Overview
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The Employee Success Acquisitions & Integrations team is looking for someone who is passionate about creating a best-in-class experience for acquired employees. You will have an eye for detail, manage multiple acquisitions at once, while actively seeking ways to improve our M&A approach. You are someone who can influence others at all levels of seniority and bring your whole self to work. You roll up your sleeves, and think two steps ahead.
You will report to the Global Head of ES, Acquisitions, Integrations & Change (AI&C) and will work collaboratively across the M&A ecosystem and Employee Success community to ensure employees are successfully integrated into Access systems, processes and culture. We are on a journey to make Access an acquirer of choice and would love to hear from people up for the challenge!
Responsibilities
* Lead comprehensive internal due diligence process in collaboration with Head of Employee Success (ES), AI&C
* Create, execute and ensure accountability to rigorous ES integration plans across several acquisitions at once
* Lead job mapping of acquired roles into Access job architecture including job evaluation and cost analysis
* Lead contract harmonisation and alignment process across all acquired workforce
* Lead and advise on complex ER issues
* Lead headcount savings and synergy realisation contributing to the deal Value Creation Plan (VCP)
* Collaborate across geographies, business units and functions to ensure smooth transition for all M&A integration activities, leveraging ES M&A subject matter expertise
* Lead team members to help prioritise, flex and pivot workload dependent upon deal volume and integration timelines
* Drive excellent employee experience by creating, managing and executing simple communications and change management initiatives
* Translate strategy into milestone-based efforts and escalates relevant issues to leadership
* Lead employee briefing and training sessions to onboard acquired employees into Access culture and ways of working
* Guide senior leadership (Access and acquired) along integration journey to ensure alignment in strategy and key messages and behaviours
* Create credibility and builds trust across functional integration leads, keeping team updated on key ES dependencies and risks to integration
Qualifications
* Strong communication, negotiation, problem solving and relationship-building skills
* Advanced knowledge of the M&A deal lifecycle and of wide range of ES principles, processes, and technology
* Experience working cross-functionally, understanding complex matrixed organisations, and implementing best-in-class integration practices
* Excellent programme management skills, executing against tight timelines
* Ability to perform in an ambiguous, fast-paced tech environment and make decisions quickly and against competing priorities
* Ability to influence, problem solve and successfully collaborate and communicate across all levels
* Ability to flux between pragmatic and strategic thinking, taking into account a variety of external and changing factors
* Excellent knowledge and experience of application of employment law
At Access, we are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment where everyone can thrive. If you're excited about this role, even if your past experience doesn\'t align perfectly and you're not ticking every single box, you might just be the perfect fit for us. We wholeheartedly believe in equality for all and the transformative power of diversity.
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