Associate Director - HR in London

HR M&A was set up in our global consulting client's Deals function, which has been growing year on year. They have worked on some of the largest and most high-profile client engagements in the deals space, including multi-billion spins, integration of global mega mergers, disposals of non-core assets for large multinationals. They have launched a market differentiating digital engagement platform for M&A as well as a campaign focused on ‘the Human Side of Deals’, and they continue to drive digital innovation. The Associate Director role is critical to the continued growth of the practice. Our client advises on all aspects relating to HR and change management on the deals process from HR due diligence through to deal execution. This often is based on their unique digital engagement platform, to ensure that the workforce is engaged and key talent is retained in order to protect deal value. Managing the talent risks and retention strategies, putting in place the strategy and execution programme to stand up ComCos. Ensuring that labour and HR risks and obligations are understood and managed globally in order to deliver on the deal timelines and planned changes. HR Operations focuses on the integration of the HR function itself, from strategy, operating model, integration or separation of systems and processes including standing up/securing payroll on deals. Their wider Integration & Separation deals team culture and HR M&A ways of working are highly collaborative, open and high performing. The Associate Director role is a key role to the team, developing their practice and proposition areas, leading, and delivering global projects, and working alongside the C-suite of global organisations. Associate Directors will work alongside Partners and Directors, providing one to one coaching as well significant internal and external courses, and performance management, to help develop them and rapidly build their careers. Prepare, plan, and deliver HR M&A programmes and HR due diligence. Leading and supporting our clients through strategy development, organisational design, people transitions, employee experience and synergy/cost analysis programmes arising from acquisitions, divestitures, carve outs and other transactions. Delivering and/or reviewing high quality, transaction reports and other M&A documentation including HR due diligence and Transitional Service Agreements. Managing relationships with key C level executives at clients. To work collaborative with the HR M&A partner and directors, as well as the wider I&S and Deal Advisory partners and directors to pursue and land deal opportunities. Supporting and contributing to the growth plans of our HR M&A business. Drive digital innovation including the development of compelling HR M&A propositions to provide market growth opportunities. Management Consulting People & Change, People Services etc. Significant experience in a consulting firm or industry of preparing and delivering HR, Organisation Design or Strategy programmes in a M&A environment including: HR due diligence (buyside and sell side) – writing and reviewing. Planning and execution of integrations and separations across strategy and OD, people transition, culture, employee experience, infrastructure, and systems. HR Operations, including people, process, governance, service management, technology and contracts. Talent retention strategy, talent pooling and assessment & selection. Understanding of the deal lifecycle and the role of HR and change management. Team management experience, including experience in development and growth plans. Programme management experience and track record of successful delivery of projects. Fluency in a European language beneficial. Ability to be flexible, with willingness to travel if required as well as managing virtual teams and client projects in a hybrid working world.