Senior People Partner (M&A)

About MoonPay Hi, we’re MoonPay. We’re here to onboard the world to the decentralized economy by making digital money move as universally and effortlessly as the internet. Because crypto, stablecoins, and blockchain aren’t just technologies. They’re tools for global financial empowerment. They give people and businesses more control over their money, their digital assets, and their future, opening access to legacy financial systems that have been out of reach for many. MoonPay is a unified payments platform for digital currency. We make it easy for anyone, anywhere, to buy, sell, swap and pay in digital currencies as easy as sending an email. That simplicity is intentional, our focus is reducing complexity so people can participate confidently, without needing to be crypto experts. We power the entire flow between fiat and crypto end to end, with compliance, identity checks, fraud prevention, and settlement all built in. This end-to-end approach reflects how we work internally: with accountability, rigor, and trust built into everything we ship. Trusted by over 30 million customers and over 500 ecosystem partners, our secure, enterprise-grade platform is driving mainstream crypto adoption worldwide. Behind those numbers are millions of real people and organizations relying on MoonPay every day. We collaborate with innovative brands and projects to build secure, scalable solutions for a blockchain-powered future. This is an opportunity to help shape systems, not just scale them. And we’re committed to doing it right. Fully licensed in the U.S. and regulated across the UK, EU, Canada, and Australia, because trust and compliance are non‑negotiable. But we’re just getting started. We’ve launched a consumer app that makes crypto accessible, intuitive, and usable for everyone, and it’s growing fast. We’re iterating every day to make it the best it can be. If you believe financial freedom should be for everyone. If you believe in building a fairer, more open financial system – we want you with us. To build systems that benefit all, we need contributions from all, regardless of background. Come build the future of payments and the decentralized economy with MoonPay. Let’s make financial freedom and autonomy the new normal. About the Opportunity We're looking for a Senior People Partner specializing in Acquisitions to own the people workstream across every deal we do. From initial due diligence through to full integration, you'll be the go‑to expert ensuring acquired teams are set up for success and that MoonPay's employee experience is maintained throughout. This is a high‑impact, high‑visibility role that sits at the intersection of People, Legal, Finance, and Strategy. You will manage TUPE and transfer of employment obligations, lead headcount and organisational analysis during deal assessment, and design and execute integration plans that bring new teams into the MoonPay culture and operating model quickly and smoothly. You’ll work across multiple jurisdictions — US, UK, EU and beyond — navigating different employment frameworks, regulatory requirements, and cultural contexts. The successful candidate brings deep hands‑on experience in M&A people workstreams and thrives in fast‑paced, ambiguous environments where no two deals look the same. This role is based in New York and will also provide generalist operational HR support across the full employee lifecycle where needed. What you will do Lead the People due diligence workstream for acquisitions — assessing headcount, employment contracts, compensation structures, benefits obligations, pending litigation, and people risk across target companies. Manage TUPE (Transfer of Undertakings) and equivalent transfer‑of‑employment processes across multiple jurisdictions, ensuring full legal compliance and a positive experience for transferring employees. Design and execute end‑to‑end integration plans for acquired teams, covering onboarding, policy harmonisation, benefits alignment, payroll transition, and cultural integration. Partner closely with Legal, Finance, IT and the M&A team throughout the deal lifecycle — from initial stages through to post‑close integration milestones — providing people insight that informs deal structure and timelines. Own employee communications for acquisitions: draft communications, FAQs, and integration updates that are clear, empathetic, and on‑brand. Support compensation and benefits benchmarking for acquired entities, making recommendations on harmonisation and identifying cost or equity risk. Assess organisational design and reporting structures post‑acquisition; support leaders through restructuring, role duplication, and change management decisions. Partner with Founders to ensure they and their teams are set up for success through integration and beyond. Enhance and maintain scalable M&A People playbooks, checklists, and frameworks that improve our integration capability as deal volume grows. Provide expert HR advisory support on employee relations matters arising from acquisitions, including redundancy processes, contract changes, and settlement negotiations. Maintain a data‑driven approach — tracking integration milestones, attrition risk, and engagement signals for acquired populations and reporting to leadership. Support on generalist operational HR tasks across the full employee lifecycle, as needed. About You Significant experience in a People Partner, HR Business Partner, or People Operations role with direct, hands‑on involvement in M&A transactions — including due diligence, TUPE, and post‑close integration. Knowledge of TUPE regulations and equivalent transfer‑of‑employment frameworks across multiple jurisdictions (UK, EU, US at minimum); confident navigating the legal and practical requirements of each. Proven track record of designing and executing people integration plans for acquired companies, from policy harmonisation and benefits alignment through to cultural embedding. Expertise in employment law across multiple geographies, with the ability to identify people risk in a deal and advise on mitigation strategies. Experience partnering with senior stakeholders in high‑pressure, time‑sensitive deal environments. Skilled project manager: able to run multiple integration workstreams simultaneously, prioritising effectively and keeping all parties aligned on timelines and deliverables. Excellent communicator — able to translate complex people and legal matters into clear, actionable guidance for leaders and empathetic messaging for employees. Analytical and commercially minded, with the ability to assess headcount cost, benefits liability, and compensation equity across acquired populations. Generalist people operations experience, across the full employee lifecycle, in particular for USA. Experience in fast‑paced, scaling, or technology‑driven organisations; comfortable with ambiguity and change as a constant. Demonstrated ability to leverage AI and automation tools to augment workflows and analyse data. Values Be Hungry Level Up Own It Crypto Curious Kaizen Benefits Competitive salary package Equity package: all employees have ownership at MoonPay Pay for performance equity bonus Moonshot award: exceptional impact - 10 employees twice a year, each earning a $250,000 equity grant Unlimited holidays Hybrid working schedule: work fully remotely or your nearest Moonbase, the choice is yours Private Healthcare benefits Enhanced parental leave Annual training budget Home office setup allowance Remote working allowance Monthly budget to spend on our products and zero fee crypto transactions Employee referral programme: great people know great people, refer them to receive 10K USDC Regular remote company offsites Commitment to Diversity At MoonPay we believe that every voice matters. We strive to create a mindful and respectful environment where everyone can bring their authentic self to work, and experience a culture that is free of harassment, racism, and discrimination. That’s why we are committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace and are a proud equal opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including, but not limited to, hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, and leave of absence. MoonPay is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our job application procedures for qualified individuals with disabilities. Please inform our Talent Team if you need any assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process. Compensation 140000 - 170000 USD a year #J-18808-Ljbffr Castle Island Co