Senior Manager, People M&A (Associate Director)

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Job Title:Global People M&A - Senior Manager (Associate Director level)

Location:Europe

Reports to:Senior Director, Global People M&A

Job Purpose:

The Global People M&A Senior Manager will represent the People organization on merger, acquisition and divestiture transactions by partnering with People team members and cross-functional integration leads to drive all critical talent and organizational initiatives.

This is an influential role, combining strategic planning, general business management, and project management to drive successful transitions. The role will have a global scope, supporting people integrations across all business lines, but will prioritize EMEA & APAC transactions in the near-term.

The Global People M&A Senior Manager is responsible for driving our global integration strategy across transactions, while working with the People teams to customize requirements and business segment needs. This individual will organize and project lead across workstreams and stakeholders including: Executive People sponsor, Lead Business Partner, Corporate Development, Total Rewards, People Systems, People Operations, Talent Management & Learning, Digital & Technology, Finance, Communications, Legal and Operations.

The leader must be able to rapidly establish credibility and trust with all levels of the organization and comfortable interacting with and influencing senior business and functional leadership roles.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee People Diligence & Integration process & plans for assigned deals;
• Lead end to end People Due Diligence and Integration Process
• Determining the People Integration Budget
• Organizational Design
• Offer Letters & Terms and Conditions Process
• Total Rewards - Compensation and Benefits Assessment, including Executives and Perquisites
• Job Title Mapping
• HR Systems Integration
• Policy & Practice Reconciliation and Harmonization
• Talent Acquisition and Talent Management Integration
• People Communications, Day 1 Planning, Onboarding and FAQs

• Acting as the main POC for the People Workstream
• Provide guidance on standard and best practice People M&A processes
• Prepare weekly status updates on People DD & Integration progress, ensuring key milestones are achieved.
• Customize Global People Integration templates to local deal requirements and current business segment needs
• Identify and mitigate risks and integration challenges for People team and provide solutions based on People integration strategies.
• Understand People strategy and transformation roadmap, ensuring integration planning fits with the future plans
• Utilize and socialize People Team methodology, framework and governance structure and document the plans, timelines, RACI, RAID
• Coordinate M&A integration including risk management, governance, best practices and people system integrations
• Partner with appropriate PBP, COE's and People leaders to assess all People Operation impacts of the M&A in line with the global or regional strategy
• Coordinate closely with the broader M&A team on change management and communications
• Maintain business results and focus by helping the leadership team through assessment of culture differences during closing and building an appropriate integration approach/plan
• Monitor deal measures and success throughout the lifecycle through continuous feedback and tracking of process inefficiencies to drive improvements and support with evolving our playbook, tools and templates.
• Build strong partnerships with key stakeholders including People, D&T, Finance, Tax, Data Privacy and Corporate Development.

Experience Requirements

• Must have previous experience in managing at least one, but preferably multiple, Merger / Acquisition/ People Integrations. Ideally will have experience of cross-border transactions.
• Experience in International Human Resources, with a good understanding of global employment law principles and experience with drafting employment agreements and contributing to the drafting of Transaction agreements. A background in either Consulting or Generalist HR will be considered.
• Must have a working knowledge of the HR lifecyle (HR systems, Payroll, Talent Acquisition, Total Reward, Talent Development) in order to create customized integration plans.
• Strong project management skills with solid experience in methodologies, frameworks and project technology skills and tools.
• Thrive in intensity and comfortable executing with short deadlines and changing work environment.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to multitask and prioritise effectively ensuring all deadlines are met.
• Strong team skills, collaborating with, and supporting colleagues.
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to develop strong partnership with stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with strong attention to detail and accuracy level.
• Self-directed and results driven with a pro-active approach and a 'can-do' attitude.
• Analytical thinker with process improvement skills with ability to analyse continuous improvement opportunities across functions.
• Expert in Microsoft computing packages including SmartSheets (or equivalent technology), Sharepoint, Excel, Outlook, Word and PowerPoint.
• Working across multiple time zones may require flexibility with working hours, on occasions. Consideration will be given to part-time / flexible working.

Working at CBRE

When you join CBRE you will have the support and resources of a global firm where an entrepreneurial mind-set is encouraged. You'll realize your potential with challenging work, fast-paced assignments, an environment of constant learning and commitment to results. To enable your success, we provide the best tools, training and leaders in the industry.

Our collaborative culture is built on our RISE values and reflects the needs and perspectives of our clients and our people. Our work is guided by our North Star: Creating the real estate solutions of tomorrow, so businesses and people thrive. This informs everything we do-from diversity, equity, and inclusion to sustainability initiatives to workplace safety and wellbeing.

At CBRE, we believe that the more perspectives we have, the more dimensions we see. We welcome people with different backgrounds and experiences across industries to apply for open positions even if you do not match every element of the required skills. To discover more about what it's like to work at CBRE, visit Life at CBRE.

About CBRE

CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBRE), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Dallas, is the world's largest commercial real estate services and investment firm (based on 2023 revenue). The company has more than 130,000 employees (including Turner & Townsend employees) serving clients in more than 100 countries. CBRE serves a diverse range of clients with an integrated suite of services, including facilities, transaction and project management; property management; investment management; appraisal and valuation; property leasing; strategic consulting; property sales; mortgage services and development services.

Equal Opportunities

We are an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age. For information about accommodations we can make during the recruitment process, please visit: https://www.cbre.co.uk/careers/accommodations