Senior People Partner, M&A & Integrations (Global)

MoonPay; Arlington (VA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity package

Private healthcare benefits

Hybrid working schedule

Lunch credit

Annual training budget

Remote working allowance

Job summary

MoonPay is seeking a Senior People Partner specializing in acquisitions to own the people workstream across deals, from due diligence through to full integration. You will manage TUPE and transfer obligations across jurisdictions, ensuring a smooth experience and alignment with MoonPay's culture.

This role sits in New York with generalist HR support across the full employee lifecycle, partnering with Legal, Finance, IT and the M&A team in a fast-paced, AI-enabled environment.

Qualifications

• Significant hands-on experience as People Partner or HRBP with M&A involvement.
• Knowledge of TUPE regs across UK, EU, US.
• Proven track record designing people integration plans for acquisitions.
• Expertise in employment law across geographies and risk mitigation.
• Ability to partner with senior stakeholders under pressure.
• Strong project management and multi-workstream coordination.
• Excellent communicator translating complex issues clearly.
• Analytical and commercially minded with cost/benefit analysis.
• Generalist People operations across USA lifecycle.
• Experience in fast-paced scaling or tech organizations.
• Ability to leverage AI and automation to augment workflows.

Responsibilities

• 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 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.
• 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 assessing risk.
• Assess organisational design and reporting structures post-acquisition; support leaders through restructuring and change management decisions.
• Partner with Founders to ensure successful integration and ongoing alignment.
• Enhance and maintain scalable M&A People playbooks, checklists, and frameworks.
• Provide expert HR advisory on employee relations matters arising from acquisitions, including redundancy processes and settlements.
• Maintain a data-driven approach — tracking milestones, attrition risk, and engagement signals for acquired populations.
• Support generalist operational HR tasks across the full lifecycle as needed.

Skills

M&A experience

TUPE knowledge

People Partner experience

Cross-jurisdiction employment law

Change management

Communication skills

Analytical / data driven

AI tools familiarity

Strategic partnering

Project management

Job description

MoonPay is seeking a Senior People Partner specializing in acquisitions to own the people workstream across deals, from due diligence through to full integration. You will manage TUPE and transfer obligations across jurisdictions, ensuring a smooth experience and alignment with MoonPay's culture.

This role sits in New York with generalist HR support across the full employee lifecycle, partnering with Legal, Finance, IT and the M&A team in a fast-paced, AI-enabled environment.