HR M&A Director - Cloudflare

About the Role

We are seeking a high-velocity, strategic People M&A Leader to own the human side of our mergers and acquisitions end-to-end. As the single designated point person (DRI) and strategic counterpart to our Corporate Development team, you will own the People lifecycle for all deals—from early-stage confirmatory due diligence through post-close integration.

Responsibilities

Corporate Development Partnership & Diligence

• Serve as the primary People team representative alongside Corporate Development and Legal from deal kickoff through close.
• Lead rapid-fire HR due diligence to assess target company culture, compensation structures, and compliance risks.
• Evaluate technical talent density and provide critical input into deal structures, retention pools, and offer letters.
• Partner with finance and legal to analyze equity structures and ensure alignment on rollover mechanics.

Cross-Functional Orchestration

• Act as the conductor for cross-functional teams (Recruiting, Compensation, People Ops, Immigration, IT) to ensure workstreams are perfectly sequenced.
• Build the infrastructure, checklists, and automated workflows to scale our M&A engine.
• Identify recurring failure modes and implement upstream fixes to optimize our playbooks.

Integration & Elite Talent Retention

• Provide a "white-glove" experience to incoming talent, serving as their primary advocate and escalation point.
• Partner with leadership and Internal Comms to execute empathetic change management and address workforce anxiety.
• Design and execute organizational mapping and day-1 onboarding to ensure acquired technical teams maintain momentum.

Desirable Skills & Experience

• Experience: 6–10+ years working in HR M&A.
• Startup Agility: Proven track record of building 0-to-1 processes in fast-moving, unstructured environments.
• Execution Under Pressure: Outstanding project management skills; capable of handling highly confidential data and compressed timelines.
• Technical & Core HR Fluency: Solid understanding of employment legal basics, high-growth compensation structures, and visa/immigration complexities.
• Influence Without Authority: Exceptional communication skills; ability to earn the trust of technical founders and internal executives.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan and employee stock participation.
• Flexible paid time off and robust leave programs (parental, medical, bereavement).
• Fertility and family-forming benefits, plus on-demand mental health support.