Senior Program Manager, Global M&A

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Deel and our family of growing companies are made up of global teams dedicated to helping businesses hire anyone, anywhere, easily.

The team comprises over three thousand self-driven individuals spanning over 100 countries, and our unified yet diverse culture keeps us continually learning and innovating the platform and products for customers.

Companies should be able to hire the best talent anywhere in the world, so we are building the best platform to make that a reality. Our market-leading technology, expertise, and global team are crucial to the platform’s success. We deliver the best products and features in our space, enabling millions of jobs worldwide and connecting the global workforce with the best companies and opportunities.

Why should you be part of our success story?

A 30-mile hiring radius should no longer dictate how companies hire because exceptional talent lives everywhere. Deel sees a world without hiring borders and endless talent that pairs perfect candidates with great companies.

We offer global teams all the tools they need to hire, onboard, manage, pay, and scale at full speed. We aim to foster a diverse global economy by building a generational platform that seamlessly connects companies with talent worldwide.

After our successful Series D in 2021, we raised another $50M in 2023, doubling our valuation to $12B. There’s never been a more exciting time to join Deel — the international payroll and compliance market leader.

Overview:

The Senior Program Manager, M&A is responsible for the oversight and management of the full cycle global M&A implementations across all Deel business units, from due diligence through to integration and post closing harmonization. Deel has been active in the M&A space for the past few years and implementations tend to be highly complex in nature dealing with cultural differences, time zones, global and remote workforces, various worker types, and various types and stages of assimilation and integration post closing over varied periods of times pursuant to product and revenue goals.

The Senior Program Manager works directly with key HR stakeholders and business leaders across both Deel and M&A targets, and serves as the primary point of contact for the Deel People team. The role also collaborates closely with Corporate Development, Finance, Legal, Tax, Accounting, IT and other internal stakeholders and cross functional teams to understand the vision for the target company post closing, timelines and tasks in diligence, at signature and post closing. The role is responsible for managing the HR specific timeline and driving stakeholders to deliver and execute tasks timely and completely.

The Senior Program Manager may be required to assemble project teams, assign responsibilities, identify resources needed, and develop schedules to ensure timely implementation and tracking of all key M&A metrics.

What You'll Do

• Lead the end-to-end M&A HR integration process both strategically and tactically, as the primary point of contact for all HR integration workstreams

• Partner with our People Analytics team on all M&A data needs, projects and management; inclusive of data migration elements.

• Partner with Corporate Development, Compensation, HRBPs and cross-functional M&A Leads in assisting with organizational design and mapping & leveling activities, which may include collecting, scrubbing and matching of target company data to analyze impact of integration decisions.

• Provide strategic partnership across internal stakeholder teams and business leaders, often navigating conflict and being responsible to drive alignment when missing.

• Distill, summarize and present data findings to senior leadership with a knack for simplifying complex ideas quickly and clearly.

• Diagnose operational breakdowns at the root cause and work with key stakeholders to find short and long term solutions that are both holistic and optimal.

• Proactively identify process inefficiencies and collaborate cross-functionally to drive improvements and support evolving the M&A playbook and tools.

• Collaborate with key HR stakeholders and business leaders to provide strategic consultation and support on HR issues and initiatives related to M&A.

• Drive HR and business stakeholder alignment to, and adoption of, Global HR M&A standardized processes, principles and methodologies, to include HR policy, HR programs, compensation, values, and other key implementation topics.

• Create an HR integration plan for each deal by organizing pre-integration due diligence, closing and Day 1 activities, and executing the post-close integration plan.

• Organize and engage HR/3rd party resources required to support pre-integration due diligence.

• Support the development of HR pre-integration due diligence summary of findings and impacts and communicate to HR and business leaders and deal team.

• Build and cultivate strong relationships with integration stakeholders including Human Resources, IT, Finance, Accounting, Tax, Legal, Procurement and Corporate Development.

• Proactively develop and maintain project artifacts including project plan, project estimates, RACIs, resource plans, status reports, leveraging standardized HR M&A tools.

• Lead HR integration workstream meetings, collaborate with stakeholders on driving key decisions, and understand/manage HR handoffs and key dependencies.

• Ensure the project remains on schedule and within budget; monitor key deliverables and progress through continuous communication with project team members and stakeholders.

• With a high degree of independence, proactively identify risks; leverage relationships with key stakeholders and team members to mitigate.

• Support the development of a Global M&A HR Playbook.

• Encourage and support team collaboration and communication; embrace inclusivity in leading teams and encouraging diverse opinions.

• Drive successful execution against deal milestones by tracking milestones, making key recommendations to stakeholders, and holding cross functional teams accountable for execution of deliverables.

• Conducts Lessons Learned including collect and share results to project team member, identifies how to sustain strengths and improve weaknesses on future projects, shares with Global M&A HR Portfolio team for areas of improvement of project management practices.

What You'll Need

• Minimum 10+ years of relevant experience leading and project managing full cycle global M&A or as people consultant, HR leader, Strategic HR Business Partner or other relevant HR role in a high growth international organization with a fast paced culture managing significant ambiguity, agility, and complexity.

What You Bring

• Strong interpersonal communication skills both written and verbal, as well as the ability to manage multi-disciplinary teams across geographies and time zones.

• Self-directed with a high level of initiative; ability to set priorities, meet challenging deadlines and achieve quick resolution of issues.

• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities is essential.

• Strong internal stakeholder management; ability to communicate and interact with various levels of leadership.

• Ability to enforce process standards while accommodating unique features of each M&A deal.

• Excellent collaborative, interpersonal and time management skills.

• Excellent communication skills including verbal, written and presentation skills.

• Curious with an open and multicultural mindset.

• Proactive and positive “Can Do” attitude.

• Must have previous HR experience, as well as managing M&As within the global HR function.Must have basic understanding of global HR functions such as Benefits, Compensation, Payroll, Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, HR Technology, Vendor Management, HR Service Delivery.

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred.

• Excellent influencing skills at all levels in the organization and flexibility to be proactive in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment.

• Competence in making timely, effective, and principles-based decisions using strong judgment to weigh inputs from multiple stakeholders and effectively managing tradeoffs, then aligning stakeholders to those decisions.

• Deep business acumen to understand, anticipate, and solve business needs that arise in M&A.

• Understanding of various global employment laws and their impact on HR matters.

• Demonstrated ability to partner within and outside of HR successfully.

• Unquestioned integrity with assertiveness, presence, and confidence.

• High EQ, personal maturity, cultural awareness and compassion.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills and presentation skills.

• Knowledge and experience in technology businesses and familiarity with their global HR practices and policies.

• Ability to travel internationally for offsites and events.

• Strong desire and preference to work in a fully remote, global environment and not in an office.

• Note: This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the position and is not exhaustive. Duties and responsibilities may be subject to change based on organizational needs.

We welcome people from all backgrounds who seek the opportunity to help build the future of work.

We do not have offices. We are remote first and fully global and remote. We expect people to be comfortable, autonomous, and thrive in a remote working environment. Please speak with your recruiter to better understand our culture and work environment to ensure it's the right fit for you.

Total Rewards

Our workforce deserves fair and competitive pay that meets them where they are. With scalable benefits, rewards, and perks, our total rewards programs reflect our commitment to inclusivity and access for all.

Some things you’ll enjoy

• Provided computer equipment tailored to your role

• Stock grant opportunities dependent on your role, employment status and location

• Additional perks and benefits based on your employment status and country

• The flexibility of remote work, including WeWork access where available

At Deel, we’re an equal-opportunity employer that values diversity and positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of race, religion, sex, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, pregnancy or maternity or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

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Deel is an equal-opportunity employer and is committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive workplace that reflects different abilities, backgrounds, beliefs, experiences, identities and perspectives.

Deel will provide accommodation on request throughout the recruitment, selection and assessment process for applicants with disabilities. If you require accommodation, please inform our Talent Acquisition Team at [email protected] of the nature of the accommodation that you may require, to ensure your equal participation.