As part of our highly collaborative HR team, the HR Business Partner will play a crucial role in addressing the organizational needs of our multi-cultural staff located in Galway, Ireland. This position involves partnering and providing guidance and coaching to managers and staff; facilitating, championing, and educating on organizational design practices, retention and development efforts, performance management approaches, and employee relations issues; and leading and participating in a variety of challenging HR projects and initiatives.

• Business Partnership: Build strong relationships with management and staff in the Galway, Ireland location, developing a deep understanding of their business, goals, and challenges. Anticipate, assess, and address systemic issues through facilitation, coaching, counseling, and the use of HR data and technology.
• Organizational Effectiveness and Change Management: Provide consultative guidance on organizational and staff needs. Support and guide departments through organizational changes, using change management strategies to ensure smooth transitions and adaptation to change.
• Performance Management: Guide and coach managers in the performance management process, including setting objectives, providing feedback, conducting performance reviews, and addressing performance issues.
• Employee Relations: Act as a point of contact for employee relations, resolving complex employee relations issues with a balanced and fair approach.
• Compensation: Collaborate with the compensation team and managers to facilitate merit planning and compensation initiatives.
• Collaboration: Collaborate with other HR team members, manage projects, or provide direction on HR-related programs and practices, identifying areas for increasing efficiency in support of continuous improvement for the HR team and a positive employee experience. Partner with HR Operations to ensure accuracy of data and compliance with company policies and legal requirements. Ensure condidtency, communication and collaboration in a matrixed, global environment.
• Analytics & Solutions: Analyze trends and use data to propose and develop solutions, best practices, and organizational development programs and practices.

• A bachelor’s degree and 10 years of professional work experience (or equivalent experience) is required.
• 5-7 years of experience in Human Resources; experience working for a multinational company supporting a site location or shared services center experience strongly desired.

Additional Qualifications:

• Ability to influence and provide credible HR guidance to management at all levels.
• Strong relationship-building skills, with the ability to communicate effectively, including audience-centered writing, active listening skills, and adjusting verbal communication style as needed.
• Experience in coaching and counseling all levels of staff on a wide variety of issues.
• A thorough understanding of performance management systems and employment law.
• Knowledge of organizational development programs and practices.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to diagnose root causes.
• Skilled in facilitating meetings and delivering presentations to a variety of in-person and remote audiences.
• Demonstrated business acumen and a working knowledge of multiple HR disciplines.
• Ability to work in a time-sensitive and confidential environment.
• Proficient in MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word), SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, and HRIS (Workday is a plus).