Senior Consultant (Senior) - HR Mergers and Acquisitions / HR Transactions

EY - Senior Consultant (Senior) - HR Mergers and Acquisitions / HR Transactions

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EY- GDS – People Consulting (PC), HR Transactions / HR M&A – Senior Consultant (Senior)

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About Global Delivery Services

Global Delivery Services refers to EY's worldwide network of service delivery centers. The GDS team plays an important role in EY’s strategy by ensuring effective support to EY’s growth agenda.

Our journey started in 2002 with approximately 200 people. Today we stand at 80,000+ professionals in ten locations around the world. We operate in Argentina, China, Hungary, India, Philippines, Poland, Sri Lanka, Mexico, Spain and the United Kingdom.

Client service is focused on providing Consulting, Assurance, Tax, Strategy & Transactions, and Knowledge support to our clients around the world. The teams enable account teams worldwide to provide seamless, high-quality, value-added support, helping deliver exceptional client service.

Enablement Services provides cost-effective, high-skilled, and innovative services to support EY’s global and local enablement teams. Markets, BMC, AWS, Finance and Accounting, Risk Management, Procurement, People Shared Services, IT Service Delivery and IT Global Infrastructure services, are among the services offered by Enablement Services.

Our innovation specialists serve the GDS Client Service and Enablement Services teams, along with Service Lines, Core Business Services and Sectors. The team brings the desired environment, technologies and skilled teams together for facilitation, rapid prototyping and innovative thinking. The competencies offered include analytics, digital, user experience, mobile technology, infrastructure, Microsoft technologies and open innovation.

The Opportunity

We are looking for a Senior Consultant (Senior) with experience in delivering HR Mergers and Acquisitions / HR Transactions Projects to join the People Consulting team. This is a great opportunity to be part of a leading global professional services organisation whilst being instrumental in the growth of the People Consulting team.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to the HR Transactions PMO by supporting project governance, tracking milestones, coordinating with global stakeholders, and ensuring timely and high-quality delivery across HR Transactions with a focus on spin-offs, carve-outs, and post-merger integration
• Assist end-to-end delivery for global transaction assignments and manage stakeholder communication across multiple time-zones
• Demonstrate strong project management skills and collaborate with stakeholders from multiple functions to align on interdependencies
• Showcase technical and analytical expertise in a deal context for key HR aspects: HR Operations, Labor Relations and Compliance, Organisation and Talent Management, Employee Experience and Day 1 Communications
• Leverage technology including AI tools, data analytics platforms, and automation solutions - throughout the deal / M&A cycle to enhance efficiency, generate deeper insights, and deliver high-impact outcomes
• Demonstrate strong presentation skills and provide compelling deliverables tailored for global stakeholders and client leadership
• Actively support proposal development, pursuits, and RFP responses in collaboration with global teams to drive business growth
• Build and demonstrate expertise in other related areas such as HR transformation, organization change management and organisation design
• Support development of thought leadership, collateral, tools, techniques, methodologies to broaden capability offerings within the practice and enhance GDS awareness across the firm
• Produce high-quality, accurate deliverables on time

Skills and attributes for success

• High integrity and commitment to work in a new and challenging environment
• Ability to manage ambiguity and be proactive
• Strong communication and presentation skills tailored for global audiences
• Collaborative mindset, cross cultural awareness and sensitivity to work effectively with diverse teams and clients
• High energy levels, agility and adaptability to meet evolving client needs
• Open to travel nationally and internationally for client projects that are approved as per EY and country specific travel advisory guidelines
• Proficiency in leveraging technology — including AI and data analytics
• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving capabilities to interpret complex HR data and provide actionable insights

To qualify for the role, you must have:

• 3-9 years of experience in Human Capital and HR Transactions Consulting
• Conversant with at least one full HR M&A project lifecycle, covering planning, execution, monitoring, and closure
• Good understanding of the HR landscape, including total rewards, compensation structures, country-specific compliance, organization design, and transactions’ change management principles
• Knowledge of the legal and regulatory environment relating to employee rewards and reporting related to broad based compensation and benefits
• Ability to assess post-merger or acquisition scenarios and recommend suitable HR integration approaches, including operating model alignment, workforce transition strategies, cultural harmonization, and organizational design adjustments
• Understanding of the full life-cycle of Human Resources function
• Experience in review and analysis of current scenarios and underlying assumptions and the ability to compare and contrast buyer and seller current employee offerings
• Experience in providing timely and effective reporting of findings and post deal concerns
• Ability to identify possible approach post-merger or acquisition
• Master’s or MBA degree in HR or similar
• Knowledge of data and talent management tools such as Workday and SAP SuccessFactors
• Strong Excel, PowerPoint and Power BI skills
• Proficiency in leveraging technology — including AI and data analytics

Good to have:

• Experience in one or more areas of Culture, Actuarial and Equity knowledge, workforce talent, payroll, Total Rewards, talent management and/or works councils/labor unions; international knowledge of mergers and acquisitions will be an added advantage
• Knowledge of supporting HR Due Diligence assignments
• Experience of working with consulting firms

What we offer you

At EY, we’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences. We’ll empower you in a flexible environment, and fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. Learn more.