Senior Manager, HR M&A

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in North Carolina.

📋 Description

• Oversee the HR workstream for designated M&A projects from the diligence phase through to integration.

• Collaborate with Division/Functional HR Business Partners and HR Centers of Excellence to synchronize HR initiatives and mitigate operational HR risks.

• Deliver strategic HR consulting and thought leadership to advance people strategies and impact deal negotiations.

• Evaluate target-company data to uncover HR-related financial risks, including compensation and benefits considerations.

• Review and contribute to purchase agreements, disclosure schedules, presentation materials, and employee communications.

• Create and manage project plans for M&A transactions and align HR Center of Excellence activities with deal timelines.

• Facilitate HR team meetings and diligence calls; design and take ownership of HR integration plans along with Day 1/Day 30 deliverables.

• Enhance HR deal execution and integration processes by utilizing checklists, templates, best practices, and project management tools.

• Act as the main point of contact between Labcorp HR and Seller HR throughout the transaction process.

• Lead the assessment of seller HR, payroll, compensation, benefits, leave, and policy practices; document any gaps and propose transition strategies.

• Collaborate with Total Rewards, Compensation, and Payroll Centers of Excellence on strategies related to benefits, pay, payroll, timing, transitional services agreements, bridge solutions, and harmonization.

• Oversee Workday data conversion, onboarding, and Day 1 readiness for newly acquired employees.

• Create employee communications, FAQs, and manager toolkits; assist with town halls and change management initiatives.

• Monitor integration milestones, risks, and decisions; provide status updates to HR leadership and the Integration Management Office.

• Collaborate with HR Business Partners, HR Centers of Excellence, Finance, Legal, and deal teams on comprehensive M&A projects.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 6 years of HR experience, with a focus on mergers and acquisitions.

• Bachelor’s Degree, ideally in HR or a related field.

• Proven experience of at least 4-5 years in project/program management.

• Practical experience in leading HR integration for acquired employees, encompassing benefits, payroll, and compensation transitions.

• Extensive HR generalist knowledge with an understanding of the entire employment lifecycle.

• Experience in international HR and M&A is highly advantageous.

• Familiarity with US benefit plans, compensation structures, and job architecture/leveling.

• Experience in direct collaboration with seller or target-company HR teams.

• Proven leadership and management abilities with a talent for reaching consensus on innovative approaches.

• Capacity to build credibility and influence with Seller HR and leadership without formal authority.

• Strong project management capabilities, including the ability to handle multiple projects concurrently under tight deadlines, with ambiguous data and shifting priorities.

• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy; hands-on approach; ability to influence in a global, matrixed environment.

• Knowledge of Workday and best practices for M&A activities.

• Excellent written and verbal communication, as well as presentation skills.

🏝️ Benefits

• Annual bonus under the Labcorp Bonus Plan.

• Medical insurance.

• Dental insurance.

• Vision insurance.

• Life insurance.

• Short-term disability (STD).

• Long-term disability (LTD).

• 401(k) plan.

• Paid Time Off (PTO) or Flexible Time Off (FTO).

• Tuition Reimbursement.

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan.