Senior Consultant - HR M&A Transactions

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Senior Consultant - HR M&A Transactions

Your Key Responsibilities

Support clients to address people‑related matters arising from enterprise‑wide or functional re‑organisations, restructurings and workforce optimisation, including post‑deal activities.

Assist the project in addressing HR Transactions/People related matters through all stages of acquisition, divestiture and merger

Structure and manage projects of work which meet and exceed client expectations

Be confident and effective in recognising and managing potential issues during client assignments; ensure clear and timely communication to project leads

Review and perform report writing, project planning, data analysis, and development of presentation material

Analyse data and present high quality, risk-managed reports/conclusions including client and executive presentations in various formats - this will also include delivery and presentation of such reports to clients

Work with key project leader to manage and maintain client relationship

Ensure that all client work is delivered consistently, complying with EY's Q&RM guidelines

Working collaboratively with other EY M&A service lines and wider firm teams, including EYP and Consulting, to deliver integrated, end‑to‑end client solutions.

To qualify for the role you must have

The current teams have a different range of expertise across the HR M&A deal lifecycle. Therefore, we are looking for both specialists in a range of the areas highlighted above and below, together with those who have broader M&A experience.

Strong HR M&A deal background, including HR Due Diligence, Sell and Separate, Buy and Integrate, and post‑deal transformation activities.

Proven Commercial HR experience from private, public sector or consulting

Strong project management, presentation and stakeholder engagement/management skills

Experience of specific HR disciplines; Employee /Industrial Relations, Compensation and Benefits, Change and Communication is ideal but not essential

Qualitative and quantitative data analysis skills and data manipulation, data presentation, via a range of tools

Skills and Attributes for success

Team player; ability to integrate with new teams quickly

Collaborative, good at building relationships

Ability to analyse complex problems and to deliver insightful, practical and sustainable solutions

Able to manage stakeholder and client relationships in a fast paced and complex environment

Strong written and verbal communication skills and experience of producing high calibre reports, papers, presentations

Frequently and effectively leverage internal and external knowledge, experience and relationships to identify new opportunities

Regularly brings ideas and insights to clients and programme teams that provide value, help address risk and assist the deal lifecycle

Personal resilience and the ability to drive the project and team’s agenda (both internally and within the client environment)

Ideally, you’ll also have

A primary degree and any post graduate degrees and professional qualifications are desirable but not critical e.g. CIPD

Experience of working on projects gained working within a professional services firm, global consultancy firm and/or large private and/or public sector organisations

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