Director – HR M&A Transactions

Overview

As Director in HR M&A Transactions, you will lead strategy, delivery, and commercial growth for HR-focused M&A work. You’ll shape HR strategies that enable M&A objectives and translate data into compelling client insights. You’ll manage end-to-end HR M&A engagements across the deal lifecycle, driving people-led transformation and ensuring compliance and high-quality delivery. You’ll represent EY in the market, shaping our HR M&A proposition and building trusted client relationships. This role offers the opportunity to influence outcomes across multi-disciplinary teams and global clients in a dynamic consulting environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end HR M&A engagements across the full deal lifecycle (Due Diligence, Sell & Separate, Buy & Integrate)
• Shape and deliver people-led transformation programmes to improve organizational performance and realise deal value
• Develop high-quality RFP responses and client proposals with timely, professional execution
• Ensure compliance with EY’s Quality and Risk Management requirements throughout the engagement
• Build and sustain trusted client relationships and coordinate multi-disciplinary delivery teams
• Uphold EY’s quality, risk, and commercial standards across engagements
• Strengthen EY’s reputation as a trusted partner in HR M&A and people-led transformation
• Lead, coach and develop HR M&A consultants in complex delivery environments
• Partner with client leadership to guide the delivery journey and foster a collaborative team culture
• Contribute to business development and to EY’s go-to-market strategy for M&A People services
• Monitor and interpret engagement and financial performance metrics and translate strategy into actionable plans

Key requirements

• Significant experience across HR M&A, HR strategy, HR transformation and HR consulting
• Proven ability to lead and deliver complex, fast-paced programmes with confidence
• Exceptional communication and influencing skills at senior executive level
• Strong analytical capability with ability to distill complexity into actionable insights
• Passion for people, M&A, and sustaining client relationships
• Personal drive, resilience, and commitment to high-quality outcomes
• High emotional intelligence and adaptability to lead diverse teams and clients through change
• Experience with domestic and international clients and willingness to travel
• Track record of establishing a credible SMR reputation in professional services
• Desirable: degree and post-graduate qualification; global/cross-border M&A experience

• communication
• influencing
• leadership
• HR M&A
• HR strategy
• HR transformation

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