Human Resources Business Partner | Ross on Wye | up to £65,000 | 12 months fixed term | Acquisition experience essential
The Company
Leading Services Company
The role
To deliver the people‑related workstream of acquisitions ensuring the smooth integration of newly acquired organisations into the business. This role provides expert guidance to stakeholders across organisational design, change management, HR due diligence and post-acquisition integration to ensure value realisation and a positive experience for acquisition employees.
Key responsibilities
Strategic M&A Support:
* Support the HR Director deliver the HR component of acquisition planning, due diligence, and integration for acquisitions.
* Assess organisational structures, roles and workforce capabilities to inform integration decisions.
* Provide people focused insights to support commercial evaluation and risk mitigation.
Integration Delivery:
* Create and execute end to end HR integration plans focusing on organisation design, culture, policies, reward, systems and communication.
* Partner with leaders of both the existing organisation and the acquired entity to ensure alignment of expectations, timelines and outcomes.
* Coordinate with Integration Director where appropriate to ensure a smooth integration process across all HR workstreams
* Harmonise policies, benefits and working practices.
* Lead TUPE processes and ensure all actions meet legal requirements.
* Capture lessons learned and update templates and playbooks.
Employee Relations & Compliance:
* Oversee TUPE, consultation processes, and any required restructuring, ensuring legal compliance and fair treatment.
* Ensure policies, contracts, and benefits of acquired colleagues are reviewed, harmonised and communicated clearly.
Stakeholder Engagement:
* Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, providing clear and data-driven recommendations.
* Build strong relationships with acquired leadership teams to support transition and retention.
* Provide regular reporting on progress, risks and outcomes to the HR Director and stakeholders.
Continuous Improvement:
* Feed into the Documentation and refining the HR M&A integration framework and playbooks.
* Capture lessons learned to enhance future acquisition processes.
* Support wider HR transformation initiatives.
Your Profile
* Proven experience as an HR Business Partner supporting business change or transformation.
* Direct experience of HR due diligence and post-acquisition integration.
* Experience working within fast-paced, multi-site or matrix organisations.
* Demonstrated ability to deliver results through collaborative working.
* Strong knowledge of HR best practice, UK employment law and TUPE.
* Deep understanding of organisational design, change management and culture work.
* Ability to analyse complex information and present clear recommendations.
* Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to challenge and influence at senior level.
* Strong project management capability across multiple concurrent workstreams.
Desirable:
* CIPD Level 7 or equivalent.
For further information, please contact Rhian Mountjoy
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