Associate Consultant HR M&A

About the Role

The position is within the Integration & Separation (I&S), Technology in M&A team, part of the Deal Advisory group at KPMG Global Services (KGS). This role is for an Associate Consultant in the HR M&A team.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with onshore colleagues to lead and provide support on a variety of M&A projects, including global programs from a people, workforce analytics, and organization effectiveness perspective.
• Support and sometimes lead work streams on HR I&S projects, assisting client work stream leads to fulfill their objectives.
• Analyze workforce data by applying key analytical tools to provide insights and suggest solutions to complex client challenges.
• Demonstrate technical and analytical competence in a deal context for key HR aspects: HR Operations, Labor Relations & Compliance, Organization & Talent Management, and Employee Experience and Day 1 comms.
• Co-ordinate with onshore engagement teams to procure new engagements, obtain clarifications, communicate progress, and manage post-delivery de-brief and feedback.
• Seek ownership for independent engagements and tasks, and on larger engagements, oversee the work of more junior team members.
• Assist in the development and presentation of final project deliverables.
• Provide coaching and development opportunities for junior team members, and act as a mentor to colleagues within the team.
• Work with cross-functional teams in implementing services, leading team interviews, and holding workshops.
• Provide support to senior colleagues in the preparation of proposal materials when not on project work.

Qualifications

Educational Qualifications

• MBA / Bachelor's degree in a related field from an accredited college/university, preferably with a major in Human Resources.

Work Experience

• 1-3 years of total work experience.

Mandatory Technical & Functional Skills

• Experience of working on M&A projects, including an understanding of HR’s involvement in the deal process.
• Experience working with Powered BI, Alteryx, Tableau.
• Relevant professional experience, including previous work with a Big 4, global management consultancy firm, or an in-house role with exposure to large-scale projects.
• Experience working within an HR function including:
• Workforce analytics
• Organization effectiveness
• People strategy
• Organizational design
• HR operating model
• HR Process efficiency & policy
• Change management
• Employee engagement
• Talent management
• Experience handling multiple stakeholders, including ownership of deliverables and good commercial acumen.
• High-quality outputs on Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.

Preferred Technical & Functional Skills

• Analysis, problem-solving, and report writing.
• A basic understanding of project management methodologies and outputs.
• Good client relationship skills.
• Knowledge or experience on Visio, OrgVue would also be beneficial.