HR Business Partner

Abbott; Ireland; Sur place; EUR 70 000 - 110 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Abbott Ireland is seeking an experienced HR Business Partner to act as a trusted advisor to site and functional leaders at its Kilkenny site. The role requires broad HR expertise, strong business acumen, and the ability to influence leadership across levels to build capability and high-performing teams.

The successful candidate should bring substantial HR experience, including employee relations, organization design, and succession planning, within a manufacturing/medical device context.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 5+ years of progressive Human Resources experience, including experience in a HR Business Partner or equivalent role.
• Experience within a manufacturing, medical device environment.

Responsabilités

• Serve as a trusted HR advisor to site and functional leaders, translating business strategy into people solutions.
• Influence leaders to build capability, drive organizational effectiveness and high-performing teams.

Connaissances

Strategic Business Partnership

Employee Relations

Organization Design

Change Leadership

Leadership Development

Talent Strategy

Formation

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Psychology, Industrial Relations or related discipline

Description du poste

JOB DESCRIPTION

Abbott in Ireland Abbott has maintained a strong presence in Ireland since 1946 and celebrates its 80th anniversary in the country in 2026. The company supports the Irish healthcare sector with a broad portfolio spanning diagnostics, diabetes care, medical devices and nutritional products. Today, Abbott employs more than 6,500 people across ten sites located in Dublin, Donegal, Clonmel, Cootehill, Galway, Kilkenny, Longford and Sligo.

About Abbott

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Abbott Diabetes Care Kilkenny

Abbott Diabetes Care has opened a new site, in Kilkenny, that is at the forefront of Diabetes care with the latest technology, to manufacture Freestyle blood glucose test strips and Freestyle Sensors for use in diabetes management. Among Abbott Diabetes Care leading brands are the Freestyle Precision, Freestyle Lite and Freestyle Libre systems.

Role Purpose

The HR Business Partner serves as a trusted advisor to site and functional leaders, translating business strategy into effective people strategies and solutions. The role requires broad and deep HR expertise, strong business acumen, and the ability to influence leaders at all levels to build organizational capability, leadership effectiveness, and high-performing teams.

What We Need

We are seeking an accomplished HR professional with significant experience across the full spectrum of Human Resources who brings both strong technical expertise and practical judgement developed through experience. The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• Strategic Business Partnership
• Employee Relations Expertise
• Organization Design & Change Leadership
• Leadership Development & Coaching
• Talent Strategy & Succession
• Influencing & Trusted Advisor Capability

Critical Success Factors

The ideal candidate will be:

• A strategic thinker and pragmatic problem solver.
• Comfortable operating independently in a complex environment.
• Resilient and able to manage competing priorities.
• Highly collaborative while willing to provide courageous leadership challenge.
• Recognized as a trusted coach and advisor to leaders.
• Able to leverage tacit HR knowledge and experience to navigate complex situations where there is no obvious roadmap.

Key Competencies

• Business Acumen
• Strategic Thinking
• Coaching
• Organizational Design
• Employee Relations
• Change Leadership
• Talent Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Influencing & Negotiation
• Leadership Development
• Executive Presence
• Critical Thinking & Problem Solving

Qualifications & Experience

The ideal candidate will have:

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Psychology, Industrial Relations or a related discipline.
• 5+ years of progressive Human Resources experience, including experience in a HR Business Partner or equivalent role.
• Experience within a manufacturing, medical dev