Senior People Partner (M&A)
MoonPay is a financial technology company that builds payments infrastructure for crypto.
About MoonPay
Moonpay is a financial technology company that enables web and mobile developers to let their users buy and sell cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other cryptocurrencies using conventional payment methods. The company focuses on creating a safe, simple, and transparent bridge between fiat currencies and cryptocurrencies.
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About the Role
You'll own the people workstream across every deal MoonPay does, from initial due diligence through to full integration, acting as the go-to expert to ensure acquired teams are set up for success and that MoonPay's employee experience is maintained throughout. This high-impact, high-visibility role sits at the intersection of People, Legal, Finance, and Strategy. You'll manage TUPE and transfer of employment obligations, lead headcount and organisational analysis during deal assessment, and design and execute integration plans that bring new teams into the MoonPay culture and operating model quickly and smoothly. You'll work across multiple jurisdictions — US, UK, EU and beyond — navigating different employment frameworks, regulatory requirements, and cultural contexts. This role is based in New York and will also provide generalist operational HR support across the full employee lifecycle where needed.
Requirements
- Significant experience in a People Partner, HR Business Partner, or People Operations role with direct, hands-on involvement in M&A transactions, including due diligence, TUPE, and post-close integration
- Knowledge of TUPE regulations and equivalent transfer-of-employment frameworks across multiple jurisdictions (UK, EU, US at minimum)
- Proven track record of designing and executing people integration plans for acquired companies
- Expertise in employment law across multiple geographies, with the ability to identify people risk in a deal and advise on mitigation strategies
- Experience partnering with senior stakeholders in high-pressure, time-sensitive deal environments
- Skilled project manager able to run multiple integration workstreams simultaneously
- Excellent communicator able to translate complex people and legal matters into clear, actionable guidance
- Analytical and commercially minded, with the ability to assess headcount cost, benefits liability, and compensation equity
- Generalist people operations experience across the full employee lifecycle, in particular for USA
- Experience in fast-paced, scaling, or technology-driven organisations
- Demonstrated ability to leverage AI and automation tools to augment workflows and analyse data
Responsibilities
- Lead the People due diligence workstream for acquisitions, assessing headcount, employment contracts, compensation structures, benefits obligations, pending litigation, and people risk across target companies
- Manage TUPE and equivalent transfer-of-employment processes across multiple jurisdictions, ensuring full legal compliance and a positive experience for transferring employees
- Design and execute end-to-end integration plans for acquired teams, covering onboarding, policy harmonisation, benefits alignment, payroll transition, and cultural integration
- Partner closely with Legal, Finance, IT and the M&A team throughout the deal lifecycle, providing people insight that informs deal structure and timelines
- Own employee communications for acquisitions, drafting communications, FAQs, and integration updates
- Support compensation and benefits benchmarking for acquired entities and make recommendations on harmonisation
- Assess organisational design and reporting structures post-acquisition and support leaders through restructuring and change management
- Partner with Founders to ensure they and their teams are set up for success through integration and beyond
- Enhance and maintain scalable M&A People playbooks, checklists, and frameworks
- Provide expert HR advisory support on employee relations matters arising from acquisitions, including redundancy processes, contract changes, and settlement negotiations
- Maintain a data-driven approach, tracking integration milestones, attrition risk, and engagement signals for acquired populations
- Support generalist operational HR tasks across the full employee lifecycle as needed
Benefits
- Equity package
- Pay for performance equity bonus
- Moonshot award - $250,000 equity grant for exceptional impact
- Unlimited holidays
- Hybrid working schedule
- Private Healthcare benefits
- Enhanced parental leave
- Annual training budget
- Home office setup allowance
- Remote working allowance
- Monthly budget to spend on MoonPay products and zero fee crypto transactions
- Employee referral programme
- Regular remote company offsites
