HR M&A Lead

Maximum ManagementFrazer Jones USA; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial services organisation is seeking an experienced HR M&A Lead to drive people strategy across the full M&A lifecycle in Greater London. This role focuses on target assessment, due diligence, and post-deal integration, ensuring compliance and cultural alignment during transactions. The ideal candidate should have a proven track record in managing HR workstreams, strong experience with TUPE transfers, and project management skills. This position offers the opportunity to work with senior leadership in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Proven track record leading HR workstreams in M&A and integrations.
• Strong experience with TUPE transfers.
• Experience in reward harmonisation, benefits transition, and HRIS/payroll integrations.
• Project/PMO discipline.

Responsibilities

• Establishing HR M&A governance and maintaining playbooks.
• Leading HR due diligence and covering org structures.
• Defining Day 1 operating model and preparing communications.
• Leading organisation design and workforce planning.
• Acting as a trusted adviser to Leadership team.

Skills

HR workstreams in M&A

TUPE transfers

Reward harmonisation

Project management

Job description

A leading global financial services organisation are looking for an experienced HR M&A Lead to join their business, driving the people strategy across the full M&A lifecycle. This will focus on target assessment and due diligence through to post-deal integration. This is an integral role enabling smooth transitions, compliance, and cultural alignment during complex transactions.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Governance
  • establishing HR M&A governance, cadence, and decision rights: maintaining playbooks. templates, and controls
  • developing people-related risk registers and mitigation plans; overseeing compliance (GDPR, employment law, TUPE)
  • building and maintaining integration roadmaps, benefits harmonisation/alignment strategy, and culture alignment plan
• Pre-Deal & Due Diligence
  • leading HR due diligence (data room requests, Q&A), covering org structures, compensation and benefits, employment policies, talent assessment, HR systems and payroll
  • quantifying people-related liabilities
• Day 1 Readiness
  • defining Day 1 operating model
  • preparing leadership comms packs
  • coordinating retention and incentive plans
  • designing and executing change impact assessments
• Post-Deal Integration
  • leading org design and workforce planning
  • leading consultation processes
  • harmonising reward and benefits
  • implementing culture integration
• Stakeholder Management & Communications
  • acting as trusted adviser to Leadership team
  • overseeing statutory and TUPE consultations
  • driving clear employee communications
• Compliance & Risk
  • ensuring adherence to UK employment law, TUPE Regulations, collective consultation requirements, and GDPR
  • overseeing HR controls

As HR M&A Lead, you will possess:

• proven track record leading HR workstreams in M&A and integrations
• strong experience with TUPE transfers
• experience in reward harmonisation, benefits transition, and HRIS/payroll integrations
• project/PMO discipline

Please do apply if this sounds like you.

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