People M&A Project Lead

Apple • Cupertino, CA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Apple is hiring a People M&A Project Lead for our People M&A Team. This team is responsible for all People elements of Apple’s mergers and acquisitions, globally. This position is based onsite in Cupertino, CA.

Requirements

• Minimum of 7 years of People/Human Resources/Finance/Accounting/Business experience interacting with all levels including senior management.
• Experience in M&A with a company that generates annual sales exceeding $1 billion, or experience at a consulting firm leading M&A activities on behalf of clients.
• Strong project management skills and use of project management methodology, along with the ability to influence people and lead change.
• Exposure and knowledge of the due diligence processes and procedures used within the context of mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and/or joint ventures, including applicable laws and regulations that can affect M&A decisions.
• Experience leading and working on complex cross-functional projects with multiple partners, including experience working internationally.
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Must be able to craft and deliver with ease compelling and informative presentations, to audiences large and small.
• Ease in analyzing and reporting data in order to identify issues, trends, or exceptions to drive improvement of results and find solutions.
• High customer attention and awareness that constantly seeks creative solutions with the highest standards of integrity to produce a set of positive experiences for the acquired employees.
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Psychology, Sociology, Finance, Accounting, Economics or other business-related field.
• Willingness to travel (including internationally) up to 40% of the time and often on extremely short notice.
• Willingness and flexibility to work within varying time zones, nights, weekends and off hours.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Human Resources, Labor Relations or similar area of study is preferred.
• Proven organizational skills and change management skills.
• Confident and composed with senior executives both at Apple and at target companies.
• Ability to remain composed given aggressive timelines and a high volume of activities throughout deal process.
• Ability to balance objective and subjective.
• Acquisitions can be difficult, especially for the target’s team.
• They must be assured that they and their colleagues will be well-cared for, that concerns will be heard and that issues can be resolved collaboratively.
• Must combine clear business sense (especially as it relates to costs and compensation) with compassion.
• Ability to combine strategic thinking, strong operational execution with solid attention to detail.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level