Manager, HR Global Mergers & Acquisition Project Manager

Capital One • McLean, VA

20d

About The Position

As a Manager, Human Resource (HR) Global Mergers & Acquisition (M&A) Project Manager in Capital One’s HR Business Risk Office, you will be responsible for supporting the end-to-end HR life cycle for mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, and other corporate transactions. This includes project managing HR due diligence, planning and/or managing for integration, and executing all transaction / integration, risk-related and associate-oriented processes. The team works and collaborates with key HR functional subject matter experts and enterprise cross-functional deal or integration teams including Risk and Compliance. This role will have a global scope, supporting acquisition and/or integration activities across geographies and lines of businesses. If you are a self-starter, love problem solving, possess a high degree of judgment and enjoy working collaboratively on often highly ambiguous matters, this may be the role for you! The right candidate will possess a hybrid project/process management background with demonstrated experience managing simultaneous initiatives. Strong problem solving skills, integrative thinking, attention to detail, risk mindset and the ability to adapt to a dynamic environment are essential to succeeding in this role. Someone who thrives on working on high-profile projects and is able to effectively communicate and influence a wide range of HR, risk and business professionals to create and implement well-managed risk practices and innovative associate-related solutions at all levels will be well-suited for this role. The ideal candidate is a seasoned, highly motivated project management professional, with diverse experience across multiple HR functions as well as geographies. They have a passion for owning and driving process and operational improvement, excellent integrative thinking, prioritization and communication skills and a track record of thinking creatively to deliver people oriented innovations and mitigating potential risk to the Company. Additionally, building win-win partnerships with multiple business stakeholders as well as across HR, while adapting to and managing change in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, are default essentials for this role. The Project Manager is primarily responsible for: Support of HR due diligence and integration activities, including providing project management support on multiple concurrent acquisitions and other transactions Develop and manage project plans in a dynamic environment, including the tracking of progress against plans and communicating updates to the deal-specific HR and /or integration project teams Coordinate, execute and instill strong risk management practices throughout acquisition and integration lifecycle to identify, socialize and resolve key risks and issues to deliver a consistent and well-managed experience across the organization Work with HR project teams to conduct employee related data analysis (e.g. workforce / headcount, benefits, etc.) Build relationships and collaborate with key stakeholders to ensure delivery of commitments Prepare and assemble employee schedules in purchase agreements following thorough data validation Manage the Offer Delivery processes and system integration for acquired associates Support and/or deliver cultural and logistical integration and onboarding activities for acquired associates Identify lessons learned and process improvements to support continuous improvement of HR M&A infrastructure and processes Support and/or own HR M&A capability building projects including development of resource and training materials for HR teams supporting deal or integration activitie s

Requirements

• High School Diploma, GED or equivalent certification
• At least 3 years of Project Management or Human Resources experience
• At least 1 year of Process Improvement experience
• At least 5 years of experience supporting, partnering and interacting with internal business clients

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree or military experience
• 1+ year of Risk Management experience
• 4+ years of Project Management experience
• Ability to set direction, manage expectations and lead cross-functional teams
• Project Management Professional (PMP) or Lean Six Sigma certification
• Experience with Agile or Design Thinking methodologies
• Knowledge of Global Mergers and Acquisitions

Responsibilities

• Support of HR due diligence and integration activities, including providing project management support on multiple concurrent acquisitions and other transactions
• Develop and manage project plans in a dynamic environment, including the tracking of progress against plans and communicating updates to the deal-specific HR and /or integration project teams
• Coordinate, execute and instill strong risk management practices throughout acquisition and integration lifecycle to identify, socialize and resolve key risks and issues to deliver a consistent and well-managed experience across the organization
• Work with HR project teams to conduct employee related data analysis (e.g. workforce / headcount, benefits, etc.)
• Build relationships and collaborate with key stakeholders to ensure delivery of commitments
• Prepare and assemble employee schedules in purchase agreements following thorough data validation
• Manage the Offer Delivery processes and system integration for acquired associates
• Support and/or deliver cultural and logistical integration and onboarding activities for acquired associates
• Identify lessons learned and process improvements to support continuous improvement of HR M&A infrastructure and processes
• Support and/or own HR M&A capability building projects including development of resource and training materials for HR teams supporting deal or integration activitie s

Benefits

• Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being.
• Learn more at the Capital One Careers website .
• Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level.
• This role is also eligible to earn performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI). Incentives could be discretionary or non discretionary depending on the plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees