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Director, hr transactions

Edinburgh
EY
Director
€150,000 - €200,000 a year
Posted: 23 December
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EY is one of the largest global consulting organisations, with more than 7,000 professionals. We help CEOs and business leaders design and deliver transformative strategies across the entire enterprise, to help build long-term value to all stakeholders. Due to rapid expansion, we are now looking for candidates to join our UK team and we want you to explore our HR M&A Director Role.

The opportunity
For our fast growing Team, we are looking for a candidate to join the HR M&A Team, focused on providing full support for transaction services dedicated to our clients, who are the biggest and most impactful companies across the globe. We are seeking to further expand our team with HR M&A Consultants who work across a range of sectors, that include Private Equity, Digital and Telecoms. You’ll advise clients across all sectors, supporting key decision makers in developing and executing strategies for transactions use your intellectual guile and enthusiasm to apply your technical skills across the M&A and transformation lifecycle.

Your Key Responsibilities

Develop and manage HR M&A projects – end-to-end from Due Diligence over Day 1 preparation to Carve-out / Post Merger Integration for the HR part of a transaction

Develop and manage HR strategy and transformation projects, including People driven transformation, leveraging EY global enablers and tools

Support our HR M&A consultants and manage the team(s) during projects

Drive business development, take part in negotiations with clients and be support our go to market strategy Skills and attributes for success

Relevant experience in managing complex business projects

Internal and external business development acumen

Creativity, innovation, problem solving skills

Ability to organise work efficiently and meet deadlines

Your background

Strong HR-related experience or HR consulting experience. HR / HR Strategy, HR M&A or similar positions will be treated as a great plus

Outstanding interpersonal skills and consulting attitude - can demonstrate the skills and experience required to operate in a client-facing role within a professional services firm

Strong oral and written communication skills, including presentation skills (MS PowerPoint, Excel analysis and modelling)

Ability to perform analysis and synthesise data into useful insights

Ideally, you’ll also have

A degree in a business/finance related subject

Experience working in an International environment

What We Look For
We are looking for candidates who are highly motivated, analytical, logical thinkers with a passion for HR and have a very strong attention to detail. Being a strong team player is critical with the ability to adapt to changing requirements or deadlines in support of our clients goals

What Working At EY Offers

Possibility to work with top brands across UK and Europe and other global players

Innovative and varied consulting activities

Outstanding career opportunities through individual support, challenging project work and a strong EY network

Opportunity to learn from experience Strategy and M&A practitioners

Attractive remuneration package linked to your individual and team performance

Culture of support, coaching and open feedback

Additional Benefits

Qualifications and certificates

Diverse experience in a variety of teams

An individual training map

Flexible time and place of work

Dedicated Career Counsellor

EY Care & Wellness program

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Human Resources

Industries

Professional Services

Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

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