Transaction Strategy Director

Aon is Looking for a Director, Transaction Strategy!

Location:

New York, NY, Metro New York, Philadelphia, PA; or Canada (Ontario or Quebec Provinces)

Reports to:

Partner/Associate Partner

As a Director in Aon’s Transaction Strategy (TS) practice, you will be accountable for leading client relationships, shaping our go‑to‑market strategy, and overseeing delivery of complex, multi-country transaction and transformation programs. You will serve as a trusted advisor to senior HR and business executives, set the strategic direction for engagements, and lead teams of Senior Consultants, Consultants, and Analysts to deliver differentiated human capital solutions.

You bring deep expertise across multiple human capital domains (e.g., rewards, benefits, HR operating model, talent/retention, culture) and a consistent track record working across the deal and transformation lifecycle. You are skilled at originating and expanding client relationships, leading complex programs, and developing high-performing teams while advancing the overall growth and evolution of the TS practice.

At Aon, we shape decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world.

As an organization, we are united through trust as one inclusive team and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed.

A TS Director is a senior leader who:

• Owns and grows key client relationships and book of business for TS.
• Shapes client and project strategy and is accountable for overall engagement outcomes and quality.
• Leads large, complex transactions and transformation programs, often with multi-workstream, cross-functional teams.
• Steers the development of TS solutions, offerings, and thought leadership in partnership with other senior leaders.
• Coaches, sponsors, and develops TS talent across levels and geographies.

Keeping Clients First!

Serve as the senior client advisor and primary relationship owner for key accounts, engaging CHROs, CFOs, business unit leaders, and deal teams on human capital implications of:

• M&A (buy-side and sell-side), joint ventures, carve-outs, spin-offs, and IPOs
• Enterprise restructurings, operating model changes, and broader business transformations
• Human capital strategies across compensation and benefits, HR operating model, HR policies and programs, culture, talent, and retention.

Lead overall strategy, scope, and approach for large, complex engagements; ensure alignment of human capital work streams with deal thesis and business objectives.

• Define and approve due diligence, integration, separation, and HR standup methodologies and workplans.
• Provide senior-level review and challenge on findings, risks, and value creation levers.
• Translate due diligence insights into integration/separation strategies and execution plans.

• Set quality standards and review key deliverables (e.g., executive decks, business cases, synergy models, HR roadmaps) before client presentation.
• Proactively handle risks, scope, and client expectations to ensure successful outcomes.
• Lead and facilitate senior-level client meetings, steering committees, and workshops—guiding decision-making on people, rewards, and HR strategy in the context of the transaction or transformation.

• Build and maintain a high-performance, inclusive team culture across TS engagements and the broader practice.
• Provide sponsorship, coaching, and meaningful feedback to Senior Consultants, Consultants, and Analysts, enabling clear development paths and stretch opportunities.
• Manage Consultant(s) and Associate Consultant(s).
• Role-model effective teaming across geographies, cultures, and solution lines, promoting psychological safety, collaboration, and accountability.
• Champion innovation in how the TS team delivers work—encouraging experimentation, use of new tools and analytics, and continuous improvement of methodologies.

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