Head of HR M&A — Lonza
- Location
- Basel
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- 4 days ago
Role overview
Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across five continents.
While we work in science, there’s no magic formula to how we do it.
Our greatest scientific solution is talented people working together, devising ideas that help businesses to help people.
- Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across five continents.
- While we work in science, there’s no magic formula to how we do it.
- Key Responsibilities:
- Own the global HR M&A portfolio, setting strategy, priorities, governance, resources, and accountability across multiple concurrent transactions and strategic corporate programs
Main responsibilities
- Key Responsibilities:
- Own the global HR M&A portfolio, setting strategy, priorities, governance, resources, and accountability across multiple concurrent transactions and strategic corporate programs
- Lead and develop the HR M&A team, ensuring effective execution across acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, restructurings, and other complex transactions
- Act as the senior HR deal lead for key transactions, from early-stage exploration and due diligence through close, integration or separation, and post-close stabilization
Company and context
- Working closely with Corporate M&A, Finance, Legal, IT, business leadership, and the broader HR organization, you will shape the people strategy for complex transactions, lead cross-functional HR deal teams, and ensure successful execution against the overall deal strategy.
- You will act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, bringing deep HR M&A expertise to identify and mitigate people risks, accelerate decision-making, and enable successful value creation.
- Provide strategic HR expertise on deal strategy, people risks, workforce implications, organizational design, employee experience, and value creation opportunities
- Lead and coordinate cross-functional HR workstreams spanning Total Rewards, Talent Acquisition, HR Services, Digital HR, HR systems, payroll, benefits, talent, and employee communications
- Partner with senior stakeholders across Corporate M&A, Strategy, Finance, Legal, IT, business leadership, and HR to drive alignment, resolve complex issues, and enable timely decisions
- Oversee HR integration and separation activities, including workforce transitions, business continuity, HR services, systems, employee experience, and delivery against transaction objectives
- Lead or oversee HR-related negotiations, Transition Service Agreements (TSAs), cost modelling, external advisors, and relevant transaction documentation
- Own portfolio-level risks, dependencies, budgets, resources, timelines, and escalations while ensuring compliance with employment law, regulatory, works council, union, and consultation requirements
- Provide clear recommendations and executive-level reporting to senior leadership and steering committees, ensuring HR delivery supports successful transaction execution, performance, and value realization Required Qualifications:
- 15+ years of progressive HR experience, with significant depth in HR M&A, ideally gained through consulting, project-driven environments, and/or an in-house M&A function within a multinational organization
Additional details
- Provide clear recommendations and executive-level reporting to senior leadership and steering committees, ensuring HR delivery supports successful transaction execution, performance, and value realization
Questions about this listing
What salary does Lonza offer for this role?
Lonza lists CHF 85'500 - 129'500 gross per year for this position in Basel. This is the salary published in the original listing (or, when the employer omits a figure, a realistic estimate for the role and sector) — the calculator on this site converts it to your actual net take-home once cross-border tax and social contributions are applied.
Is this a full-time role, and what type of contract does Lonza offer?
This listing is a full-time position. The contract type shown here comes directly from the employer's original posting; always confirm exact hours, notice period and probation length with Lonza during the application process, since these details can vary by role even within the same contract category.
Do I need a cross-border work permit for a role in Basel?
EU/EFTA residents living in the border zone of the country adjoining Canton Basel can apply for a G permit; the Swiss employer files it with that canton's migration office after the contract is signed. Border-zone rules and processing times vary by neighbouring country and canton, so confirm the specifics with Basel's cantonal migration office or with HR during the application.
How do I apply for this position at Lonza?
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