HR Graduate

CVS Health; Galway; On-site; EUR 30,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

CVS Health Ireland invites driven graduates to join the technology HR team in Galway for an 18-month placement. You will work closely with the HR Business Partner, gaining hands-on experience across the employee lifecycle while receiving structured mentorship and development support.

You’ll partner with DDAT Ireland leaders, support talent programs, and contribute to core HR processes including performance and compensation.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years' relevant work experience.
• HR Technology & Analytics – turns data into meaningful stories.
• Relationship management & collaboration – builds relationships across the business.
• Effective communication – clear and concise across audiences.
• Strategic mindset – uses HR trends to drive goals.

Responsibilities

• Assists with HR strategy and support for recruiting, hiring, and training needs.
• Coordinates with HR COEs to deliver quality HR programs for managers and leaders.
• Analyzes HR programs and monitors effectiveness of new initiatives.
• Supports payroll processes with international payroll team and data for audits.
• Assists with Talent Acquisition including scheduling, sourcing, onboarding.

Skills

HR strategy

Analytics

Relationship building

Effective communication

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

Workday

Job description

We’re building a world of health around every individual — shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you’ll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger – helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time. CVS Health Ireland is seeking a motivated HR graduate to join our technology team in Galway for an 18-month placement. It is a great opportunity to launch your HR career with a leading global healthcare company, gaining hands-on exposure across the employee lifecycle. You will join a global HR team, report to the local HR Business Partner, and receive structured mentorship and development support. The HR Partner LDP will partner with DDAT Ireland leaders and teams to navigate change, strengthen leadership capability, and create an environment where people can do their best work. You will help build a culture of accountability by reinforcing goals, role modeling organizational values, and supporting efficient ways of working. As part of the DDAT People team, you will collaborate across HR to support talent programs, assist with core people processes such as performance and compensation, and champion a positive employee experience. You will build foundational HR Business Partner expertise while providing professional support on employee and talent matters and escalating complex issues as needed.

Primary Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Assists with HR strategy and support for recruiting, hiring, and training needs, partnering with DDAT Ireland leaders on change and leadership capability; escalates complex issues as needed.
• Coordinates with HR COEs to deliver quality HR programs for managers and leaders, keeping them up to date on company and leadership requirements.
• Analyzes HR programs, recommends changes, and monitors the effectiveness of new initiatives.
• Applies front-line HR expertise to support leaders and the HR team; manages employee requests (e.g., salary certificates, social welfare forms), maintains the HR shared mailbox, and takes notes at HR meetings.
• Supports the monthly payroll process with the international payroll team (data entry, queries, reporting) and gathers people information for audits and grants.
• Assists with Talent Acquisition, including interview scheduling, reference requests, career fairs, sourcing, and onboarding/induction, alongside our Learning & Development Manager.
• Assists with HR training materials and facilitates simple presentations of HR processes, in person and virtually.
• Any other duties that may be assigned.

Minimum Requirements

• 1-3 years' relevant work experience
• HR Technology & Analytics - Adapts quickly to new HR technology and turns data from different sources into a meaningful story.
• Relationship Management & Collaboration - Builds relationships across the business and works well with others through active listening and adaptability.
• Effective Communication - Communicates clearly and concisely, choosing the right medium for each audience.
• Strategic Mindset - Uses business knowledge and HR trends to develop effective strategies that achieve organizational goals.
• Attention to detail and discretion with confidential employee data
• Basic awareness of problem solving and decision making skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred; obtained or working towards CIPD accreditation.
• Prior internship, placement or project experience in HR or a related field.
• Familiarity with HR information systems (HRIS), such as Workday.

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is: €30,000.00 - €75,000.00

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 24/11/2026

Our Work Experience is the combination of everything that's unique about us: our culture, our core values, our company meetings, our commitment to sustainability, our recognition programs, but most importantly, it's our people. Our employees are self-disciplined, hard working, curious, trustworthy, humble, and truthful. They make choices according to what is best for the team, they live for opportunities to collaborate and make a difference, and they make us the #1 Top Workplace in the area.