Senior P&C M&A Partner in Sunbury

Entity: People, Culture & Communications

Job Family Group: HR Group

How would you like a pivotal role in shaping our long-term growth strategy through identifying, evaluating, and integrating strategic opportunities? We are seeking a highly experienced and strategic Senior M&A Partner to lead and manage critical mergers, acquisitions and divestments for BP PLC.

Please note that this role will move to brand-new offices in Timber Square, Southwark around Q4 2027.

Job Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage all phases of M&A transactions for the HR Workstream, from initial target identification and due diligence to negotiation, closing, and post-merger integration.
• Create and implement M&A strategies aligned with BP's overall strategic objectives and long-term vision.
• Conduct comprehensive analytical thinking to assess potential acquisition targets, including financial modeling, market analysis, and synergy identification.
• Cultivate strong relationships with potential acquisition targets, advisors, and colleagues, effectively influencing key decision-makers.
• Lead change management initiatives related to M&A, ensuring smooth integration of acquired entities and minimizing disruption to existing operations.
• Facilitate effective communication and collaboration across diverse teams during M&A processes, including legal, finance, HR, and operational units.
• Assess leadership capabilities within target companies and contribute to talent strategy development post-acquisition.
• Apply organizational development principles to integrate new teams and cultures, fostering a cohesive and high-performing environment.
• Manage workforce concerns and cultural considerations during periods of significant organizational change.
• Apply organizational knowledge to find opportunities and risks associated with potential M&A activities.
• Champion customer-centric thinking throughout the M&A lifecycle, ensuring value creation for our customers.
• Embrace agility core practices to adapt to evolving market conditions and deal dynamics.
• Contribute to employee engagement initiatives during and after M&A activities to maintain morale and productivity.

Job Qualifications:

• Demonstrated expertise in leading HR Workstream for complex M&A transactions within a large, multinational organization.
• Exceptional analytical thinking skills with a proven ability to conduct thorough financial and strategic assessments.
• Superior communication, negotiation, and influencing skills, capable of engaging effectively with internal and external stakeholders at all levels.
• Extensive experience in managing change and driving culture and behaviour change initiatives.
• Application of organizational development principles in M&A contexts.
• Proven ability to manage workforce concerns and navigate complex employee relations issues during integration.
• Deep organizational knowledge, preferably within the energy sector or a related industry.
• Experience in shaping strategy and contributing to long-term business planning.
• Familiarity with leadership assessment methodologies and talent strategy development.
• Demonstrated customer-centric thinking in strategic decision-making.
• Experience applying agility core practices in project management and strategic initiatives.
• A proven commitment to fostering employee engagement and positive workplace culture.

Why join us!

At bp, we provide an excellent working environment and employee benefits. We offer an open and inclusive culture and a great work-life balance. Tremendous learning and development opportunities are available to craft a career path, life and health insurance, medical care package and many others! We support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and exciting environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to crafting an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform crucial job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

Travel Requirement: Up to 25% travel should be expected with this role

Relocation Assistance: This role is not eligible for relocation

Remote Type: This position is a hybrid of office/remote working

Skills: Agility core practices, Analytical Thinking, Coaching, Communication, Creativity and Innovation, Culture and behaviour change, Curiosity, Customer centric thinking, Data Analysis, Data cleansing and transformation, Decision Making, Digital Fluency, Employee and labour relations, Employee Engagement, Employee Experience, Facilitation, Global Perspective, Influencing, Job Design, Leadership Assessment, Leading transformation, Long Term Planning, Managing change, Managing workforce concerns.