PEPI Senior Associate - Human Capital M&A Open to all US locations in Phoenix, Arizona, United States
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PEPI Senior Associate - Human Capital M&A Open to all US locations
Location: Phoenix, AZ, United States
Date Posted: January 6, 2026
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Alvarez & Marsal Private Equity Performance Improvement
Senior Associate HR M&A
About Alvarez & Marsal
Alvarez & Marsal A&M is a global consulting firm with over 10,000 entrepreneurial action and results-oriented professionals in over 40 countries. We take a hands-on approach to solving our clients problems and assisting them in reaching their potential. Our culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who positively impact our clients and shape our industry. The collaborative environment and engaging work-guided by A&Ms core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity-are why our people love working at A&M.
A&Ms Private Equity Performance Improvement Services (PEPI) practice with offices throughout the US focuses on serving upper-middle-market and large-cap private equity firms who have engaged A&M to help improve operating results at their portfolio companies. The companies we assess are upper-middle-market in the $50 million to $1 billion plus range.
Our professionals are aligned with a PEPI service line to promote the development of deep functional skills & experiences and to maximize our ability to tailor solutions to solve our clients business issues.
Our PEPI services include:
• CDD • Strategy • Interim Management • Merger Integration & Carve-outs • HR M&A • IT • Rapid Results • Supply Chain • CFO Services
Job Description
PEPIs HR M&A team is comprised of seasoned HR consulting professionals experienced in providing practical advice to private equity clients and their portfolio companies throughout the transaction lifecycle. PEPI provides holistic cross-functional M&A services across finance, IT, and operational functions while the HR M&A professionals provide pre-deal and post-deal advice across a number of areas within HR. The team focuses on total rewards, talent, and HR operations.
The HR M&A practice is a specialty team within PEPI providing a broad range of human capital support to clients on both the buy and sell side of transactions. Our transaction advisors leverage both financial and technical experience in addition to operational and industry-specific experience to identify and quantify issues that may impact or shape the transaction.
Typical engagements for the HR M&A practice include:
• Pre-acquisition human capital due diligence with a focus on employee benefits and remuneration plans, including defined benefit pensions, pre and post-retirement welfare plans, and equity compensation programs • Review and implementation of HR cost savings and revenue enhancement solutions for private equity portfolio companies • Post-acquisition human capital consulting support, including merger integration and divestiture support • Workforce management following transaction activity, including organization design, talent selection, and redundancy management
Responsibilities
We are seeking a Senior Associate level project manager for a dedicated PEPI HR M&A position. A strong candidate will have 3-6 years of experience in an HR consulting role. Candidates may not need to be explicitly dedicated to M&A work but should have depth in a given area of HR consulting, such as retirement actuarial, healthcare benefits, executive compensation, or HR operations. HR generalists with strong project management skills may also apply, however, preference will be given to those who have depth in total rewards or supported M&A projects in the past.
The role of the Senior Associate will vary throughout the lifecycle of a transaction. A Senior Associate will need to demonstrate strong project management skills, ability to juggle tasks of varied priority levels, and showcase articulate communication skills. Senior Associates have high levels of interaction to other colleagues across A&Ms Private Equity Services teams, as well as private equity investment professionals, legal counsel, and executives of potential acquisition targets.
On a given average transaction, the Senior Associate may be responsible for managing the online data room, providing calculations of risk and exposure to key HR issues, liaising with other client advisors, and drafting formal diligence reports. Specific responsibilities include:
• Preparing initial observations through public document reviews • Reviewing virtual data room and preparing subsequent request lists • Building and managing financial models, workforce planning tools, total rewards quantification, compensation planning, etc. • Coordination across other practice groups within A&M • Input into Human Capital diligence reports
Qualifications
• Bachelors degree in human resources management, actuarial science, statistics, economics, mathematics, business, accounting, or finance • 3 to 6 years of experience • Strong analytic skills, particularly high-level functionality with Microsoft Office products • Prior M&A experience highly considered • Outstanding communication skills, both oral and written, essential • Flexible work schedule, M&A projects often involve tight timelines
Your Journey at A&M
We recognize that our people are the driving force behind our success, which is why we prioritize an employee experience that fosters each persons unique professional and personal development. Our robust performance development process promotes continuous learning, rewards your contributions, and fosters a culture of meritocracy. With top-notch training and on-the-job learning opportunities, you can acquire new skills and advance your career.
We prioritize your well-being, providing benefits and resources to support you on your personal journey. Our people consistently highlight the growth opportunities, our unique entrepreneurial culture, and the fun we have together as their favorite aspects of working at A&M. The possibilities are endless for high-performing and passionate professionals.
Benefits Summary
• Full-time Positions and Part-time Positions • Over 30 hours • Regular employees working 30 or more hours per week are also entitled to participate in Alvarez & Marsal Holdings fringe benefits, including healthcare plans, flexible spending and savings accounts, life AD&D, and disability coverages, at rates determined periodically, as well as a 401k retirement savings plan. • Provided the eligibility requirements are met, employees will also receive an annual discretionary contribution to their 401k retirement savings plan from Alvarez & Marsal. • Additionally, employees are eligible for paid time off, including vacation, personal days, 72 hours of sick time (prorated for part-time employees), ten federal holidays, one floating holiday, and parental leave. • The amount of vacation and personal days available varies based on tenure and role type.
The salary range is $100,000 - $170,000 annually, dependent on several variables, including but not limited to education, experience, skills, and geography. In addition, A&M offers a discretionary bonus program, which is based on a number of factors, including individual and firm performance. Please ask your recruiter for details.
Inclusive Diversity
A&Ms entrepreneurial culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who can positively impact our clients and shape our industry. The collaborative environment and engaging work-guided by A&Ms core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity-are the main reasons our people love working at A&M. Inclusive Diversity means we embrace diversity and foster inclusiveness, encouraging everyone to bring their whole self to work each day. It runs through how we recruit, develop employees, conduct business, support clients, and partner with vendors. It is the A&M way.
Equal Opportunity Employer
It is Alvarez & Marsals practice to provide and promote equal opportunity in employment, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination because of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, sex, or gender, gender identity, or gender expression, including transgender status, sexual orientation, marital status, military service, and veteran status, physical or mental disability, family medical history, genetic information, or other protected medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by and in accordance with applicable laws.
Employees and Applicants can find A&M policy statements and additional information by region here.
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Please note that as per A&M policy, we do not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless such recruiters are engaged to provide candidates for a specified opening. Any employment agency person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the understanding that A&M will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency person or entity.
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