Total Rewards Partner, M&A at Autodesk

**Who this is for** A mid-level Total Rewards or compensation professional with a knack for the fast-paced, high-stakes environment of corporate mergers and acq

Work type: onsite

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Type: Full-time

Summary

**Who this is for** A mid-level Total Rewards or compensation professional with a knack for the fast-paced, high-stakes environment of corporate mergers and acquisitions. **Key highlights** This role serves as a strategic bridge between deal teams and human resources, ensuring that compensation, equity, and benefits are seamlessly integrated during corporate transitions. **You might be a good fit if you...** - Have direct experience navigating the compensation and benefits complexities of large-scale M&A or integration projects. - Excel at translating ambiguous, fast-moving deal data into clear financial models and stakeholder recommendations. - Possess strong analytical capabilities and deep experience with job architecture and market benchmarking. - Are comfortable partnering with cross-functional leadership, including Corporate Development, Legal, and Finance teams.

Job Description

Job Requisition ID #

26WD97178

Position Overview 

Autodesk is strengthening its M&A Total Rewards capability to support disciplined growth, speed to integrate, and a positive employee experience through change. The M&A Total Rewards Specialist plays a critical role in supporting Total Rewards activities across the deal lifecycle, from diligence through close and post integration by helping evaluate, advise on, and execute compensation and rewards decisions.

This role partners closely with Corporate Development, Finance, Legal, People Business Partners (PBPs), and People & Places leadership to assess workforce impacts, identify people related risks, and support informed, market aligned rewards decisions. You translate fastmoving and ambiguous deal inputs into clear, pragmatic recommendations that balance internal equity, external market competitiveness, cost, and employee experience.

ResponsibilitiesDeal Lifecycle Support

• Lead end-to-end Total Rewards activities across M&A transactions, including due diligence, deal modeling, close execution, and post close integration


• Evaluate target company compensation structures, incentive plans, equity programs, and benefits positioning to identify risks, gaps, and integration considerations


• Partner with Finance and Corporate Development to support cost modeling, synergy assumptions, and people related deal risks

• Conduct job and level mapping using Autodesk job architecture and market data


• Analyze internal and external market positioning to inform pay alignment, equity conversion, and retention recommendations


• Assess target company benefits, identify gaps vs. company programs, and execute compliant, cost-effective transition and harmonization plans


• Support the design of transition, retention, and harmonization approaches consistent with Autodesk Total Rewards principles

• Partner with PBPs, Legal, and business leaders to surface implications, tradeoffs, and recommended paths forward


• Prepare clear, decision ready materials for leadership that summarize options, risks, and financial impact for leadership review


• Apply established governance and approval frameworks consistently across transactions

• Lead execution of approved Total Rewards actions in Workday and downstream systems


• Coordinate closely with HR Operations, Payroll, and related teams to ensure accurate and timely implementation


• Contribute to continuous improvement of M&A Total Rewards playbooks, tools, and templates based on deal learnings

During periods of low M&A activity, this role is expected to flex across other Compensation functions, including:

• Support Executive Compensation activities, including equity modeling and forecasting, peer group proxy data analysis, and preparation of Compensation Committee materials


• Contribute to broad-based compensation activities, including benchmarking and retention analysis, and support annual compensation planning cycles

• Direct experience supporting M&A, integration, or large‑scale workforce changes


• Experience in Total Rewards, Compensation, and/or M&A related HR work


• Strong analytical capability, including compensation modeling and market data interpretation


• Working knowledge of job architecture, leveling, and market pricing principles


• Demonstrated ability to operate with discretion and handle highly confidential information


• Comfort working in fast‑moving, ambiguous environments with shifting priorities and tight timelines


• Strong cross-functional communication / presentation skills with business leaders

• Expertise in employee benefits, with demonstrated experience in M&A integration, gap analysis, and program harmonization


• Experience partnering with Corporate Development, Finance, or Legal teams


• Exposure to global compensation practices or multi-country integrations

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