Director, HR (M&A)

The Director, HR (M&A) is a unique role that helps drive our organization's global growth strategy. You'll be at the forefront of orchestrating key HR activities for acquisition & divestiture deals inclusive of due diligence through integration phases. You will be operating within a fast-paced, dynamic environment partnering closely with a variety of key stakeholders across the globe including Business Development, HR, Finance, Communications, General Counsel (internal + external) and other SMEs.

About the Role:

In this role as Director, HR (M&A), you will:

• Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures Pipeline: Your hands-on leadership will steer all people-related activities across the M&A pipeline including project kick-offs, due diligence and integration phases. Managing multiple deals concurrently, you'll craft and execute project plans with cross-functional, global stakeholders to meet deadlines and monitor key risks.
• Due Diligence: Leading HR due diligence efforts, you'll orchestrate data collection from target companies to uncover challenges, risks and synergies. Your collaboration with legal teams will navigate HR-related legal matters, from contracts to compliance. Partnering with finance, you'll uncover financial implications such as compensation structures & benefits.
• Insights & Recommendations: You will distill complex due diligence findings into clear, concise reports with key insights and recommendations equipping leaders to navigate decision making with clarity & confidence.
• Integration Partnership: Working alongside HR subject matter experts, you'll shape integration plans spanning immigration, recruiting, benefits, compensation, payroll, time and attendance, retirement plans, stock/equity, HR compliance, employee relations, organization design, diversity & inclusion, talent management, performance management and more. You will help influence onboarding strategies and change management plans to ensure a great experience for our new team members.
• Continuous Improvement: You drive for efficiency by standardizing and streamlining HR M&A processes that deliver value. Your pursuit of improvement will incorporate regular retrospectives & stakeholder feedback gathering to improve & evolve our M&A playbook.
• People Leadership: You continue to elevate the M&A COE team through servant leadership - emphasizing coaching, feedback, development and a great team culture. You exemplify the Thomson Reuters values, embodying a customer-centric approach, fostering a growth mindset and genuinely caring about the team.

About You:

You are a fit for this role of Director, HR (M&A), if you background includes;

• Bachelor's Degree in business, human resources or a related field preferred
• 10+ years of experience in managing large-scale projects; M&A experience preferred
• Strong project management skills within fast-paced environments, handling tight deadlines and global stakeholders.
• Must be adept at quickly assessing and changing plans/priorities and working simultaneously on numerous projects
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with a track record of successfully coaching and guiding others during highly ambiguous situations.
• Proven ability to collaborate with multiple stakeholders across a highly matrixed, global environment.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail with ability to absorb, analyze and process large amounts of information and synthesize quickly
• Curious mindset who thrives on finding answers and solving problems
• Strong business & financial acumen with ability to grasp broad business implications and dependencies, including HR's downstream effects.
• Ability to explain complex ideas and processes simply (verbally and written) with a broad audience (SMEs through senior leadership)
• Excellent team player who cares about team culture and taking on new challenges
• Proficiency with Microsoft applications (e.g. PowerPoint, Excel)

What's in it For You?

You will join our inclusive culture of world-class talent, where we are committed to your personal and professional growth through:

• Hybrid Work Model: We've adopted a flexible hybrid working environment for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected
• Wellbeing: Comprehensive benefit plans; flexible and supportive benefits for work-life balance: flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days Off; work from another location for up to a total of 8 weeks in a year, 4 of those weeks can be out of the country and the remaining in the country, Headspace app subscription; retirement, savings, tuition reimbursement, and employee incentive programs; resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.
• Culture: Globally recognized and award-winning reputation for equality, diversity and inclusion, flexibility, work-life balance, and more.
• Learning & Development: LinkedIn Learning access; internal Talent Marketplace with opportunities to work on projects cross-company; Ten Thousand Coffees Thomson Reuters cafe networking.
• Social Impact: Eight employee-driven Business Resource Groups; two paid volunteer days annually; Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives for local and global impact.
• Purpose Driven Work: We have a superpower that we've never talked about with as much pride as we should - we are one of the only companies on the planet that helps its customers pursue justice, truth and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.

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