The Senior HR Generalist will play a key role supporting the Head Of HR in the implementation of HR strategy. This role focuses on end-to-end recruitment and robust employee relations support, including leading workplace investigations, disciplinaries, grievances, and performance processes. The postholder will act as a trusted advisor to managers, providing expert HR guidance to support a positive, compliant, and high-performing culture.
Key Responsibilities
Employee Relations
* Lead and manage complex employee relations cases, including investigations, disciplinary hearings, grievance procedures, performance management, absence management, and conflict resolution.
* Conduct thorough, unbiased investigations and prepare detailed investigation reports.
* Advise managers on employment law, internal policies, and best practice to ensure fair and consistent decision-making.
* Support the development and implementation of ER strategies to reduce risk and strengthen manager capability.
Recruitment & Talent Acquisition
* Manage full-cycle recruitment for a broad range of roles, from job scoping and advertising to interviewing, selection, offers, and onboarding.
* Partner with hiring managers to develop job descriptions, role profiles, and effective sourcing strategies.
* Proactively identify and implement improvements to the recruitment process to enhance candidate experience and time-to-hire.
* Develop and maintain talent pipelines for hard-to-fill specialist and leadership roles.
HR Operations & Advisory
* Act as a first point of contact for HR queries, providing expert advice on HR policies, contracts, and employment terms.
* Support HR policy development, updates, and communication.
* Ensure accurate HR documentation, reporting, and compliance with legislation and company standards.
* Contribute to HR projects such as culture initiatives, engagement, wellbeing, and diversity & inclusion.
HR Data & Compliance
* Maintain accurate and confidential employee records.
* Prepare HR metrics and reports to support decision-making.
* Ensure compliance with employment legislation and internal governance requirements.
Required Experience & Qualifications
* Proven experience in a generalist HR role, with a significant focus on employee relations and recruitment.
* Demonstrable experience leading investigations and supporting disciplinary and grievance processes end-to-end.
* Strong working knowledge of Irish employment law.
* Experience coaching and advising senior stakeholders on people matters.
* Experience managing multiple concurrent cases and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Skills & Competencies
* Excellent communication, influencing, and relationship-building skills.
* Strong interviewing and case-handling capabilities, with high attention to detail.
* Ability to remain impartial, confidential, and professional at all times.
* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
* Highly organised with strong time-management skills.
* Confident using HR systems and MS Office (particularly Excel).