Principal People Team Business Partner - M&A/Strategy

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary People team representative and strategic counterpart to the Corporate Development team from deal kickoff through close.
• Lead HR due diligence to assess target company culture, compensation structures, and compliance risks.
• Evaluate technical talent density and provide input on deal structures, retention pools, and offer letters.
• Partner with finance and legal to analyze equity structures and alignment on retention incentives.
• Orchestrate cross-functional workstreams across Recruiting, Total Rewards, People Operations, Immigration, and Payroll.
• Build and scale M&A infrastructure, including checklists and automated workflows.
• Manage post-close integration, including organizational mapping, day-1 onboarding, and empathetic change management.

Requirements

• 6–10+ years of experience in People Operations, HRBP roles, or Program Management.
• 3+ years of direct experience owning People/HR workstreams for M&A transactions.
• Proven track record of building processes in high-growth, fast-moving tech environments.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to handle confidential data under compressed timelines.
• Foundational knowledge of employment legal basics and high-growth compensation structures.
• Understanding of visa and immigration complexities for technical talent.
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to influence executives and technical founders.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance.
• Flexible Spending Accounts and Commuter Spending Accounts.
• Fertility and Family Forming benefits.
• On-demand mental health support and Employee Assistance Program.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan and Employee Stock Participation Plan.
• Flexible paid time off covering vacation and sick leave.
• Parental, pregnancy, medical, and bereavement leave.

About the Company

Cloudflare is on a mission to help build a better Internet. We run one of the world’s largest networks that powers millions of websites and Internet properties, protecting and accelerating applications online without the need for hardware or software changes. We value builders, curiosity, and the use of AI to solve complex problems.