and execute People change and communications plan for leaders and employees
• Identify critical talent and retention risks; develop retention strategies and succession plans
• Coach leaders through integration decisions and employee impacts; drive culture integration
• Oversee high-risk employee relations and core People processes integration
• Coordinate data migration, system access, records, reporting with privacy controls
• Establish governance, monitor progress, ensure consistent experience across People function

Skills

Programme management

Stakeholder engagement

Change management

Cross-functional leadership

Communication

Multi-jurisdiction work

Executive influence

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

AI tools familiarity

Job description

S&P Global Ratings is seeking a Global Business Partner to lead the People workstream for a 12-month integration of an acquisition. You will translate strategy into a people plan, protect business continuity, and support employees and leaders through change across the organization and multiple jurisdictions.

You will coordinate with Employment Relations, Legal, Payroll, Benefits, Talent Acquisition, and Global Mobility to ensure compliant transitions, talent retention, and successful integration