Senior People Partner (M&A)

Crypto Pro Network; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary package

Equity package – all employees have

Pay for performance equity bonus

Moonshot award – equity grant

Unlimited holidays

Hybrid working schedule

Private healthcare benefits

Enhanced parental leave

Annual training budget

Home office setup allowance

Remote working allowance

Monthly product budget

Employee referral programme

Remote company offsites and hackathons

Job summary

MoonPay in New York seeks a Senior People Partner specializing in Acquisitions to own the people workstream across every deal. From due diligence to full integration, you will ensure acquired teams are set up for success and employee experience is maintained.

This high‑impact role sits at the intersection of People, Legal, Finance and Strategy. You will manage TUPE transfers across jurisdictions, lead headcount analysis, and design integration plans for rapid culture and operating model

Qualifications

• Significant hands-on involvement in M&A people workstreams, including due diligence, TUPE and post-close integration.
• Knowledge of TUPE regulations and transfer-of-employment frameworks across multiple jurisdictions.
• Proven track record designing and executing integration plans and policies for acquired entities.
• Expertise in employment law across geographies, with ability to mitigate people risk in deals.
• Experience partnering with senior stakeholders in high-pressure deal environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the People due diligence workstream for acquisitions, assessing headcount, contracts, compensation, benefits, and risk.
• Design and execute end-to-end integration plans for acquired teams, including onboarding and policy harmonisation.
• Collaborate with Legal, Finance, IT and M&A teams to inform deal structure and timelines.
• Own employee communications for acquisitions with clear, empathetic messaging.
• Support benchmarking of compensation and benefits and assess harmonisation risks.

Skills

M&A due diligence

TUPE knowledge

People integration

Employment law

Stakeholder management

Tools

HR systems

Job description

About MoonPay

We onboard the world to the decentralized economy by making digital money move as universally and effortlessly as the internet. We are a unified payments platform for digital currency, powering the entire flow between fiat and crypto end to end with compliance, identity checks, fraud prevention, and settlement built in.

About the Opportunity

We’re looking for a Senior People Partner specializing in Acquisitions to own the people workstream across every deal we do. From initial due diligence through to full integration, you will be the go‑to expert ensuring acquired teams are set up for success and that MoonPay’s employee experience is maintained throughout.

This is a high‑impact, high‑visibility role that sits at the intersection of People, Legal, Finance, and Strategy. You will manage TUPE and transfer of employment obligations, lead headcount and organisational analysis during deal assessment, and design and execute integration plans that bring new teams into the MoonPay culture and operating model quickly and smoothly.

You’ll work across multiple jurisdictions — US, UK, EU and beyond — navigating different employment frameworks, regulatory requirements, and cultural contexts. The successful candidate brings deep hands‑on experience in M&A people workstreams and thrives in fast‑paced, ambiguous environments where no two deals look the same.

This role is based in New York and will also provide generalist operational HR support across the full employee lifecycle where needed.

What you will do

• Lead the People due diligence workstream for acquisitions — assessing headcount, employment contracts, compensation structures, benefits obligations, pending litigation, and people risk across target companies.
• Manage TUPE (Transfer of Undertakings) and equivalent transfer‑of‑employment processes across multiple jurisdictions, ensuring full legal compliance and a positive experience for transferring employees.
• Design and execute end‑to‑end integration plans for acquired teams, covering onboarding, policy harmonisation, benefits alignment, payroll transition, and cultural integration.
• Partner closely with Legal, Finance, IT and the M&A team throughout the deal lifecycle — from initial stages through to post‑close integration milestones — providing people insight that informs deal structure and timelines.
• Own employee communications for acquisitions: draft communications, FAQs, and integration updates that are clear, empathetic, and on‑brand.
• Support compensation and benefits benchmarking for acquired entities, making recommendations on harmonisation and identifying cost or equity risk.
• Assess organisational design and reporting structures post‑acquisition; support leaders through restructuring, role duplication, and change management decisions.
• Partner with Founders to ensure they and their teams are set up for success through integration and beyond.
• Enhance and maintain scalable M&A People playbooks, checklists, and frameworks that improve our integration capability as deal volume grows.
• Provide expert HR advisory support on employee relations matters arising from acquisitions, including redundancy processes, contract changes, and settlement negotiations.
• Maintain a data‑driven approach — tracking integration milestones, attrition risk, and engagement signals for acquired populations and reporting to leadership.
• Support on generalist operational HR tasks across the full employee lifecycle, as needed.

About You

• Significant experience in a People Partner, HR Business Partner, or People Operations role with direct, hands‑on involvement in M&A transactions — including due diligence, TUPE, and post‑close integration.
• Knowledge of TUPE regulations and equivalent transfer‑of‑employment frameworks across multiple jurisdictions (UK, EU, US at minimum); confident navigating the legal and practical requirements of each.
• Proven track record of designing and executing people integration plans for acquired companies, from policy harmonisation and benefits alignment through to cultural embedding.
• Expertise in employment law across multiple geographies, with the ability to identify people risk in a deal and advise on mitigation strategies.
• Experience partnering with senior stakeholders in high‑pressure, time‑sensitive deal environments.
• Skilled project manager: able to run multiple integration workstreams simultaneously, prioritising effectively and keeping all parties aligned on timelines and deliverables.
• Excellent communicator — able to translate complex people and legal matters into clear, actionable guidance for leaders and empathetic messaging for employees.
• Analytical and commercially minded, with the ability to assess headcount cost, benefits liability, and compensation equity across acquired populations.
• Generalist people operations experience, across the full employee lifecycle, in particular for USA.
• Experience in fast‑paced, scaling, or technology‑driven organisations; comfortable with ambiguity and change as a constant.
• Demonstrated ability to leverage AI and automation tools to augment workflows and analyse data, with a forward‑thinking approach to AI integration.

Salary: $140,000 - $170,000 a year

Block Values

We’re looking for people who live our core values, those who strive for excellence and want to leave a lasting legacy on the global financial system.

• Be Hungry
• Level Up
• Own It
• Crypto Curious
• Kaizen

Benefits & Perks

• Competitive salary package
• Equity package – all employees have ownership at MoonPay
• Pay for performance equity bonus
• Moonshot award – exceptional impact employees receive an equity grant
• Unlimited holidays – autonomy to choose when to work and when to switch off
• Hybrid working schedule – work fully remotely or at your nearest office
• Private healthcare benefits
• Enhanced parental leave
• Annual training budget
• Home office setup allowance
• Remote working allowance for fully remote employees
• Monthly budget to spend on our products with no fee crypto transactions
• Employee referral programme – referral rewards
• Regular remote company offsites and hackathons

Commitment To Diversity

At MoonPay we believe that every voice matters. We strive to create a mindful and respectful environment where everyone can bring their authentic self to work, and experience a culture that is free of harassment, racism, and discrimination. That’s why we are committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace and are a proud equal opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including, but not limited to, hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, and leave of absence. MoonPay is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our job application procedures for qualified individuals with disabilities. Please inform our Talent Team if you need any assistance completing any forms or otherwise participating in the application process.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analysing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.