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HR/People M&A Sr. Manager

CBRE, Atlanta, TX, United States


Atlanta – Texas – United States of America, Charlotte – North Carolina – United States of America, Dallas – Texas – United States of America, Saint Louis – Missouri – United States of America.

This position is remote USA but applicants in CT or ET are preferred.

About The Role
The Americas 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 due diligence and integration activities across the M&A lifecycle.

This role will combine strategic planning, general business management, and project management to drive successful transitions. It will have an Americas focus, supporting people integrations across all business lines, but may support global deals.

This individual will organize and project‑lead across workstreams and stakeholders including: Executive People sponsor, Lead Business Partner, Corporate Development, Total Rewards, 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 be comfortable interacting with and influencing the C‑Suite.

What You’ll Do

Oversee People Diligence & Integration process & plans for assigned deals.

Act as the main POC for the Due Diligence & Integration.

Provide guidance on standard and best practice People M&A processes.

Prepare weekly status updates on People DD & Integration progress.

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 logs.

Coordinate M&A integration including risk management, governance, best practices and people system integrations; partner with appropriate People Business Partners, 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.

What You’ll Need

Bachelor’s Degree required.

Minimum 7 years of experience in Human Resources, Integration & Project Management with solid experience in methodologies, frameworks and project technology skills and tools.

Working knowledge of outsourcing, recruitment and M&A life cycle in order to create customized HR path by project.

Experience with global M&A transactions with cross‑border implications.

Thrives in high intensity and comfortable executing with short deadlines and changing work environment.

Strong organizational skills with the ability to multitask and prioritize 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.

Results‑driven with a pro‑active approach and a ‘can‑do’ attitude.

Analytical thinker with process improvement skills with ability to analyze continuous improvement opportunities across functions.

Expert in Microsoft computing packages including SmartSheets (or equivalent technology), Excel, Outlook, Word and PowerPoint.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.

CBRE has a long‑standing commitment to providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, veteran status, political belief, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

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