Senior Consultant - HR M&A Transactions

Support clients to address people‑related matters arising from enterprise‑wide or functional re‑organisations, restructurings and workforce optimisation, including post‑deal activities.

Assist the project in addressing HR transactions / people related matters through all stages of acquisition, divestiture and merger structure.

Structure and manage projects of work which meet and exceed client expectations.

Be confident and effective in recognising and managing potential issues during client assignments, ensuring clear and timely communication to project leads.

Responsibilities

• Review and perform report writing, project planning, data analysis, and development of presentation material.
• Analyse data and present high‑quality, risk‑managed reports / conclusions including client and executive presentations in various formats, delivery and presentation to clients.
• Work with key project leader to manage and maintain client relationship.
• Ensure that all client work is delivered consistently, complying with EY's QRM guidelines.
• Work collaboratively with other EY M&A service lines and wider firm teams, including EYP and Consulting, to deliver integrated, end‑to‑end client solutions.

Qualifications

• Strong HR M&A deal background, including HR Due Diligence, Sell and Separate, Buy and Integrate, and post‑deal transformation activities.
• Proven commercial HR experience from private, public sector or consulting.
• Strong project management, presentation and stakeholder engagement/management skills.
• Experience of specific HR disciplines; Employee / Industrial Relations, Compensation and Benefits, Change and Communication is ideal but not essential.
• Qualitative and quantitative data analysis skills and data manipulation, data presentation, via a range of tools.
• Primary degree required; any postgraduate degrees and professional qualifications (e. g. CIPD) desirable but not critical.

Skills and Attributes

• Team player; ability to integrate with new teams quickly.
• Collaborative, good at building relationships.
• Ability to analyse complex problems and to deliver insightful, practical and sustainable solutions.
• Able to manage stakeholder and client relationships in a fast‑paced and complex environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and experience of producing high‑calibre reports, papers, presentations.
• Frequent and effectively leverage internal and external knowledge, experience and relationships to identify new opportunities.
• Regularly brings ideas and insights to clients and programme teams that provide value, help address risk and assist the deal lifecycle.
• Personal resilience and the ability to drive the project and team's agenda (both internally and within the client environment).
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