M&A Human Capital Senior Consultant

Our Deloitte Strategy & Transactions team helps guide clients through their most critical moments and transformational initiatives. We offer comprehensive end-to-end support and advisory services, covering areas such as valuation modeling, cost optimization, restructuring, business design and transformation, infrastructure and real estate, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and sustainability. The team works closely with clients at every stage of their journey, helping them navigate challenges, avoid financial pitfalls, and implement practical solutions before, during, and after major transformational projects or transactions creating lasting impact.

This is an opportunity to help clients navigate complex transactions and workforce transformations with clarity and impact. As an M&A Human Capital Senior Consultant you will advise corporate and private equity clients on human capital matters across the deal lifecycle, with a focus on organization transformation and HR strategy. You will work across diligence, integration, separation, and workforce planning efforts while helping clients address people, culture, and operating model decisions that shape transaction outcomes.

Recruiting for this role ends on 7/20/2026

• Supporting human capital work streams across mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and restructuring engagements for corporate and private equity clients
• Assessing organizational, workforce, culture, and HR operating model impacts and developing recommendations to support transaction objectives
• Leading elements of change management, stakeholder engagement, and communications planning to support workforce transition and adoption
• Assisting with the design and implementation of HR functional integration activities across areas such as HR systems, service delivery, total rewards, payroll, leadership development, and talent strategy
• Developing analyses, client deliverables, and implementation plans related to organization design, workforce optimization, and post-transaction execution

A successful candidate would possess these skills:

• Ability to work independently and collaborate as part of a team.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product.
• Ability to build and sustain professional relationships.
• Ability to lead projects or work streams.
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor.
• Ability to meet deadlines.
• Ability to provide clear guidance to others.

M&A advises corporate and PE clients across inorganic growth/divestiture scenarios through M&A strategy, diligence, integration/separation planning and execution, financial and modeling services, and transaction financing.

Within Deloitte's M&A offering, the Integration & Divestiture - Human Capital team helps clients address the people-related dimensions of transactions across the deal lifecycle. The team supports organizations through diligence, pre-close planning, Day 1 readiness, integration, and separation by focusing on areas such as organization design, workforce transition, employee communications, change management, and human resources operating model decisions. Working alongside cross-functional deal teams, the practice helps clients manage workforce risks, support business continuity, and execute human capital priorities that enable transaction value.

• Experience supporting and/or delivering at least 3 Human Capital M&A projects, including restructuring, enterprise cost reduction, due diligence, assessment of transaction risks, target screening, integration planning and execution, and/or post-merger integration
• 4+ years of experience in M&A integration and/or divestiture service delivery
• 4+ years of experience in a consulting and/or industry role involving change management initiatives, communications development, organizational design and development, HR strategy or operations, and/or talent solutions
• 4+ years of experience developing HR transaction strategy and delivering that strategy
• 4+ years of experience working in HR functions and processes, including experience in HR M&A and one or more of the following areas: HR strategy, HR employee experience, HR operating models, HR outsourcing advisory, and HR technology
• Bachelor's degree and 4+ years of consulting and/or industry experience; alternatively, a Master of Business Administration (MBA) and 2+ years of work experience involving change management initiatives, communications development, organizational design and development, HR strategy or operations, and/or talent solutions
• Ability to travel 50%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve
• Limited immigration sponsorship may be available.

• Master of Business Administration (MBA) or graduate degree in human resources or organizational behavior
• Actuarial exams or designation, or HR credentials such as Certified…