Mergers and Acquisitions/ Benefits- HR Manager

Cumming Group is an international project and cost management consultancy delivering innovative solutions in construction, real estate, and infrastructure. With a commitment to collaboration, transparency, and performance excellence, we support some of the world's most respected clients across diverse range of sectors.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

Mergers & Acquisitions:  

• Support HR activities for acquisitions, mergers, and organisational restructuring projects.
• Review employee data, contracts, policies, compensation structures, benefits, and organisational design during transactions.
• Identify people-related risks and opportunities and provide recommendations to leadership teams.
• Develop and execute integration plans to align acquired businesses with company culture, policies, and processes.
• Manage employee consultation processes, workforce transitions, and organisational change initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with employment legislation, TUPE regulations, and local labour laws where applicable.
• Support harmonisation of terms and conditions, compensation frameworks, and HR policies.
• Collaborate with Legal, Finance, Payroll, and operational leaders throughout transaction lifecycles.
• Prepare reports and presentations for senior leadership on integration progress, risks, and employee-related metrics.

Benefits Management:

• Implement, and continuously improve employee benefits programmes.
• Manage relationships with benefits brokers, and external consultants.
• Analyse benefits utilisation, employee feedback, and costs to drive informed decision-making.
• Lead annual benefits review and renewal processes.
• Develop communication strategies to increase employee awareness and engagement with available benefits.
• Ensure compliance with relevant legislation and benefits regulations.
• Support wellbeing initiatives and employee engagement programmes.

HR Leadership:

• Provide strategic HR advice to senior stakeholders and business leaders.
• Support talent retention and workforce planning initiatives during periods of change.
• Develop change management and communication plans for business transformations.
• Monitor HR benefit metrics and provide data-driven insights to support business decisions.
• Contribute to HR projects and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Coach and support managers through organisational change and integration activities.
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Knowledge & Skills Required:

• Proven experience in HR management, preferably within mergers & acquisitions, business integration, or large-scale organisational change.
• Strong understanding of employment law and employee relations practices.
• Experience conducting integration planning.
• Demonstrated experience managing employee benefits programmes.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Strong analytical and project management capabilities.
• Ability to influence at all levels of the organisation.
  

Preferred Education and Experience:

• CIPD Level 3 or Level 5 qualification (or equivalent experience).
• Experience working across multiple jurisdictions.
• Knowledge of TUPE and workforce transfer regulations.
• Experience in professional services, consultancy, construction, or corporate environments.
• Previous involvement in UK and European acquisitions and integrations.
• Benefits and compensation benchmarking experience.

Key Competencies:

• Strategic Thinking
• Change Management
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Commercial Acumen
• Project Management
• Communication & Influencing
• Problem Solving
• Attention to Detail
• Resilience & Adaptability
• Support
• Wellbeing Initiatives

Cumming Group is committed to creating a diverse workplace and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All job applicants will receive equal treatment without regard to age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, "race" (includes nationality, national / ethnic origin, colour), marriage & civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, gender assignment, religion and belief.

Note for Recruitment Agencies:

We prefer to hire directly, and we will be in touch with our PSL Agencies if this role is eligible for release.