People Business Partner - M&A

Workday•Pleasanton, CA

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

This is an amazing opportunity for a Senior HR professional to join the People & Purpose (P&P) M&A team to further develop people experience M&A strategy that will define how we onboard and integrate our acquired talent, and realize deal value through effective talent strategies. In this role, you will be responsible for collaborating with Deal Executive Sponsors, the P&P M&A team and People Business Partner teams, the Integration Management Office, and the Corporate Development teams from pre-acquisition through integration/mainstreaming. This role will have the ability to both lead all aspects of talent-related diligence and smoothly transition to end-state People Business Partner to own future state activities.

Requirements

12+ years of HR experience supporting executive clients in high-growth technology environments, with proven expertise in M&A integration (Product & Tech experience preferred).
A hands-on professional who seamlessly balances high-impact strategic planning with the detailed execution of daily HR programs and tactics.
Highly collaborative and humble team player who builds strong relationships, manages diverse stakeholders, and thrives on feedback and open learning.
Exceptional influencing and coaching skills, with the agility and flexibility to guide leaders through organizational design, change management, and evolving environments.
Strong analytical skills with a proven track record of using data to solve complex organizational and operational challenges.
Ability to travel up to 20% as needed for M&A engagements.

Nice To Haves

Global HR and Total Rewards experienced preferred
Experience with AI-First and/or SaaS companies preferred
Go-to-Market experience preferred

Responsibilities

Develop and execute frameworks and responsibility matrices for all phases of M&A people talent activities - from initial diligence and close (talent mapping, compensation) to post-close integration and large scale structural organizational design (including functional integration & hiring plans and growth strategies) along with related change management activities
Partner closely with Corporate Development, the Integration Management Office, People Business Partners (PBPs), and Centers of Excellence (COEs) to plan and execute seamless, scalable, and programmatic M&A talent initiatives (job leveling / mapping, org design, etc.)
Leverage a deep understanding of business strategy to build short- and long-term talent agendas for acquired organizations, partnering with founders and leaders to drive cultural alignment, employee experience goals, and key talent retention
Act as the central connective tissue for acquired companies during the incubation period, ensuring a seamless transition into standard people practices (performance, compensation, leadership planning) and executing formal handovers - complete with critical documentation and deal context - to end-state PBPs
Gather and analyze people-related deal metrics (e.g., retention, employee sentiment) to proactively identify downstream risks, tell a compelling data story, and implement customized, proactive solutions
Ability to provide flexible, hands-on support to the broader P&P M&A team as needed across standard diligence workstreams (benefits, global mobility, etc.) post-Close workmate integration and integration, and change management