HR Business Partner

Tipperary, Ireland Posted on 07/17/2026

• Industry Pharma/Biotech/Clinical Research
• Work Experience 4-5 years
• Country Ireland

Job Description

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Specialist, HR Business Partner to join the HR team at our client site on a 12 month Maternity Cover contract.

This is a broad HR Business Partner role supporting people leaders and employees across a fast paced manufacturing environment. The role will play an important part in supporting the delivery of the site people strategy, with a focus on leadership support, employee and industrial relations, talent development, performance, engagement, culture, change management and the consistent application of people policies.

The successful candidate will partner closely with the designated business areas Leadership Team, the wider Ireland HR team and HRCOE's to support both site priorities and broader Ireland/global HR initiatives.

This role will suit someone who enjoys being close to the business, building strong relationships, supporting leaders through day to day people matters and contributing to longer term people and organisation priorities.

Requirements

• Partner with leaders and managers to support delivery of business and people priorities across your client groups.
• Provide practical coaching and guidance on employee relations, performance, talent, organisation design, change and people policies.
• Support managers in handling employee matters, ensuring a fair, consistent and commercially balanced approach.
• Contribute to the site's industrial relations agenda supporting partnership approach.
• Support talent, succession, engagement and culture initiatives across the business.
• Advise leaders on organisational change and the people impact of business decisions.
• Use data and insights to identify trends, inform decision making and drive improvement.
• Lead or support local and/or Ireland HR projects.
• Work closely with the wider Ireland HR team and COE's to deliver HR programmes and initiatives.
• Act as delegate for the HR Lead when required.

Skills & Experience

• Minimum 5 years' experience in an HR Business Partner or comparable HR role.
• Degree qualification in Human Resources or a related discipline.
• Strong knowledge of Irish employment law and HR best practice.
• Proven experience managing complex employee relations matters.
• Ability to build credibility and trusted relationships at all levels.
• Strong coaching, influencing and stakeholder management skills.
• Comfortable using data and insights to support decision making.
• Experience within a manufacturing, regulated or multinational environment would be an advantage.