Okta
Director, M&A People Strategy & Integration
$196K–$301K
Bellevue, Washington +1 · Director · Full-time · Posted Oct 12, 2026
- Location
- Bellevue, Washington
San Francisco, CA, United States - Experience
- 7–10+ years; end-to-end deal lifecycle management required.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, or related field.
- Visa sponsorship
About the job
Leads the people strategy and HR integration lifecycle for acquisitions, from due diligence through post-close, covering talent, organizational design, rewards, compliance, and employee experience.
What you'll do
- Lead HR and talent due diligence, assessing workforce structure, costs, retention risks, and cultural alignment.
- Build and execute cross-functional integration plans and playbooks for Day 1 readiness and the First 100 Days.
- Coordinate employee communications, retention, systems transitions, and total rewards harmonization.
What they ask for
- 7–10+ years in M&A HR and Talent strategy, People Integration, or M&A Human Capital consulting, with end-to-end deal lifecycle management.
- Ability to drive workstreams with Legal, Finance/Payroll, IT, and HR leads without direct line-management authority.
- Fluency in employment law fundamentals, compensation and benefits harmonization, equity compensation, and HRIS migrations.
- Skills in workforce data modeling, salary/benefit mapping, and workforce financial synthesis.
Nice to have
- Master's degree.
- SPHR/SHRM-SCP certification.
Pay
$219,000 — $301,000 USD annual base salary (San Francisco Bay area); $196,000 — $270,000 USD annual base salary (California excluding San Francisco Bay Area, Colorado, Illinois, New York, and Washington)
Tools
HRIS
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