Join us as a Mergers & Acquisition People Consultant
* You’ll play a central role in delivering the Group’s growth agenda, acting as a trusted advisor to deal teams and leading the People workstream across mergers, acquisitions and disposals
* This is a unique opportunity to operate at the heart of complex transactions, shaping deal strategy, managing risk, and delivering critical and commercial People outcomes from initial diligence through to integration or separation
* You’ll move beyond traditional HR delivery into strategic, deal-facing advisory work
* Working directly on high-impact, high-visibility transactions and shaping how the organisation identifies, manages and realises value through People
What you'll do
You’ll:
* Act as a trusted advisor to deal teams, shaping People strategy from early-stage deal development through to execution
* Lead HR deal teams, aligning SMEs across Reward, ER, Talent, Tech and OD to deliver a coordinated and commercially focused People plan
* Drive due diligence and deal readiness, assessing People-related risks, costs and opportunities, and translating insights into clear recommendations
* Own delivery of the People workstream, including integration or separation planning, employee communications, and consultation activity, in partnership with Employee Relations
* Manage HR input into legal and transaction processes, including contracts, governance and approvals
* Operate as the single point of contact for People within the deal, building strong relationships across Corporate Development, Legal, Finance and external advisers
* Balance pace, risk and commercial outcomes, enabling informed decision-making in fast‑moving and often ambiguous environments
* Continuously improve M&A People capability, contributing to playbooks, tools and lessons learned across the function
The skills you'll need
We’re looking for a commercially minded HR professional who is comfortable operating in high‑pace, high‑ambiguity environments and influencing senior stakeholders.
You’ll demonstrate:
* 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
* A broad understanding of HR disciplines, with knowledge of how Reward, ER, Talent and OD intersect in a deal context
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