Director, HR Transformation & M&A Solutions

FTI Consulting; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 109,000 - 224,000; Full time

Job summary

FTI Consulting is seeking a Director for our Human Capital Transactions & Transformation Services team in Chicago. You will collaborate with clients and internal teams across M&A and transformation lifecycles to drive value through HR due diligence, post-sign integrations, and HR strategy implementations.

Ideal candidates bring 5+ years in Human Capital Consulting, strong leadership, and the ability to manage multiple engagements with payroll, benefits, and organizational design considerations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 5+ years post-graduate experience in Human Capital Consulting
• Experience in HR due diligence, HR transformation, or organizational design
• Ability to travel to clients and FTI offices

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with clients and internal project teams across the M&A and transformation lifecycles
• Lead project delivery and build long-term, trusting relationships with clients
• Develop sales opportunities and go-to-market materials and capabilities
• Mentor and train junior staff

Skills

Project leadership

Engagement management

HR analytics

Advanced Excel

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Who We Are

FTI Consulting is the leading global expert firm for organizations facing crisis and transformation. We work with many of the world’s top multinational corporations, law firms, banks and private equity firms on their most important issues to deliver impact that makes a difference. From resolving disputes, navigating crises, managing risk and optimizing performance, our teams respond rapidly to dynamic and complex situations.

Who We Are

FTI Consulting is the leading global expert firm for organizations facing crisis and transformation. We work with many of the world’s top multinational corporations, law firms, banks and private equity firms on their most important issues to deliver impact that makes a difference. From resolving disputes, navigating crises, managing risk and optimizing performance, our teams respond rapidly to dynamic and complex situations.

At FTI Consulting, you’ll work side-by side with leaders who have shaped history, helping solve the biggest challenges making headlines today. From day one, you’ll be an integral part of a focused team where you can make a real impact. You’ll be surrounded by an open, collaborative culture that embraces diversity, recognition, professional development and, most importantly, you.

Are you ready to make your impact?

About The Role

We are currently seeking a Director for our Human Capital Transactions & Transformation Services team. This team helps our clients drive value in various business contexts, including Mergers & Acquisitions, Business Transformations, and Restructurings

The Human Capital Transactions & Transformation practice is a rapidly growing practice at FTI. We combine deep technical expertise in the HR function, organizational design, workforce management, and compensation & benefits space to help our clients make informed decisions, focusing on organizational and HR issues that materially impact enterprise valuation and mitigate risk.

What You’ll Do

The Director will collaborate with our clients and internal project teams across the M&A and transformation lifecycles. You will use your strategic style and expertise in the following key areas:

• HR Due Diligence (pre-sign): focused on the financial aspects of the HR function, compensation and benefits
• Merger Integrations (post-sign): focused on identifying synergies within the HR functions, compensation and benefits programs and execution planning
• Carve-Outs (post-sign): focused on standing up a new HR function, including payroll / HCM, compensation and benefits programs
• HR Strategy & Transformation: designing and implementing target operating models based on industry-leading practices that span across all aspects of an HR function, including people, process, technology and governance.
• SG&A Optimization: reviewing SG&A functions and identifying potential savings through various strategies (e.g., offshoring, outsourcing, shared services, centers of excellence, centralization, etc.).
  
  

In addition, you’ll play a key role in the growth of the practice in the following areas:

• Developing and maintaining relationships within the firm and externally to identify new sales opportunities
• Serve as the key project delivery leader, building long-term, trusting relationships with clients
• Build new practice tools, go-to-market materials and capabilities or service lines as the needs and demands of the market evolve
• Mentoring and training junior staff
  
  

How You’ll Grow

This is an excellent opportunity to enhance and expand your Human Capital services profile and background. You will partner with our diverse clients and internal teams in various industries to continue to learn and grow in new and complex areas and technologies. Beyond HR transformation and transactions, this position will also have the unique opportunity to work on IPO readiness, total rewards optimization, and restructuring engagements as they arise in order to gain a variety of skills towards becoming a more well-rounded practitioner.

Basic Qualifications

What You Will Need To Succeed

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 5+ Years relevant post-graduate experience in Human Capital Consulting
• Professional work experience in the areas of pre-sign HR due diligence, post-sign HR stand-up or integration execution, HR transformation, or organizational design
• Ability to travel to clients and FTI offices
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in managing multiple engagements and engagement teams
• Experience with HR operations, organizational design, employee benefits, compensation programs, pensions, post-retirement medical, health and welfare plans, workforce analytics, and HR department infrastructure
• Experience with quantitative and qualitative analysis and the ability to link business strategy to performance and due diligence findings
• Proficient with PC environments and related software, including Microsoft Office applications. Advanced skills in Excel and PowerPoint preferred
  
  

FTI Consulting is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, protected veteran status, religion, physical or mental disability, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.

Compensation

Minimum Pay:$109,000

Maximum Pay:$224,000

Compensation Disclosure: The compensation range reflects potential base salary for the role. Actual compensation is determined based on a wide array of relevant factors including market considerations, business needs, and an individual’s location, skills, level of experience, and qualifications.