Role Overview
The HR Projects Lead (M&A & Transformation) is responsible for leading the people agenda across acquisitions, integrations, employee transfers and selected strategic HR projects. The role brings structure, pace and strong stakeholder governance to complex, cross-functional work, ensuring that people risks are identified early and that employees experience a compliant, well-coordinated transition.
Working across Corporate People, regional teams, Legal, Finance, Technology and business leadership, the role will coordinate delivery from due diligence through integration stabilisation. It will also lead or support broader HR initiatives that strengthen processes, policies, governance, employee experience and operating-model effectiveness.
Key Responsibilities
M&A, Due Diligence and Integration
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Leads the People workstream for acquisitions, divestments, employee transfers and post-acquisition integrations, from initial scoping and due diligence through implementation and stabilisation.
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Coordinates people due diligence, identifying workforce, employment, benefits, compensation, organisation, employee relations and compliance risks and dependencies.
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Develops practical integration plans, workplans, milestones, governance structures, decision logs, risk registers and stakeholder communication plans.
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Partners with Legal and local advisers on appropriate transfer methods, consultation requirements, employment documentation and jurisdiction-specific risks.
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Coordinates benefits, compensation, grading, policies, systems, payroll, onboarding and people-data harmonisation in partnership with relevant Centres of Excellence.
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Ensures a positive employee experience through clear communications, leadership preparation, Q&A management, onboarding and cultural integration activities.
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Tracks delivery, escalates issues early and provides concise status reporting to senior stakeholders and steering groups.
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Captures lessons learned and helps improve Endava’s repeatable M&A and integration playbooks, templates and governance.
HR Projects and Transformation
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Leads or supports strategic HR projects across the People function, including operating-model improvements, process harmonisation, policy implementation, job architecture, compensation and benefits, employee experience, systems and reporting.
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Translates business and People priorities into clear project objectives, deliverables, timelines, resources, dependencies and success measures.
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Facilitates cross-functional workshops, aligns stakeholders and drives decisions to keep projects moving.
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Creates high-quality project documentation, including business cases, project plans, RAID logs, RACI models, process maps, communications and implementation materials.
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Supports change management, adoption and manager enablement so that new processes and initiatives are embedded effectively.
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Identifies opportunities to simplify, standardise and automate HR processes while maintaining appropriate local flexibility and compliance.
Stakeholder Management and Governance
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Acts as a trusted connector across Corporate People, regional People teams, business leaders and specialist functions.
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Builds strong working relationships with Legal, Finance, Payroll, IT, Communications, external advisers and acquired-company stakeholders.
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Provides clear, timely and pragmatic advice, balancing speed of execution with risk management and employee impact.
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Prepares executive updates and decision papers, highlighting progress, risks, choices and recommended actions.
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Ensures appropriate confidentiality and handling of sensitive employee, commercial and transaction information.
Employee Relations, Risk and Compliance
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Supports complex employee relations, restructuring, consultation and change matters arising during transactions and HR projects.
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Ensures project activities reflect applicable employment legislation, employee representation requirements, data-protection obligations and Endava governance.
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Escalates material risks and works with Legal and senior People leaders to agree mitigation and decision paths.
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Maintains accurate, auditable records of decisions, approvals, communications and key employee-impacting actions.
