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Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment and would enjoy guiding clients through complex people-related challenges in large scale corporate and private equity transactions?

The opportunity

We are hiring exceptional talent to join our Nordic HR Transactions team in Stockholm, Sweden. You will have the chance to shape our growing team, while working with some of the leading HR and pension specialists on 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.

Examples of your key responsibilities in pre- and post-deal phases:

• Support 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 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
• Support the evaluation, design, and development of retention strategies that align compensation, benefits and incentives for executives and key employees with overarching acquisition goals

Skills and attributes for success

• Excels independently and in highly collaborative teams
• Analytical mindset to solve complex problems and to deliver practical, sustainable solutions
• Unwavering professionalism and ability to complete tasks under pressure in a fast-paced and complex environment
• Confidence to respond quickly in unfamiliar situations, relying on both data and judgment to help navigate the dynamic M&A environment
• Strong communication skills and experience producing high calibre reports and presentations

To qualify for the role you must have

• Excellent communication skills in English required; Swedish is favoured
• 4-7 years of experience in transactions or strategy consulting
• Quantitative mindset with a focus on delivering excellent work in a fast-paced environment
• Proficiency and understanding of Generative AI as well as Microsoft Office package
• Strong interest in the financial aspects of people/HR topics, including compensation and benefits and/or pensions

Ideally, you’ll also have expertise in one or more of the following areas:

• Financial analysis of HR costs and liabilities from annual reports and internal financial statements
• Experience working with senior stakeholders on HR M&A programmes
• Previous M&A experience, ideally with a focus on people-related matters, e.g. Due Diligence, post-deal integration, compensation & benefits, organisation design, competence strategy and fulfilment, change- and/or culture programs
• Experience in analysing and assessing pension plans, ideally with experience accounting for reporting of pension costs under IFRS and Swedish GAAP

What we look for

The ideal candidate for this opportunity conducts quantitative analysis in a fast-paced environment and a background or particular interest in people-related matters in M&A environment.

What we offer

• Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

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Apply now

Application deadline is 19 June 2024. However, we are reviewing applications on a continuous basis so don’t wait with sending in your application. Please submit your CV and cover letter online. If you have any questions or need more information about the role, please do not hesitate to contact Marcus Nylén at [email protected]. For any questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Simon Aspler at [email protected].

We look forward to your application!

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