Sr Manager, M&a People

Uber Uber · Consumer · New York, NY +1 · People & Places

This role is for a Sr. Manager of M&A People, focusing on strategy and operational methodology for M&A integrations. The individual will lead a portfolio of transactions, manage execution risk, and ensure a world-class employee experience. Key responsibilities include leading People workstreams, resolving complex integration challenges, driving due diligence, and building cross-functional partnerships. The role requires extensive experience in program management, M&A People/HR domain expertise, and executive presence.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead and govern a portfolio of concurrent, high-stakes M&A transactions, accountable for end-to-end People workstream execution across multiple, often conflicting, global legal and regulatory frameworks.
  2. Spearhead the resolution of highly ambiguous and structurally complex integration challenges, including global compensation harmonization, collective bargaining/labor council negotiation strategy, complex HRIS data migration, and global mobility issues.
  3. Drive rigorous due diligence processes, synthesizing complex legal, HR, and cultural data into clear, actionable recommendations for deal structuring and risk mitigation.
  4. Develop and maintain robust, high-trust cross-functional partnerships with Corporate Development, Legal, Finance, and IT/Systems teams to ensure seamless data and operational integration.

Skills

Required

  • Minimum 10+ years of progressive professional experience, with a focus on large-scale program management, consulting, or strategic operations.
  • Minimum 7+ years leading complex, multi-functional programs, demonstrating the ability to manage ambiguity and drive decision-making under pressure.
  • BA/BS/Masters in Business, HR, Law, or a related field.

Nice to have

  • Deep, demonstrable M&A People/HR domain expertise, including experience in Due Diligence, organizational design, change management, and post-close integration.
  • Executive Presence: Proven ability to communicate complex M&A strategies and risks clearly and concisely to executive leadership (VP/SVP level).
  • Global Acumen: Experience navigating integrations across EMEA, APAC, or LATAM, with a working knowledge of international labor law, works councils, and cross-border compensation practices.
  • Strategic Foresight: Ability to think three steps ahead of the current deal, anticipating regulatory changes, organizational conflicts, and system limitations that will impact future scalability.
  • Technology & Systems: Strong understanding of core HRIS platforms (e.g., Workday) and the data migration, security, and integration challenges inherent in M&A.

What the JD emphasized

  • principal architect of the M&A People strategy and operational methodology
  • owning the scalability of the entire People M&A function
  • comfortable pushing back on the business and other key stakeholders
  • defining success metrics
  • managing execution risk across multiple jurisdictions
  • ensuring the M&A process delivers a world-class employee experience
  • global legal and regulatory frameworks
  • highly ambiguous and structurally complex integration challenges
  • global compensation harmonization
  • collective bargaining/labor council negotiation strategy
  • complex HRIS data migration
  • global mobility issues
  • rigorous due diligence processes
  • synthesizing complex legal, HR, and cultural data
  • clear, actionable recommendations
  • deal structuring and risk mitigation
  • robust, high-trust cross-functional partnerships
  • seamless data and operational integration
  • Deep, demonstrable M&A People/HR domain expertise
  • Executive Presence
  • Global Acumen
  • Strategic Foresight
  • Technology & Systems