HR M&A Lead

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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. The SR Group (UK) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

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Location:
United Kingdom
Job Type:
FullTime
Category:
Human Resources