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Deals Delivering Deal Value HR Due Diligence Senior Associate

PwC

Chicago, ILJob$77–202K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$77–202K/yr
Location
Chicago, IL
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

The Senior Associate supports people-focused due diligence for mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and other transactions. The role assesses workforce implications and HR considerations, then develops findings and actions that support deal readiness and value creation. It also manages assigned workstreams, prepares client deliverables, builds client connections, and mentors junior team members within PwC’s Advisory practice.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

HR Due DiligenceDeal Lifecycle MethodsWorkforce Data InterpretationCritical ThinkingPost-Merger IntegrationValue RealizationClient Relationship BuildingMentoring

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree3+ Years ExperienceAccounting or RelatedActuarial Science or RelatedBusiness Administration/Management or RelatedCommunications/Media or RelatedEconomics or RelatedFinance or RelatedHuman Resources/Industrial Relations or RelatedMathematics/Statistics or RelatedOperations/Supply Chain or RelatedOrganizational Management/Behavior or Related

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off

Full job description

The Opportunity

As a Deals Delivering Deal Value HR Due Diligence Senior Associate you will support people-focused diligence for transactions, helping clients assess workforce implications, identify key HR considerations, and shape actions that support deal readiness and value creation. As a Senior Associate you will analyze complex issues, manage assigned workstreams, build meaningful client connections, and mentor junior team members while developing your technical skills and broader business perspective within our Advisory practice. In this role at PwC, you will focus on HR due diligence activities across mergers, acquisitions, and other business transactions, translating findings into clear deliverables that inform talent, organization, and change decisions.

Responsibilities

  • Analyzing human resources due diligence findings across mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures

  • Assessing workforce, talent, and organizational design implications tied to transaction activity

  • Developing integration strategies that address leadership, retention, culture, and operating model alignment

  • Interpreting employee data, policy documents, and transaction materials to identify risks and value opportunities

  • Coordinating assigned workstreams and preparing client-ready deliverables that summarize findings and recommendations

  • Applying project management tools and deal lifecycle methods to track tasks, timelines, and open issues

  • Building client relationships by anticipating information needs and responding to changing transaction priorities

  • Reviewing the work of junior team members and providing guidance on research, analysis, and deliverable development

What You Must Have

  • At least a Bachelor's degree

  • At least 3 years of experience

What Sets You Apart

  • Preference for at least one of the following fields of study: Accounting, Actuarial Science, Business Administration/Management, Communications/Media, Economics, Finance, Human Resources/Industrial Relations, Mathematics/Statistics, Operations/Supply Chain, Organizational Management/Behavior, Psychology/Social Psychology, Social Sciences/Humanities, Marketing

  • Demonstrating HR due diligence knowledge across deal lifecycles

  • Interpreting workforce data to shape transaction insights

  • Navigating complex client situations with critical thinking

  • Applying knowledge of post-merger integration and value realization

  • Building client relationships while mentoring junior team members

The salary range for this position is: $77,000 - $202,000. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws. All hired individuals are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. PwC offers a wide range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, holiday pay, vacation, personal and family sick leave, and more. To view our benefits at a glance, please visit the following link: https://pwc.to/benefits-at-a-glance

As PwC is an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at PwC without regard to race; color; religion; national origin; sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity); age; disability; genetic information (including family medical history); veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or, any other status protected by law.

PwC does not intend to hire experienced or entry level job seekers who will need, now or in the future, PwC sponsorship through the H-1B lottery, except as set forth within the following policy: https://pwc.to/H-1B-Lottery-Policy.

Learn more about how we work: https://pwc.to/how-we-work

For only those qualified applicants that are impacted by the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, San Diego County Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act, where applicable, arrest or conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with these laws. At PwC, we recognize that conviction records may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship to responsibilities such as accessing sensitive company or customer information, handling proprietary assets, or collaborating closely with team members. We evaluate these factors thoughtfully to establish a secure and trusted workplace for all.

How this job compares

Set against the 5,679 open Human Resources jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$77–202K/yr
  • Illinois median$98–134K/yr128 salary ranges
  • US median$97–141K/yr2,685 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $140K, is 21% above the Illinois median midpoint ($115K) — in the middle half of Human Resources salary ranges in Illinois.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 195 open Human Resources jobs in Illinois and 5,679 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Illinois
Experience
This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Human Resources postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (4,004 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 1,443 of the 5,679 open Human Resources jobs (25%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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