Director – People in M&A

Overview

In this role you will provide senior leadership for the People in M&A practice within KPMG’s Strategy Transactions. You’ll originate and lead complex client engagements focused on HR due diligence, people-related synergies and value creation across the deal lifecycle. You’ll guide integration and separation programs, manage risk and quality, and drive growth through cross-border PE/M&A advisory. You’ll work with senior clients and the firm to deliver credible, commercially relevant outcomes that enhance deal value while developing the team and the market footprint.

Responsibilities

• Lead pre-deal HR due diligence, vendor due diligence, and people-related synergy/value creation engagements
• Design and run complex integration and separation projects as primary client liaison
• Present findings to senior clients and challenge thinking with practical insights
• Guide teams to produce client-ready deliverables with minimal senior input
• Review analyses and financial models to ensure credibility and relevance
• Translate large datasets into strategic insights for clients
• Drive marketing, proposals, scoping and pricing for medium to large assignments
• Lead business development ideas from concept to client discussion
• Oversee internal priorities, tools, and coordination with service providers
• Collaborate across KPMG and with external stakeholders to deliver integrated solutions

Key requirements

• Extensive experience in HR due diligence, value creation and People in M&A
• Significant experience in a leading strategy consulting firm, Big Four, or corporate development
• Proven track record scoping and leading medium/large HR M&A engagements with strong outcomes and economics
• Ability to originate sales opportunities, maintain senior client relationships and lead proposals/pricing
• Strong analytical, numerical and commercial skills, including complex financial modeling
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills with credibility to influence senior stakeholders

• Leadership and people development
• Commercial acumen and client advisory credibility
• Clear communication and persuasive influencing
• HR due diligence
• People in M&A value creation
• Financial modeling and data analysis

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