HR M&A, Senior Associate - People and Organisation

Job Description

TaxWe help our clients stay ahead of changes that impact their businesses, navigating complexity and risk. We deliver deep tax technical, people and legal expertise, while providing the critical context to make informed and compliant decisions. With clientsranging from multinational organisations and public sector bodies to entrepreneurs and family businesses, the work we do is diverse.Hear from Ed Stacey, Tax People Leader about what a career in Tax could mean for you - from development, to our culture, towhat we value in our people when building our team.The People in Deals team is a multi-disciplinary team that works alongside transaction services and our HRM consulting teams.We deliver end-to-end HR and pensions deal services, to help our clients achievesuccess from their deals and create value through M&As, disposals and restructuring.As HR and pension deals experts we have designed and overseen hundreds of successful deals, from developing the right people strategy to ensuring that the deal is executedseamlessly with a clear value focus. We support companies to implement changes that will deliver people synergies and improvements long after the deal is signed. Our teams experts cover a variety of HR and pension areas such as workforce planning and transition,organisational design, engagement and culture, retention, compensation & benefits, HR service delivery, employee relations, and HR systems and processes.As deals become more complex (cross border etc), the people elements become ever-more important. The PIDteam is a core part of the firms Value Creation strategic priority and we are looking to grow against an aggressive target, building opportunities internally within our successful Value Creation team, but also seeking out new market opportunities.About theroleThe Senior Associate role is key to delivering our growing pipeline of projects and providing ongoing support for our team. This role will continue to have access to some of the most interesting and challenging projects within PwC, as you help shape thepeople agenda for clients undergoing transactions. As a growing team we recognise outstanding contribution and talent, and will continue to push for further growth and share opportunities this brings with our own team.Our clients are from various industries(such as health & pharma, retail & consumer, industrial products, energy/ utilities/ mining, financial services, and telecom/ media/ technology) as well as Private Equity (PE). The deals we advise on vary from small domestic to global multi-billion poundstransactions. We advise our clients throughout the whole deal cycle from due diligence to integration and separation planning and execution, as well as post deal business and cultural transformation. Our service portfolio includes: Buy and sell side HR andpensions due diligence Synergy development and review Carve out and divestment support (incl. employee transfers and HR function set-up) Taking control and 100 day planning Operational people, HR, and cultural integration (mergers, acquisitions and integration)Post-acquisition performance improvement and transformation An interest and willingness to become involved in practice and business development activities such as developing propositions and proposals, in addition to client work. You work comfortably underthe pressure and in a fast-paced deal/project environment You have the ability to absorb information quickly You work effectively within cross-functional teams, bringing your HR/people expertise to a variety of business challenges You actively coach and developjunior colleagues, seeking feedback to improve your own technical and interpersonal/presentation skills and enhance your practice You are a proven self-starter who is able to use your initiative to develop solutions You have strong stakeholder management skillsincluding the ability to effectively manage upwards You are able to manage your own time and at times balance multiple prioritiesEssential requirements and Skills Project management experience, including establishing plans, governance and tracking progressetc. Experience of working on deals (e.g. integration, carve-out), and/or experience of business transformations You have worked effectively within teams providing HR advice to the project team or directly to business stakeholders Experience of managing peopleor coaching junior client or internal teams to improve performance. You give ongoing and immediate feedback to help colleagues develop Consulting experience Highly developed communication skillsNot the role for youDid you know PwC offer flexible contractarrangements as well as contingent work ( ie temporary or day rate contracting)The skills we look for in future employeesAll our people need to demonstrate the skills and behaviours that support us in delivering our business strategy. This is important tothe work we do for our business, and our clients. These skills and behaviours make up our global leadership framework, The PwC Professional and are made up of five core attributes; whole leadership, technical capabilities, business acumen, global acumenand relationships.Learn more here: uk/careers/experienced/applyDiversityValuing Difference. Driving Inclusion.We work in a changing world which offers great opportunities for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We seek to attract and employ thebest people from the widest talent pool because creating value through diversity is what makes us strong as a business, enabling us to solve important problems and deliver value to our clients. We encourage an inclusive culture where people can be themselves,are valued for their strengths and are empowered to be the best they can be. As an organisation with an increasingly agile workforce, we also support different ways of working offering flexible working arrangements. Learn more here about our work to supportan inclusive culture.uk/diversity