Senior People Business Partner

Role overview

This opportunity is being handled for a partner organization, which oversees the application review and the rest of the hiring process. The employer is seeking a Senior People Business Partner in Ireland for a fully remote position.

In this role, you will help shape how the company grows by influencing organizational performance, employee experience, and talent development across global teams. You will work closely with senior leadership to translate business priorities into people strategies, support leaders through coaching and advisory work, and help design scalable approaches to workforce planning and organizational development. The position blends strategic thinking with practical execution and is well suited to an experienced HR professional who enjoys partnering with stakeholders in a fast-moving, remote-first setting.

You will also contribute to cross-functional initiatives, use data to inform decisions, and support innovation across the wider People function.

Core accountabilities

• Work with senior leaders to ensure people plans support business goals, growth, and performance.
• Advise on organizational structure, workforce planning, leadership effectiveness, and broader talent initiatives.
• Drive key talent programs such as performance management, succession planning, career development, internal moves, and high-potential development.
• Handle complex employee relations issues with sound judgment, professionalism, and business awareness.
• Serve as a dependable advisor on sensitive people matters, involving legal or other stakeholders when necessary.
• Review workforce data, spot trends, and turn findings into recommendations that improve engagement, retention, and organizational effectiveness.
• Help introduce new technologies and AI-based tools that strengthen people processes and decision-making.
• Support the creation, rollout, and ongoing improvement of people programs, policies, and frameworks.
• Lead strategic cross-functional projects that improve employee experience and support company priorities.
• Coach and mentor colleagues in the People team to raise capability and share best practices.

Candidate profile

The ideal candidate brings significant experience in a People Business Partner, HR Business Partner, or comparable strategic HR role within a global organization. You should be comfortable handling multi-jurisdiction employee relations topics and have a strong record of building and executing talent strategies tied to performance, succession, leadership development, and career growth.

This role also calls for strong commercial thinking, the ability to connect people work to business outcomes, and excellent influence and stakeholder management skills at senior levels. A data-driven approach is important, along with strong communication, coaching, and relationship-building abilities. The person in this role must also be trusted with confidential information and demonstrate discretion, integrity, and professionalism.

Fluency in written and spoken English is required. Experience in remote or distributed teams is an advantage, and curiosity about technology and AI tools is valued.

Benefits and working environment

• Annual salary of €93,800 to €120,600, depending on experience, skills, and location factors.
• Fully remote setup with the freedom to work from anywhere.
• Flexible hours within an asynchronous working culture.
• Flexible paid time off to support rest and personal wellbeing.
• 16 weeks of paid parental leave.
• Access to mental health and wellbeing support.
• Equity participation through stock options.
• A dedicated budget for learning and professional development.
• Home office support and company-issued IT equipment.
• Funding for local co-working spaces and in-person social events.
• Strong emphasis on internal mobility, career growth, and ongoing professional development.
• An inclusive, diverse, and globally distributed workplace.

Application and privacy information

Applications are reviewed through an AI-assisted matching process designed to assess fit against the role’s core requirements quickly and fairly. Shortlisted candidates are shared with the hiring company, and the employer’s internal team manages interviews, assessments, and final decisions.

By submitting an application, candidates consent to the processing of personal data for evaluation and sharing with the hiring employer, in line with applicable data protection laws including GDPR. Applicants may exercise their data rights, including access, correction, deletion, and objection, at any time.

AI tools may be used to support parts of recruitment such as application review, resume analysis, and response assessment. These tools assist the hiring process but do not replace human judgment, and final hiring decisions are made by people.