M&A HR

Job Requirements

At Quest Global, it’s not just what we do but how and why we do it that makes us different. With over 25 years as an engineering services provider, we believe in the power of doing things differently to make the impossible possible. Our people are driven by the desire to make the world a better place—to make a positive difference that contributes to a brighter future. We bring together technologies and industries, alongside the contributions of diverse individuals who are empowered by an intentional workplace culture, to solve problems better and faster.

Key Responsibilities
HR Due Diligence & Insights:

• Drive end-to-end HR due diligence covering workforce, compensation, benefits, policies and compliance.

• Coordinate with regional HR teams as required to gather inputs, validate local practices and assess country-specific risks.

• Manage the culture due diligence workstream with the external vendor: coordinate as per requirement, track deliverables.

• Own and manage sensitive employee and compensation data received during diligence, ensuring confidentiality and accuracy, and flag discrepancies promptly.

• Analyse findings to generate actionable insights, such as cost and harmonisation impacts, key talent and retention risks, and compliance exposures.

• Identify people-related risks and issues and recommend mitigation measures.

• Prepare HR due diligence reports with clear findings and recommendations for leadership.

Integration Planning & Execution:
• As deals progress to integration, build and maintain deal-specific integration plans covering milestones, owners, dependencies and risks.

• Coordinate with relevant stakeholders to deliver integration in line with established policies, procedures and playbooks.

• Support rollout of the Key Management Personnel (KMP) framework for each deal: Maintenance of KMP list, coordinate retention incentives and track leadership development plans.

• Work with the acquired entity's leadership to plan and execute the staged evolution of the new organisation.

• Partner with the Leadership Hiring team to track hiring for critical and leadership roles.

• Execute leadership and talent development plans together with the acquired entity's business leaders and HRBPs.

• Track progress and provide leadership with timely, accurate status updates.

We are known for our extraordinary people who make the impossible possible every day. Questians are driven by hunger, humility, and aspiration. We believe that our company culture is the key to our ability to make a true difference in every industry we reach. Our teams regularly invest time and dedicated effort into internal culture work, ensuring that all voices are heard.

We wholeheartedly believe in the diversity of thought that comes with fostering a culture rooted in respect, where everyone belongs, is valued, and feels inspired to share their ideas. We know embracing our unique differences makes us better, and that solving the worlds hardest engineering problems requires diverse ideas, perspectives, and backgrounds. We shine the brightest when we tap into the many dimensions that thrive across over 21,000 difference-makers in our workplace.

Work Experience

Analytical & Excel Proficiency: Advanced Excel and data analysis skills; comfortable working with large, varied datasets.

HR Domain Knowledge: Sound understanding of compensation and benefits, HR policies, HR operations and employment compliance.

Insight Generation: Ability to translate analysis into clear findings, implications and recommendations.

Project Management: Strong planning, tracking and reporting skills, including project plans and trackers.

Data Confidentiality: Disciplined handling of sensitive employee and deal data, with strong data-integrity practices.

Stakeholder Management: Ability to influence and coordinate across HR CoEs, regional HR teams and senior business stakeholders.

Communication: Clear, concise written and verbal communication, including executive summaries and presentations.

Education & Qualifications: Master’s or MBA in HR or a related stream (required); certifications in M&A, HR analytics or project management (preferred)