Okta
Director, M&A People Strategy & Integration
$196K–$301K
Chicago, Illinois +1 · Director · Full-time · Posted Oct 12, 2026
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois
San Francisco, CA, United States - Experience
- 7–10+ years; end-to-end deal lifecycle management.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, or related field.
About the job
Leads people-focused due diligence and integration across Okta’s M&A deal pipeline, covering talent, organizational design, rewards, compliance, systems, and employee experience.
What you'll do
- Lead HR and talent due diligence, assessing organizational structure, rewards, workforce risks, key talent, and cultural alignment.
- Build integration plans and playbooks with cross-functional teams, including Day 1 readiness, HR systems transitions, rewards harmonization, and legal compliance.
- Drive employee communications, onboarding, and post-close retention and change-management efforts.
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 lead joint workstreams with Legal, Finance/Payroll, IT, and HR functional 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 analysis.
Nice to have
- Master’s degree or SPHR/SHRM-SCP certification.
Pay
$219,000 — $301,000 USD (base salary); $196,000 — $270,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
HRIS
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