HR Projects Lead (M&A & Transformation)

Role Overview

The HR Projects Lead (M&A & Transformation) is responsible for leading the people agenda across acquisitions integrations employee transfers and selected strategic HR projects. The role brings structure pace and strong stakeholder governance to complex cross-functional work ensuring that people risks are identified early and that employees experience a compliant well-coordinated transition.

Working across Corporate People regional teams Legal Finance Technology and business leadership the role will coordinate delivery from due diligence through integration stabilisation. It will also lead or support broader HR initiatives that strengthen processes policies governance employee experience and operating-model effectiveness.

Key Responsibilities

M&A Due Diligence and Integration

• Leads the People workstream for acquisitions divestments employee transfers and post-acquisition integrations from initial scoping and due diligence through implementation and stabilisation.
• Coordinates people due diligence identifying workforce employment benefits compensation organisation employee relations and compliance risks and dependencies.
• Develops practical integration plans workplans milestones governance structures decision logs risk registers and stakeholder communication plans.
• Partners with Legal and local advisers on appropriate transfer methods consultation requirements employment documentation and jurisdiction-specific risks.
• Coordinates benefits compensation grading policies systems payroll onboarding and people-data harmonisation in partnership with relevant Centres of Excellence.
• Ensures a positive employee experience through clear communications leadership preparation Q&A management onboarding and cultural integration activities.
• Tracks delivery escalates issues early and provides concise status reporting to senior stakeholders and steering groups.
• Captures lessons learned and helps improve Endavas repeatable M&A and integration playbooks templates and governance.

HR Projects and Transformation

• Leads or supports strategic HR projects across the People function including operating-model improvements process harmonisation policy implementation job architecture compensation and benefits employee experience systems and reporting.
• Translates business and People priorities into clear project objectives deliverables timelines resources dependencies and success measures.
• Facilitates cross-functional workshops aligns stakeholders and drives decisions to keep projects moving.
• Creates high-quality project documentation including business cases project plans RAID logs RACI models process maps communications and implementation materials.
• Supports change management adoption and manager enablement so that new processes and initiatives are embedded effectively.
• Identifies opportunities to simplify standardise and automate HR processes while maintaining appropriate local flexibility and compliance.

Stakeholder Management and Governance

• Acts as a trusted connector across Corporate People regional People teams business leaders and specialist functions.
• Builds strong working relationships with Legal Finance Payroll IT Communications external advisers and acquired-company stakeholders.
• Provides clear timely and pragmatic advice balancing speed of execution with risk management and employee impact.
• Prepares executive updates and decision papers highlighting progress risks choices and recommended actions.
• Ensures appropriate confidentiality and handling of sensitive employee commercial and transaction information.

Employee Relations Risk and Compliance

• Supports complex employee relations restructuring consultation and change matters arising during transactions and HR projects.
• Ensures project activities reflect applicable employment legislation employee representation requirements data-protection obligations and Endava governance.
• Escalates material risks and works with Legal and senior People leaders to agree mitigation and decision paths.
• Maintains accurate auditable records of decisions approvals communications and key employee-impacting actions.

Qualifications :

Requirements

• Degree in Human Resources Business Law Project Management or a related discipline or equivalent relevant experience.
• Several years of progressive experience in HR project management M&A HR transformation People Operations HR Business Partnering or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience supporting or leading the people aspects of mergers acquisitions employee transfers restructurings or post-acquisition integrations.
• Practical understanding of the end-to-end M&A people lifecycle including due diligence transfer methods consultation employee communications benefits harmonisation onboarding systems and cultural integration.
• Strong project-management capability with experience managing multiple workstreams dependencies risks deadlines and senior stakeholders in a matrixed environment.
• Experience working across countries and cultures; exposure to different employment-law frameworks and international employee relations is highly desirable.
• Strong understanding of core HR areas including organisational design employee relations compensation and benefits talent performance HR operations and change management.
• Highly effective written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate complex issues into clear recommendations and actions.
• Pragmatic hands-on and delivery-focused with strong organisation attention to detail and follow-through.
• Confident working with ambiguity and changing priorities while maintaining structure pace and quality.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills including the ability to use data to identify risks trends and project outcomes.
• Fluent English; additional languages are a plus

Additional Information :

Discover some of the global benefits that empower our people to become the best version of themselves:

• Finance: Competitive salary package share plan company performance bonuses value-based recognition awards referral bonus;   
• Career Development: Career coaching global career opportunities non-linear career paths internal development programmes for management and technical leadership;
• Learning Opportunities: Complex projects rotations internal tech communities training certifications coaching online learning platforms subscriptions pass-it-on sessions workshops conferences;
• Work-Life Balance: Hybrid work and flexible working hours employee assistance programme;
• Health: Global internal wellbeing programme access to wellbeing apps;
• Community: Global internal tech communities hobby clubs and interest groups inclusion and diversity programmes events and celebrations.

At Endava were committed to creating an open inclusive and respectful environment where everyone feels safe valued and empowered to be their best. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds experiences and perspectivesbecause we know that inclusive teams help us deliver smarter more innovative solutions for our customers. Hiring decisions are based on merit skills qualifications and potential. If you need adjustments or support during the recruitment process please let us know.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time