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:
City Of London
Salary:
not provided
Job Type:
FullTime
Category:
Human Resources

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