EY-Parthenon Manager | People M&A Nordics

The opportunity

At EY-Parthenon, our unique combination of transformative strategy, transactions, tax and corporate finance delivers real-world value – solutions that work in practice, not just on paper. Benefiting from EY’s full spectrum of services, we’ve reimagined strategic consulting to work in a world of increasing complexity. With deep functional and sector expertise, paired with innovative AI-powered technology and an investor mindset, we partner with CEOs, boards, private equity and governments every step of the way.

EY-Parthenon is looking for a Manager with experience from M&A projects to join our Nordic People M&A team. The role is part of our Nordic practice and can be based in Stockholm, Gothenburg, Oslo, Copenhagen, working closely with colleagues and clients globally.

Your key responsibilities

As a Manager in EY-Parthenon’s dedicated People M&A practice, you will work with some of the leading HR and pension specialists advising and supporting corporate and private equity clients in transactions. You will support and guide our clients through a broad range of complex people matters across the entire deal cycle, including HR and pension due diligence, ensuring readiness for day one, and achieving synergies in post-merger integrations. Some of the key responsibilities include:

Prepare due diligence reports on HR, including analysis of target company data to identify key people related financial exposures in a due diligence context, such as workforce costs and future liabilities, retention risks among key employees, side-by-side benefits comparison, and assessment of incentives programs, among other things

Collaborate with EY colleagues and client executives to address people related issues in carve-outs, signing-to-closing and post-deal integration phases (e. g, HR operating model implementation, organizational design, union consultation strategies, compensation planning) to ensure seamless employee transitions

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