M&A Specialist (HR, Org Design & Talent Strategy)

Imagine yourself…

• Growing your expertise and expanding your skillset with every project.
• Joining a company with a proven track record of success and an exciting future.
• Contributing to a brighter, more sustainable future.

At Veralto, our unifying purpose of Safeguarding the World’s Most Vital Resources™ is more than words: it’s a proven path towards positive change, improvement for our planet, and development for yourself.

Whether we’re ensuring the continued availability of clean drinking water, protecting our waterways, or enhancing the traceability, color accuracy, and packaging of everyday essentials, the work we do every day contributes to a safer world and a more sustainable future.

When you join Veralto’s vibrant global network of 14 operating companies and 17,000 associates, you join a unique culture and work environment where purpose meets possibility: where the work you do has an everyday impact on the resources and essentials we all rely on, and where you’ll have boundless opportunities to deepen your skillset, pursue your ambitions, and grow your career.

We offer:

• A flexible, remote-friendly work environment 
• Paid holidays and a permissive paid time off policy emphasizing flexibility and trust
• Ongoing investment in your career through dedicated training, on-the-job development, and coaching
• Total rewards that support your success at work and beyond, including comprehensive health benefits, a 401(k) savings plan with employer match, and associate wellbeing programming with rewards

Reporting to the Sr. Director Org & Talent Strategy, the M&A Specialist (HR, Org Design & Talent Strategy), will be focused on culture assessment, organization design & development, and talent planning solutions. This role will also be part of M&A-HR CoE, engaged in target due diligence by conducting culture assessments, financial modelling of various HR costs, org design analysis and development that inform integration planning and mitigate people-related risk throughout the transaction lifecycle.

This is an opportunity to deepen your expertise at the intersection of people strategy and business execution within a global, purpose-driven organization.

You'll work closely with HR Business Partners, senior business leaders, Centers of Excellence, and cross-functional teams to align organizational structures, talent pipelines and support M&A HR due diligence and integration standard work.

This position is part of the M&A HR CoE (Center of Excellence) team and will be Remote in the US with 15-30% expected travel.  

In this role, a typical day will look like:

• Execute & Facilitate
  • M&A-related HR due diligence by conducting culture assessments, financial modelling of various HR costs (total rewards costs, Labor & employment costs, transition team costs etc.) and develop org design models to drive business outcomes for the transaction.
  • Org and Talent planning standard work—including org design, pipeline growth process, chess boarding, and talent calibration—ensuring consistent, high-quality talent outcomes on succession, pipeline readiness and career development.
• Analyze organizational data, workforce trends, and talent metrics to surface insights that inform OD and talent planning decisions for senior HR and business leaders.
• Partner with HRBPs and business stakeholders to translate org design recommendations into practical implementation plans with clear milestones and success criteria.
• Build repeatable, scalable processes and tools for talent planning and org design that improve efficiency and adoption across the enterprise and use in M&A due diligence and integration.
• Collaborate across HR function and others to drive seamless integration of newly acquired businesses.
• Support change management efforts tied to organizational redesigns, ensuring associate impact and communication plans are in place and executed effectively.

The essential requirements of the job include: 

• Bachelor's degree Business Administration, Finance, or a related field
• Experience in HR M&A due diligence on HR Costs modelling and strong financial acumen
• Experience in organization culture assessment, org design, and headcount planning not limited to M&A context.
• Strong analytical & project management skills with demonstrated ability to translate data and workforce metrics into clear, actionable recommendations for senior audiences
• Experience in executing talent planning or succession processes, with demonstrated ability to manage multiple stakeholders and timelines simul