[Hiring] Director, HR Mergers & Acquisitions @Kyndryl

Role Description

As an HR Mergers & Acquisitions Specialist, you will support the people and workforce aspects of mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and internal reorganizations. This role focuses on executing clearly defined HR activities across the transaction lifecycle, from due diligence through integration, ensuring employees experience continuity, clarity, and compliance throughout change events. You will balance structured execution with cross functional collaboration, translating transaction requirements into practical HR actions.

What you will do

• Support HR due diligence activities by gathering, validating, and organizing workforce, benefits, compensation, and policy data
• Execute defined HR integration and separation activities, including employee data transitions, onboarding, and offboarding processes
• Coordinate with HR partners, Legal, Finance, Payroll, and external advisors to ensure accurate and timely execution of transaction deliverables
• Track and manage HR workstreams, milestones, risks, and dependencies across assigned transactions
• Prepare transaction-related documentation, employee communications, and data summaries using approved templates and processes
• Ensure HR activities align with local labor laws, data privacy requirements, and internal policies across geographies
• Support employee experience during transactions by ensuring clear handoffs, accurate records, and timely issue resolution
• Maintain organized documentation and lessons learned to support continuous improvement of HR M&A processes

Qualifications

• Experience supporting HR activities within mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, or large-scale organizational changes
• Working knowledge of core HR domains such as employee data, benefits, compensation, payroll, or mobility
• Experience coordinating multiple workstreams, deadlines, and stakeholders in structured project environments
• Ability to work with sensitive employee and transaction data while maintaining confidentiality and accuracy
• Experience preparing clear documentation, trackers, and summaries for cross-functional teams
• Familiarity with HR systems and data management during employee transitions
• Ability to follow defined processes while identifying issues that require escalation

Requirements

• Experience working on cross-border or multi-country transactions
• Exposure to HR due diligence or post-close integration activities
• Experience collaborating with Legal or Finance teams during transactions
• Familiarity with change management or employee communications support
• Experience contributing to process improvement or standardization efforts

Benefits

• The compensation range for the position in the U.S. is $156,360 to $296,880 based on a full-time schedule.
• Your actual compensation may vary depending on your geography, job-related skills and experience.
• Comprehensive benefits package which includes medical and dental coverage, disability, retirement benefits, paid leave, and paid time off.
• This position will be eligible for Kyndryl’s discretionary annual bonus program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Kyndryl’s applicable plans.