Director, M&A HR Lead at Flex Ltd in Austin, TX

Job description

Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world. A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment. If you are excited about a role but don't meet every bullet point, we encourage you to apply and join us to create the extraordinary. Job Summary 

 The Director, M&A HR Lead owns the People workstream for Axiom's mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, from due diligence through Day 1, integration and project close out. The role is the single HR point of accountability for each transaction, ensuring deals close with a clear view of people risk and cost, and that acquired employees are integrated with minimal disruption, high engagement and retention of key talent. The role also leads the People Program Management Office (PMO) and owns the exit of all HR Transition Services Agreements (TSAs and rTSAs) between Axiom and Flex, moving each service to a permanent Axiom operating model on or ahead of its contracted end date. Operating within People Strategy & Operations, the role leads matrixed teams across Total Rewards, Global Mobility, Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Labor Relations, HR Systems, Payroll, GBS and regional People leaders, and partners closely with Corporate Development, Legal, Finance, Tax and IT. In the first phase the role delivers the in flight acquisitions in the Axiom perimeter, including the EPC Power HR systems integration, stands up the People PMO cadence, and runs the TSA exit program from Day 1. It owns the Axiom HR M&A Playbook as the standard for how every future deal is run. Role Scope All acquisitions, divestitures and joint ventures in the Axiom perimeter, across roughly 17 countries. Full deal lifecycle: HR due diligence, deal negotiation support, integration planning and execution, Day 1 readiness and post close stabilization. Exit of the full HR TSA and rTSA portfolio with Flex: about 20 service agreements across 10 HR workstreams (HR shared services, payroll, site HR, Total Rewards, Global Mobility, Talent Acquisition, HR compliance and RBA), with durations of 1 to 12 months and a year 1 cost of roughly $0.8M. The People PMO: governance, standards, reporting and portfolio management for all strategic People programs, on behalf of the Chief of Staff and the Chief People Officer. Integration of acquired employees into Axiom plans, programs, policies and HR systems (Workday, time tracking and payroll), including the M&A integration framework (light touch vs heavy touch). Ownership and continuous improvement of the Axiom HR M&A Playbook, templates and governance. Partnership with Corporate Development, Legal, Finance, Tax, IT and regional People leaders in every region. Key Responsibilities HR Due Diligence and Deal Support Lead HR due diligence once the LOI is signed: workforce profile, employment agreements, change in control and severance exposure, compensation and benefits, pensions, works council and union agreements, litigation, data privacy and culture. Quantify people liabilities, one time costs and run rate impacts for the deal model and flag deal breakers to Corporate Development and Legal. Advise on employee matters provisions, TSAs and purchase agreement terms from an HR standpoint during deal negotiation. Integration Planning and Execution Define the integration approach per deal using the Axiom M&A integration framework (light touch vs heavy touch) and the deal structure (asset vs share). Build and run the integrated HR workplan across employee and labor relations, organization design, culture and engagement, change and communications, compensation, benefits, mobility, talent acquisition, talent management, HR systems and payroll. Design offer, transfer and retention mechanics, including key talent identification and retention agreements, with Total Rewards and Legal. Coo