Contingent Workforce Specialist - M&A

Location Reading
Discipline: Human Resources
Job type: Contract
Salary: Up to £80000 per annum
Contact name: Jean Lambert

Contact email: jean@principlehr.com
Job ref: 36479
Published: 12 days ago
Startdate: ASAP

Contingent Workforce Specialist - M&A

We're looking for an experienced Contingent Workforce Specialist to play a critical role in supporting a major merger and acquisition programme. If you've managed contingent workforce operations through organisational change and thrive in fast-paced, detail-driven environments, this is an opportunity to make a real impact.

This is a hands-on operational role where you'll partner with business leaders, suppliers and workforce teams to ensure a seamless transition of contingent workers while maintaining compliance, data integrity and an exceptional worker experience.

The Offer:

  • Competitive salary of £80,000 pa
  • Hybrid working from offices based in Reading
  • Role to start on an 8-month contract

What you'll be doing:

  • Managing the end-to-end transition of contingent workers during an M&A integration.
  • Validating and reconciling workforce data, maintaining trackers and supporting due diligence activities.
  • Coordinating worker onboarding, orientations and HRIS/VMS migrations.
  • Working closely with MSP partners and suppliers to ensure smooth worker transitions.
  • Supporting contingent workforce compliance, worker classification, background checks and documentation.
  • Producing regular status updates, issue logs and progress reports for stakeholders.

We're looking for professionals with:

  • 3+ years' experience in contingent workforce operations, MSP, VMS or supplier management.
  • Previous experience supporting M&A, acquisitions or large-scale workforce transition projects.
  • Strong knowledge of contingent workforce compliance and worker classification.
  • Advanced Excel and data reconciliation skills with exceptional attention to detail.
  • Excellent stakeholder management, communication and project coordination skills.
  • Experience working with HRIS and VMS platforms in complex enterprise environments.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a high-profile transformation programme where your expertise will directly contribute to the success of a major business integration.

Next Steps:

Please apply with your CV. All applications will be dealt with in the strictest of confidence by Jean at Principle.