Director- Human Resources Lead, M&A

Join our dynamic team as the Director of HR M&A, where you will play a vital role in shaping the human resources landscape of our mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and corporate transactions. Reporting to the Sr. Director of Global HR M&A, you will be the key HR point of contact for M&A initiatives, collaborating closely with HR Business Partners, Centers of Excellence, and cross-functional integration leads. Your expertise will guide activities related to due diligence, strategy development, and the seamless execution of HR integration plans from sign-to-close and throughout the first year. You will be instrumental in implementing M&A playbooks and project methodologies, ensuring a smooth onboarding experience for newly acquired team members. If you're a collaborative team player with a passion for driving successful HR integrations, we invite you to be part of our journey!

HR Due Diligence:

• Conduct thorough HR due diligence to assess risks, opportunities, and cultural fit in potential M&A transactions.
• Evaluate HR policies, practices, compensation, benefits, and workforce dynamics of target companies.

Integration Planning:

• Develop and execute HR integration strategies and plans to facilitate a smooth transition post-merger or acquisition.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align HR integration with overall business objectives and timelines.

Organizational Design and Structure:

• Lead organizational design efforts to optimize structure, roles, and responsibilities post-transaction.
• Ensure alignment of organizational design with strategic goals, culture, and operational efficiency.

Talent Assessment and Transition:

• Engage with acquired business leaders to gain deep understanding of the company, team members, and culture and creating summaries of learnings for COR leadership
• Assess talent capabilities, skills, and fit within the integrated organization.
• Develop talent retention and transition plans to retain key talent and address workforce changes.

Change Management:

• Implement change management strategies to guide employees through organizational changes and cultural integration.
• Communicate effectively with employees to address concerns, foster engagement, and drive alignment with new initiatives.
• Utilize HR PMO methodology, framework and governance structure and document the plans, timelines, RACI, RAID

Employee Experience and Engagement:

• Enhance employee experience during the M&A process through effective communication, support, and resources.
• Implement initiatives to promote employee engagement, retention, and alignment with the new organizational culture.

Compliance and Legal Considerations:

• Manage and drive to close the HR-related Transition Service Agreements (TSAs) as necessary
• Ensure compliance with labor laws, regulations, and HR best practices in M&A transactions.
• Collaborate with legal and compliance teams to address HR-related risks and mitigate legal liabilities.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field; Master's degree preferred.
• 10+ Extensive experience in HR leadership roles, with a focus on M&A, organizational development, or change management.
• Strong knowledge of M&A processes, due diligence, integration planning, and organizational design.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to navigate complex organizational structures, cultural dynamics, and business environments in M&A contexts.

We provide compensation, benefits, and resources that enable a highly inclusive culture and support our team members' ability to live with purpose every day. In addition to traditional offerings like medical, dental, and vision care, we also provide a comprehensive suite of benefits that focus on the physical, emotional, financial, and social aspects of wellness. This encompasses support for working families, which may include backup dependent care, adoption assistance, infertility coverage, family building support, behavioral health solutions, paid parental leave, and paid caregiver leave. To encourage your personal growth, we also offer a variety of training programs, professional development resources, and opportunities to participate in mentorship programs, employee resource groups, volunteer activities, and much more. For details, visit https://www.virtualfairhub.com/cencora

*This Salary Range reflects a National Average for this job. The actual range may vary based on your locale. Ranges in Colorado/California/Washington/New York/Hawaii/Vermont/Minnesota/Massachusetts/Illinois State-specific locations may be up to 10% lower than the minimum salary range, and 12% higher than the maximum salary range.

Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law.

The company's continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory.

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