Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.

Director, HR Mergers & Acquisitions

Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. • $156K — $296K *
Durham, NC 27713In-Person
Business Services
8 - 10 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • 10+ years in HR roles covering all core processes (benefits, compensation, payroll, employee relations)
  • Growth mindset and ability to be a change agent
  • Experience managing complex, high-profile projects under tight timelines
  • Strong communication, stakeholder management, and influencing skills
  • Understanding of business operations and HR's role in deal dynamics
  • Knowledge of global HR operating models and employment practices
  • Proven leadership experience with cross-functional and global teams
  • Focus on employee experience
  • Detail-oriented and highly organized
  • Experience with Workday, HR analytics, and project management tools
  • Subject matter expert in HRBD, especially in due diligence and integration.

Responsibilities

  • Lead HR deliverable orchestration across multiple disciplines throughout the deal cycle.
  • Conduct due diligence and validate integration approaches for HR solutions.
  • Ensure HR readiness for client transitions, including onboarding and compliance.
  • Identify people-related risks and support cultural transitions during integrations.
  • Create innovative solutions to address integration challenges.
  • Align timelines and ensure clear communication among stakeholders.
  • Evaluate key personnel needs and manage retention during transitions.
  • Develop employee communication plans to improve the transition experience.
  • Support leadership alignment and manage organizational change to facilitate integration.
  • Continuously improve the HR operating model based on stakeholder feedback.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • Disability insurance
  • Retirement benefits
  • Paid leave and time off
  • Discretionary annual bonus program based on performance
  • Opportunities for career growth and learning across multiple platforms
  • Possibility to specialize in specific HR sectors.
Full Job Description

The Role

Location: US

This role is part of the HR Business Development (HRBD) function and is responsible for leading and coordinating the HR workstream in complex business transactions such as acquisitions, divestitures, and service outsourcing, in countries around the globe. The specialist acts as a strategic advisor to business leaders and ensures seamless execution of people-related solutions across global teams and HR functions.

Acting asa strategic HR advisor to multiple functional stakeholders (CorporateDevelopment, Commercial business team, Legal, Finance)this role helps to shape deal strategy from an HR perspective.  Influencing decision-making by defining people impacts and solutions to mitigation barriers or challenges, the individualprovidesinput to business cases, risk assessments, deal valuation, contractual needs, integrationplanning.

As a ‘working leader’, the individual will manage a team of HRBD professionals to ensure that together the responsibilities are met.  

Key responsibilities 

  • Lead the orchestration of HR deliverables acrossmultiple HR disciplines (Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards, Payroll, ELR, HR Services, Workday) throughout the deal cycle (LOI, Due Diligence, Integration Planning, Contracting, and Integration)in collaboration with the HR Business Partner(s).

  • Conduct Due Diligence and/or translate client requirementsto confirmintegration approach and impact forexecutable HR solutions alignedwith Kyndryl’s model.

  • Ensure HR readiness for client transitions, including co-determination, onboarding, and compliance.

  • Identify and manage people-related risks, ensure compliance with local laws, and support cultural and operational transitions(i.e.:Acquired Rights, benefit plan compliance,etc.)

  • Create solutions to address challenges and gaps to ensure a successful integration both in the short term and long term.  

  • Alignment of timelines, clarity of process&communication across stakeholders.

  • Evaluate key personnel and retention needs.

  • Oversee the employee communication plan to shape the experience for employees becomingKyndrylsas part of a transaction.

  • Support leadership alignment and organizational change management to accelerate integration and productivity.

  • Continued improvement – continuously evolve the operating model considering stakeholder feedback and deal outcomes. Ultimately updating and reimagining a formal HR M&A playbook.

Your Future at Kyndryl
Every position at Kyndryl offers a way forward to grow your career. We have opportunities that you won’t find anywhere else, including hands-on experience, learning opportunities, and the chance to certify in all four major platforms. Whether you want to broaden your knowledge base or narrow your scope and specialize in a specific sector, you can find your opportunity here.

Kyndryl currently does not require employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, however, if you are hired to work at a client, customer, or partner location, you may be required to show proof of vaccination to align with their respective COVID-19 vaccination policies.  Those who believe they are eligible may apply for a medical or religious accommodation prior to the start of employment.

Who You Are

Required Skills & Competencies 

  • Minimum of 10+ years in HR roles with exposure to all HR core processes such asbenefits,compensation, payroll,employee relations

  • Growth mindset and change agent

  • Manage multiple complex high profile projects simultaneously on tight timelines

  • Executive presence - excellent communication, stakeholder management, and influencing skills.  Including the ability to make the complex simple with clear options and recommendations

  • Business acumen, understanding how the business operates and how HR considerations impact deal dynamics and ultimate business performance

  • Strong understanding of HR operating models and global employment practices, with depth of experience working with multiple countries

  • Proven ability to lead cross-functional andglobalteams

  • Employee experience focused

  • Organized and detail oriented

  • Experience with Workday, HR analytics, and project management tools

  • Proven experience as a seasonedsubject matter expert in HRBD workincluding performing due diligence, prioritizing quantifiable items for valuation and contracting purposes, and proposing solutions to address gaps for an effective integration

  • Experienceintotal rewards programs, includingcountry benefit plan differences, TUPE impacts

​Preferred Qualifications 

  • Bachelor’s orMaster’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field

  • Experience leadingM&Aat a global public company

Compensation

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.  For part-time roles, the compensation will be adjusted appropriately. The pay or salary range will not be below any applicable state, city or local minimum wage requirement.

There is a different applicable compensation range for the following work locations:

California (San Francisco Bay Area): $187,560 to $356,280 

California (All Other): $171,960 to $326,520 

Colorado:$156,360 to $296,880 

Massachusetts: $156,360 to $326,520 

New York City:$187,560 to $356,280 

Washington:$171,960 to $326,520 

Washington DC: $171,960 to $326,520 

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. You may also receive a comprehensive benefits package which includes medical and dental coverage, disability, retirement benefits, paid leave, and paid time off.  Note: If this is a sales commission eligible role, you will be eligible to participate in a sales commission plan in lieu of the annual discretionary bonus program.

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis.

About Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.

Kyndryl is an IT transformation services company. They offer network services, business resilience, and hybrid cloud solutions. Their services include applications, core enterprise and zcloud, the digital workplace, security and resiliency, cloud, data, and AI, network, and edge. They committed to the health and continuous improvement of the vital systems at the heart of the digital economy.

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$2.5 billion
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