Talent Acquisition M&A Integration Project Manager

Role Overview

• Lead end-to-end TA integration strategy, planning, and execution across acquisitions and integration initiatives
• Translate deal strategy and business objectives into scalable TA integration approaches and operating models
• Define integration scope, guiding principles, and decision frameworks to balance speed, risk, and long-term alignment
• Align newly integrated organizations to enterprise TA systems (e.g., Workday, ATS/CRM), processes, and governance
• Develop and manage detailed integration plans, timelines, risks, and dependencies across complex, cross-functional environments
• Serve as the primary TA integration partner to HR M&A, TA leadership, and business stakeholders
• Influence and align senior stakeholders across HR, TA COEs, HRIS, IT, Legal, and business teams to drive coordinated execution
• Navigate competing priorities and regional nuances, driving decisions that align to enterprise strategy while meeting business needs
• Provide clear, strategic updates and recommendations to TA and HR leadership, enabling informed decision-making
• Own and drive the strategy for managing active requisitions and candidates during integration
• Establish scalable, standardized approaches for candidate communication, dispositioning, and data handling
• Ensure continuity of hiring while transitioning roles into enterprise systems and processes
• Partner with recruiters and hiring managers to maintain hiring momentum and protect candidate experience
• Own and evolve the TA integration playbook, embedding best practices, standard work, and decision frameworks
• Capture lessons learned and translate them into scalable improvements for future integrations
• Drive consistency and repeatability while enabling flexibility for deal-specific nuances
• Lead change strategy and execution to drive adoption of TA tools, processes, and ways of working
• Develop and deliver targeted communication, training, and enablement plans for diverse stakeholder groups
• Anticipate adoption risks and resistance points; design and implement mitigation strategies
• Establish integration governance, operating cadence, and decision-making forums
• Drive visibility through structured reporting on milestones, risks, dependencies, and success metrics
• Ensure alignment and accountability across global, regional, and functional stakeholders throughout the integration lifecycle

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in Talent Acquisition, HR strategy, project/program management, or M&A/integration initiatives
• Proven experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives with significant stakeholder engagement in global, matrixed environments
• Demonstrated ability to operate at both strategic and execution levels, translating business priorities into actionable plans
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with experience engaging senior leaders and driving alignment without direct authority
• Deep understanding of TA processes, systems (e.g., Workday ATS/CRM), and candidate lifecycle management

Benefits

• medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
• access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource
• access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services
• GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan
• tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions
• company retirement contributions
• access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants
• tuition assistance
• adoption assistance
• paid parental leave
• disability benefits
• life insurance
• 12 paid holidays
• permissive time off