Director, M&A People Strategy & Integration

Bellevue · San Francisco · 7-10 years experience · Posted Oct 12, 2026

At a glance

The Director, M&A People Strategy & Integration leads the human capital lifecycle for the company's deal pipeline. This high-impact individual contributor role designs and executes due diligence and post-merger integration strategies focused on talent, organizational design, compensation, and cultural alignment.

Lead HR and talent due diligence, analyzing organizational structures, total rewards, workforce demographics, and labor compliance risks.
Evaluate key talent retention risks, leadership capabilities, and cultural alignment to inform deal terms.
Partner with Finance to model workforce costs, including compensation, benefits, and synergy targets.
Build and maintain scalable People M&A playbooks for Day 1 readiness and First 100 Days goals.
Manage employment contract transfers, equity roll-overs, and immigration/visa transfers in partnership with Legal.
Collaborate with TD&I and People Ops on HRIS migrations, payroll cutovers, and benefit vendor consolidations.
Design side-by-side benefit maps, compensation alignment structures, and retention bonus programs.
Partner with Internal Comms and Legal to design Day 1 communications and onboarding experiences.
Monitor post-close talent retention and drive initiatives to preserve company culture.
Project-manage strategic initiatives across the broader Total Rewards organization during lower deal volume periods.

7–10+ years in M&A HR and Talent strategy, People Integration, or M&A Human Capital consulting.
Proven ability to drive joint workstreams with Legal, Finance/Payroll, IT, and HR functional leads.
Fluency in global/domestic employment law, compensation/benefits harmonization, equity compensation, and HRIS migrations.
Solid skills in workforce data modeling and salary/benefit side-by-side mapping.
Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, or related field.