Sr. Program Manager, Mergers & Acquisitions PXT

Amazon UK Services Ltd.; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon UK Services Ltd. is seeking a Sr. Program Manager for Mergers & Acquisitions to enhance employee experience in a global scope. This role entails overseeing HR integration for acquisitions, improving ongoing programs, and collaborating with diverse teams. A suitable candidate will have a strong HR background, project management skills, and a passion for driving process improvements.

Qualifications

• Experience as a project or program manager in Human Resources or with M&A integration.
• Ability to work across different business lines and cultures.
• Experience in leading global program initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead HR onboarding and integration execution for acquisitions.
• Continuously improve M&A programs and tools.
• Provide project management in all HR matters for M&A deals.

Skills

Project Planning

Process Improvement

HR Integration

Customer Service

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree in HR

Tools

Project Management Tools

Excel

Job description

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Sr. Program Manager, Mergers & Acquisitions PXT, London

Client: Amazon UK Services Ltd.

Location: London, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: 83adf803fd4c

Job Views: 4

Posted: 25.06.2025

Expiry Date: 09.08.2025

Job Description:

Are you passionate about enabling Amazon's growth and improving the employee experience as part of becoming the Earth's best employer? Amazon's People eXperience and Technology (PXT) Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Services team is seeking a Sr. PM who will lead HR onboarding and integration execution for Amazon's acquisitions. This role will partner with internal Amazon HR functional partners through all phases of an M&A project. This role will be based in London or Prague, but will have a global scope, supporting acquisitions across all geographies and business lines. This role will excel at being a self-starter, problem solver, possesses a high degree of judgment and capability of working collaboratively on often highly ambiguous and fast moving projects.

The ideal candidate will possess a hybrid program/project management background with demonstrated experience leading simultaneous global initiatives as well as extensive experience across the breadth of HR work streams. They have a passion for owning and driving process and operational improvement, and a track record of thinking creatively to deliver innovations on behalf of customers. Our team works in a fast-paced, global environment and someone who thrives working on high-profile projects, is able to lead and influence across a wide range of HR and business professionals at all levels will be well-suited for this role.

The role can be based in London or Prague.

Key job responsibilities

• Provide hands-on support and project management in all HR matters for M&A deals from due diligence through integration phases and ultimately through transition to business HR teams.
• Help to continuously improve the M&A program & tools at Amazon by identifying ways to improve the employee or customer experience – via automation, simplification or other types of process improvement; partnering cross-functionally to influence and implement change.
• Partner with key HR subject matter experts to deliver solutions for integration issues such as: immigration, medical checks, time and attendance, HR compliance, employee relations, organization design, diversity & inclusion, talent management, and performance management.
• Drive appropriate M&A and country due diligence and integration activities.
• Provide excellent customer service to all stakeholders by helping to resolve any issues/questions.
• Ensure tools, best practices and lessons learned are documented and communicated within the internal HR teams.

About the team

The M&A PXT Services Team is a specialized group of Program/Project Managers (PMs) who enable onboarding and employee set-up for Amazon’s M&A deals across all Steams and geographies. The team supports the full lifecycle of an acquisition from Term Sheet to Post-Close, enabling the full integration of acquired companies to Amazon through custom onboarding processes and the full launch of the Amazon Experience and Technology (AET) employee services and technologies. Onboarding processes include preparing and extending offers, screening, work authorization checks, HRIS setup and PeopleSoft profile creation, leading all data management work, and more.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Relevant experience as a project or program manager in Human Resources or with M&A integration
• Bachelor’s degree
• Experience with project planning methodologies and tools, ability to scale tools (e.g., excel-based) to automated solutions (e.g., project management tools with automated dependency management).

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Strong business acumen and ability to work effectively across business lines and varying cultures.
• Experience multi-tasking and handling various projects simultaneously to drive timely results.
• Broad experience and leadership across Human Resources specialist areas, including: HR shared services and technologies (e.g., onboarding, transfers, screening, work authorization, time and attendance, human capital management), talent acquisition, compensation & benefits, HR compliance and HRIS.
• Demonstrated expertise in process management; Six Sigma/green belt certification preferred
• Master’s degree in HR
• Experience leading global program initiatives and/or process improvement efforts
• Excellent attention to detail and relentless commitment to follow-through
• Ability to prioritize effectively and facilitate action across remote groups
• Ability to convey recommendations and ideas in a clear, compelling and succinct way in written and verbal communications
• Ability to communicate and influence effectively with a wide variety of audiences – technical and business clients, HR functions, and all levels of employees.