Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) People Consultant
Remote · London, England, United Kingdom or Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Job Summary
Mergers & Acquisitions People Consultant to act as a trusted advisor to deal teams, leading the People workstream across mergers, acquisitions and disposals. You’ll drive due diligence and deal readiness, coordinate HR input into legal/transaction processes, oversee integration or separation planning, and collaborate with SMEs across Reward, ER, Talent, Tech and OD to deliver a commercially focused People plan. Expect high pace, high ambiguity environments and regular interaction with senior stakeholders, with responsibilities spanning deal strategy, employee communications, consultation activity, and playbook/tool development to enhance M&A People capability.
Required Qualifications
- Proven experience in complex project or transaction environments, ideally within M&A, transformation or large-scale change
- Strong consulting and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to challenge, influence and align senior stakeholders
- Commercial judgement, balancing People outcomes with cost, risk and deal objectives
- Experience leading cross-functional teams, coordinating multiple SMEs to deliver integrated outcomes
- Ability to translate data and insight into action, shaping strategy and informing key decisions
- Broad understanding of HR disciplines, with knowledge of how Reward, ER, Talent and OD intersect in a deal context
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