Job Description

We're looking for people to join the Access family, who share our passion for believing in better, and who will help us continue to grow.
Love Work. Love Life. Be You. - is central to our success and how we give our customers the freedom to do more of what's important to them.
What does Access offer you?
We offer a blended approach to office working, encouraging you to collaborate and connect in one of our thriving offices. We deliver on what we say, taking the development of our people seriously. We'll work with you to progress your success plan and provide opportunities to accelerate your career.
On top of a competitive salary, our standard 25 days holiday (which goes up the longer you're with us), and a matched pension scheme, you'll also be able to choose from a range of benefits to suit you. We're an organisation that likes to give back, so you'll also have one charity day allocated to support a cause that matters to you.
We're looking for people to join the Access family, who share our passion for believing in better, and who will help us continue to grow.
Love Work. Love Life. Be You. - is central to our success and how we give our customers the freedom to do more of what's important to them.
What does Access offer you?
We offer a blended approach to office working, encouraging you to collaborate and connect in one of our thriving offices. We deliver on what we say, taking the development of our people seriously. We'll work with you to progress your success plan and provide opportunities to accelerate your career.
On top of a competitive salary, our standard 25 days holiday (which goes up the longer you're with us), and a matched pension scheme, you'll also be able to choose from a range of benefits to suit you. We're an organisation that likes to give back, so you'll also have one charity day allocated to support a cause that matters to you.
About you:
The HR M&A Programme Senior Manager team is looking for someone who is passionate about creating a best-in- class experience for acquired employees. You will have an eye for detail and can manage multiple acquisitions at once while actively seeking out ways to better improve our M&A approach. You are someone who can influence others at all levels of seniority and brings their whole self to work. You are someone who rolls their sleeves up and gets work done and thinks two steps ahead.
You will report into the Global Head of ES, Acquisitions, Integrations & Change (AI&C) and will work collaboratively across the M&A ecosystem and Employee Success community to make sure employees are successfully integrated into Access systems, processes and culture.
We are on a journey in making Access an acquirer of choice and would love to hear from folks up for the challenge!
Day-to-day, you will:

• Lead comprehensive internal due diligence process in collaboration with Head of Employee Success (ES),

• Create, execute and keep others accountable to rigorous ES integration plans across several acquisitions at once

• Lead job mapping of acquired roles into Access job architecture including job evaluation and cost analysis

• Lead contract harmonisation and alignment process across all acquired workforce.Lead and advise on complex ER issues

• Lead headcount savings and synergy realisation contributing to the deal Value Creation Plan (VCP)

• Lead team members to help prioritise, flex and pivot workload dependent upon deal volume and integration timelines

• Drive excellent employee experience by creating, managing and executing simple communications and change management initiatives

• Translate strategy into milestone-based efforts and escalates relevant issues to leadership

• Lead employee briefing and training sessions to onboard acquired employees into Access culture and ways of workingo

• Guide senior leadership (Access and acquired) along integration journey to ensure alignment in strategy and key messages and behaviours

• Create credibility and builds trust across functional integration leads, keeping team updated on key ES dependencies and risks to integration

Your skills and experiences might also include:

• Strong communication, negotiation, problem solving and relationship building skills. Advanced knowledge of M&A deal life cycle and of wide range of ES principles, processes, and technology

• Experience working cross-functionally, understanding complex matrixed organisations, and implementing best-in-class integration practices

• Excellent programme management skills, executing against tight timelines

• Ability to perform in an ambiguous, face paced tech environment and make decisions quickly and against competing priorities.

• Ability to influence, problem solve and successfully collaborate and communicate across all levels

• Ability to flux between pragmatic and strategic thinking, taking into account a variety of external and changing factors. Excellent knowledge and experience of application of employment law

What are we all about?
The Access Group is one of the largest UK-headquartered providers of business management software to small and mid-sized organisations in the UK, Ireland, USA and Asia Pacific. It helps more than 100,000 customers across commercial and non-profit sectors become more productive and efficient. Our products and solutions go beyond providing technology, we connect the right people with the right data, at the right time, through Access Workspace.
At Access, we are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment where everyone can thrive. If you're excited about this role, (even if your previous experience doesn't align perfectly), you might just be the perfect fit for us! We wholeheartedly believe in equality for all and the transformative power of diversity.
Why not join our vibrant team where you can love what you do, love how you live, and most importantly, be authentically you? Let's make a difference together.
Love Work. Love Life. Be You.
What are we all about?
The Access Group is one of the largest UK-headquartered business management software providers. It provides solutions that empower more than 160,000 small and mid-sized organisations in commercial and non-profit sectors across Europe, USA and APAC, giving every employee the freedom to do more of what's important. Its innovative cloud solutions and integrated AI software experience across multiple Access products transform how business technology is used. Access employs approx. 8,500 people, continuously driving product innovation and customer service excellence.
At Access, we are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment where everyone can thrive. If you're excited about this role, (even if your previous experience doesn't align perfectly), you might just be the perfect fit for us! We wholeheartedly believe in equality for all and the transformative power of diversity.
Why not join our vibrant team where you can love what you do, love how you live, and most importantly, be authentically you? Let's make a difference together.
Love Work. Love Life. Be You.

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