Senior HR Business Partner
I'm working exclusively with a scaling commercial enterprise to hire a Senior HR Business Partner into their Dublin-based team. Reporting to the HR Director, this role offers genuine ownership over people operations and strategic HR delivery across a multi-territory business.
The Role
This is an 18-month fixed-term contract where you'll work as the senior HR authority for commercial and operational leaders across a multi-site business. You'll be embedded directly within the commercial operations side of the company, handling employee relations, workforce changes, and employment law challenges across Ireland and international locations. This suits an experienced HR Business Partner who's comfortable working at pace, making tough calls without a playbook, and delivering results in ambiguous environments.
About the Company
They're scaling quickly and need someone who can keep up with the speed of growth whilst handling complex people issues across different jurisdictions. The business is entrepreneurial, direct, and moves fast.
What You'll Be Doing
* Partner with commercial and operational leadership teams as their primary HR contact, advising on business-critical people decisions across multi-site operations
* Own resolution of complex employee relations cases including disciplinaries, grievances, performance exits, and tribunal-risk management
* Provide expert guidance on employment law, ensuring business decisions are legally defensible and risk-managed
* Drive workforce changes tied to growth including restructures, consultation processes, redundancies, and headcount planning
* Support and coach regional HR professionals, building their capability to handle local people matters confidently
* Improve people processes across the employee lifecycle - contracts, onboarding, performance management, offboarding - to support operational efficiency and scale
* Advise on cross-border employment challenges and workforce integration as the business expands into new markets
What We're Looking For
* Proven experience in senior HRBP roles within fast-moving, operationally complex businesses
* Strong practical knowledge of Irish employment law; UK and international experience highly advantageous
* Hands-on experience managing restructures, redundancies, consultation processes, and large-scale workforce changes
* Confidence working in grey areas where you need to build solutions, not follow established processes
What's On Offer
* Salary: €80,000-€85,000 + Benefits
* 18-month fixed-term contract
* Hybrid: 3 days per week in Dublin office
How They Work
This is a hybrid role requiring 3 days per week at the Dublin office. The culture is commercial, fast-paced, and relationship-focused, building credibility and navigating stakeholder influence is critical to success.
This role is being managed by
Alexandra Rickard
, a specialist HR Recruiter across Dublin and the broader Irish market. Whether it's a single key hire or building an entire People function, if your company is hiring, feel free to connect on LinkedIn: Alexandra Rickard | HR Recruiter.