Senior Director – HR Mergers & Acquisitions

Job Description

Senior Director M&A Consulting | WTW

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at WTW, located in the Netherlands. WTW provides data-driven, insight-led solutions in the areas of people, risk and capital, working with organizations worldwide to help them make better decisions and deliver sustainable business outcomes. This Senior Director role is crucial for advising HQ clients on the human resources implications of complex corporate transactions like mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures. You will be part of a market-leading, collaborative and entrepreneurial M&A team that shares expertise, develops new solutions, and values sustainable, flexible ways of working in a fast-paced environment.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person – Netherlands

• Team: Global M&A Consulting Team within Integrated & Global Solutions (IGS), collaborating with senior leadership.
• Mission: To advise HQ clients on the people implications of corporate transactions from pre-deal readiness through post-merger integration, identifying risks and opportunities.
• Tech Stack: WTW data, technology and analytical tools.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Client Relations: Build and maintain key relationships with senior stakeholders across Corporate Development, HR, Finance, Legal, and integration or separation teams.
• Solution Development: Shape client needs into clear, commercially sound scopes of work, proposals, workplans, and governance arrangements.
• Engagement Direction: Direct complex, multi-country engagements across the deal lifecycle, including HR due diligence, Day 1 readiness, carve-out, and post-merger integration.
• Risk Assessment: Identify material people risks, liabilities, costs, dependencies, and value opportunities, ensuring conclusions are concise, evidence-based, and decision-useful.
• Team Coordination: Coordinate cross-disciplinary WTW teams and support programme governance, financial management, and delivery against demanding transaction timetables.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Substantial consulting or corporate experience in HR M&A, with a track record across due diligence, carve-out, separation, Day 1 readiness, and/or post-deal integration.
• Experience: Demonstrated experience leading complex, multi-country projects and multidisciplinary teams in fast-moving, confidential environments. Commercial experience in originating, shaping, and selling consulting work, including proposal development, pricing, negotiation, and account growth.
• Skills: Strong knowledge in one or more relevant disciplines, such as international benefits, retirement, reward, talent, organization, change, or complex programme management. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to facilitate workshops and present to senior audiences. Professional fluency in English.
• Bonus: Additional European language capability is advantageous. Willingness to travel within Europe and occasionally further afield, subject to client and project requirements.