The opportunity
Secure Every Identity, from AI to Human Identity is the key to unlocking the potential of AI. Okta secures AI by building the trusted, neutral infrastructure that enables organizations to safely embrace this new era.
What you'll do
Diligence Execution: Lead HR and talent due diligence across target organizations, analyzing organizational structures, total rewards programs, workforce demographics, employment contracts, and labor compliance risks.
Talent & Cultural Assessment: Evaluate key talent retention risks, leadership team capabilities, organizational design, critical skills gaps, and cultural alignment to inform valuation, deal terms, and integration strategies.
Cost & Synergy Modeling: Partner with Finance to analyze workforce cost structures, including compensation, benefits, harmonization costs, retention packages, severance exposure, and synergy targets.
Integration Playbook & Strategy: Build and maintain scalable People M&A playbooks, defining key deliverables across HR, Legal, Finance, and IT for Day 1 readiness and First 100 Days goals.
Legal & Compliance Alignment: Partner with Legal to manage employment contract transfers, equity roll-overs, restrictive covenants, immigration/visa transfers, works council/labor relations requirements, and employment law compliance.
People Ops & Systems Transition (with TD&I & Finance): Collaborate with TD&I and People Ops to manage HR Information System (HRIS) migrations, identity/access management transitions, payroll cutovers, and benefit vendor consolidations.
What they're looking for
- Total Rewards Harmonization: Partner with Total Rewards to design side-by-side benefit maps, compensation alignment structures, equity conversions, and stay/retention bonus programs for acquired employees.
- Change & Communications: Partner with Internal Comms and Legal to design Day 1 announcement communications, offer letter rollouts, onboarding experiences, and executive town halls.
- Retention Strategy: Track, monitor, and support key talent post-close, driving initiatives that preserve company culture and minimize unwanted attrition.
- Experience: 7–10+ years in M&A HR and Talent strategy, People Integration, or: M&A Human Capital consulting (Big 4 / strategic advisory), with end-to-end deal lifecycle management.
