Sr. Specialist, HR Systems & M&A

Sr. Specialist, HR Systems & M&A

CECO Environmental Corporation

CECO Environmental is a global leader in providing sustainable solutions for industrial air, water, and energy transition. Since 1966, we’ve been addressing the world’s most pressing environmental challenges. Our mission is to protect people, the environment, and industrial equipment, making a tangible impact across industries such as renewable energy, semiconductor manufacturing, power generation, and water treatment. As a purpose-driven company, we foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and integrity, ensuring that every project we undertake creates lasting positive change.

At CECO, you’ll be part of a growing, dynamic team committed to a cleaner, safer, and more sustainable future.

As part of the CECO corporate team, you will play a key role in supporting the continued growth and success of our global family of brands. Whether working in finance, HR, IT, accounting, marketing, or another corporate function, your expertise will help drive efficiency and innovation across our organization. By joining CECO, you’ll be part of a company committed to protecting the environment and enhancing industrial operations, all while fostering a collaborative and purpose-driven work environment.

The Sr HR Systems and M&A Specialist is a critical contributor to the company’s growth strategy, serving as both a senior HR systems expert and the primary HR partner for mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and integration activities. This role leads HR systems due diligence, integration planning, and execution while also owning the design, optimization, and ongoing support of the company’s HR technology ecosystem, with a strong emphasis on ADP and iCIMS.

This position partners closely with HR, IT, Finance, Legal, Payroll, Talent Acquisition, Compensation & Benefits, and business leaders to assess acquisition readiness, identify HR technology risks and dependencies, define target-state solutions, and ensure seamless post-close integrations. The role balances hands‑on system configuration and administration with strategic advisory responsibilities to ensure scalable, compliant, and data‑driven HR systems that support both organic growth and M&A-driven expansion.

• Act as a subject matter expert for ADP and iCIMS, providing advanced system configuration, administration, and ongoing optimization across Core HR, Payroll, Benefits, Compensation, Talent, and Workforce Management modules.
• Partner with HR, Payroll, and business stakeholders to gather requirements, translate business needs into system solutions, and recommend best‑practice configurations aligned with organizational strategy.
• Lead enhancements, releases, and continuous improvement initiatives to improve system usability, data quality, automation, and reporting capabilities.
• Own HR systems data governance, including data structure, security roles, audit controls, and compliance with employment, payroll, and data privacy regulations.
• Develop and maintain dashboards, standard reports, and ad hoc analytics to support workforce planning, operational insights, and executive decision‑making.
• Ensure system accuracy and integrity through regular audits, reconciliations, testing, and validation of data and system functionality.

• Serve as the HR lead for M&A activities, supporting due diligence by assessing target companies’ HR systems, data quality, processes, risks, and integration complexity.
• Partner with HR, IT, Finance, Legal, and external advisors to evaluate HR implications during pre‑close and post‑close phases.
• Develop and execute HR integration plans, including data mapping, migration strategy, configuration alignment, testing, and cutover planning.
• Lead or support employee data conversions, system consolidations, and decommissioning of legacy systems while minimizing disruption to payroll, benefits, and employee experience.
• Identify opportunities to standardize processes and systems post‑acquisition while balancing change management and business continuity needs.
• Support divestitures and carve‑outs by executing data separation, system…