Group HR Director Full-time Salary is competitive but DOE Hybrid (4 days in the Office) Irish owned and operated, Select Tech Group comprises a multi-channel portfolio, bringing the most distinctive technology brands to our retail, business and education customers and partners.
Select Technology Group operates across 55 locations and welcomes 4 million customers annually.
The group's multi-channel portfolio includes: Select Apple Premium Reseller redefines Apple sales, service repairs and solutions.
DID with over 55 years experience in the latest home electrical appliances technology solutions retailing.
Blink 24 Distribution, is the group's 'boutique' distributor.
Select (part of the Select Technology Group) is the leading Apple Premium Partner / Reseller in Ireland and across the UK.
DID Electrical operates in 24 stores across Ireland, with a large on-line presence.
Our benefits / Our perks (Perks for your quirks) At Select Tech Group, we believe everyone can achieve great things and realise their potential.
Our dedication to delivering a best in-house experience has seen us develop a comprehensive and supportive benefits package that not only celebrates our talented crew for their wide-ranging achievements, passions, talents and quirks, but also puts their health and well-being first.
Core benefits: Pension - Occupational Pension Scheme Career pathways - Excellent internal promotion opportunities to dial up your development.
Learning and development - Access to over 10,000 hours of training courses each year.
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) - 24/7 access to confidential advice and counselling for employees and immediate family members.
Employee loyalty awards - From your first day to your last - we never miss an opportunity to celebrate a personal or long service milestone.
Recognition of long service and life events Charity fundraising - Give something back to a charity of your choice through our employee fundraising activities.
Financial well-being benefits: Great employee, family and friend discounts - Exclusive treats and offers for all the brands you love - and people you love.What you get from us: The Role The Group HR/People Ops Director will lead the people, culture, capability, staff learning career development, health safety and data protection compliance agenda across Select Technology group businesses and including DID Electrical and Blink 24 Distribution.
This is a senior, strategic while hands-on leadership role within a multi-site, customer-facing retail and services organisation operating across Ireland and the UK.
The role ensures that people practices, compliance frameworks and organisational capability continue to scale in line with the Group's growth, while remaining practical, commercially grounded and operationally effective.
Key Responsibilities HR Strategy Operational Leadership Develop and deliver a clear Group People Strategy aligned to business objectives.
Provide pragmatic, hands-on HR leadership across retail, logistics and office environments - across Ireland and the UK.
Lead an overseeing of recruitment, workforce planning, employee relations and performance management, as well as Learning Development.
Act as a trusted advisor to the Executive Team on people, culture and organisational matters.
To develop and lead the core HR / People Ops team for Ireland and the UK.
Training People Development Design and deliver structured training and capability frameworks across the Group.
Ensure mandatory training programmes (Health Safety, GDPR, Information Security) are consistently delivered and evidenced.
Build leadership development and succession pipelines to support long-term growth.
Oversee professional development, apprenticeships and early-career pathways.
Own and continuously improve the Group Learning Management System (LMS).
Data Protection Information Governance Own the Group's data protection and information governance framework across Ireland and the UK.
Ensure GDPR compliance is embedded within day-to-day operations and systems.
Lead data protection impact assessments, audits and policy ownership.
Lead data breach and incident response, including regulator engagement where required.
Ensure staff awareness and training programmes remain current and effective.
Culture, Engagement Communication Strengthen employee engagement and organisational culture across a diverse, multi-site workforce.
Support internal communications and change initiatives.
Promote consistent values, behaviours and leadership standards across the Group.
HR Operations, Governance Analytics Oversee HR systems, data quality and reporting.
Review HR systems cost effectiveness.
Provide people analytics and insights to support decision-making.
Support HR / People Ops Team budgeting, forecasting and cost control.
Ensure employment policies and practices remain aligned across jurisdictions.
Change, Growth Integration Support organisational change, growth initiatives and acquisition integration activity.
Provide pragmatic guidance on employment risk, compliance and governance.
Contribute to Board-level Mgt.
team reporting on people and compliance matters.
Health Safety (potential carve-out) Own and maintain the Group Health Safety management system across retail, logistics, delivery and office environments for compliance and linking into Operations for practical management initiatives.
Ensure robust contractor and third-party safety governance.
Lead incident response, investigation, reporting and corrective actions.
Act as senior interface with insurers, regulators and external advisors.
Provide clear Health Safety reporting to senior leadership and the Board.
Skills Experience Strong senior People HR leadership experience within a complex, multi-site, preferably a retail background organisation .
Strong working knowledge of Irish and UK employment law and best practice (and preferably from a retail background).
Experience in People Ops dispute handling and dispute resolution across all levels.
Experience of TUPE and familiar staff change management control and processes in mergers acquisitions.
Demonstrated experience across People Ops, Learning, Training and colleagues / teams Development, Health Safety and Data Protection / Compliance.
Ability to operate credibly at both strategic and hands-on operational levels and building out the appropriate People Ops / HR Team for Ireland and the UK support function.
Experience within retail, logistics or customer-facing operational environments preferred.
CIPD Accreditation is preferred Personal Attributes Pragmatic, commercially minded and delivery focused, showing a hands-on ability and work ethic.
Proven ability to be the lead role for our People Ops Mgt focal point across all levels of the Group.
Comfortable balancing structure with flexibility in a fast-moving environment.
Clear, confident communicator able to engage at all levels of the organisation.
Calm, measured and trusted in sensitive / risk situations.
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