Human Resources Business Partner

gategroup; Dublin; On-site; EUR 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

gategroup seeks an HR Business Partner to support Dublin Airport and Belfast operations. You will be the HR expert for two major hubs, delivering strategic HR initiatives, coaching managers, and driving a learning culture while ensuring people stay at the heart of operations.

You will handle employee relations, recruitment, and change initiatives, balancing commercial needs with fairness in a fast-paced, seasonal environment.

Qualifications

• Degree level with CIPD qualification and solid HRBP management experience.
• Extensive knowledge of Irish employment law and handling difficult employee relations scenarios.
• Proven ability to plan, attract, and hire fast in a service environment.
• Commercially minded with ability to drive performance and change.
• Resilient, assertive and capable of leading in a fast-paced, seasonal setting.

Responsibilities

• Drive the local HR agenda for Dublin and Belfast hubs with continuous improvement mindset.
• Be the go-to for employee relations – disciplinaries, grievances, TUPE transfers, redundancies and appeals.
• Lead recruitment planning and activity for direct and indirect roles across two locations.
• Coach and develop management teams to build capability and succession.
• Lead change management and cross-functional projects to support business evolution and learning culture.

Skills

Degree level

HRBP experience

Employee relations

Recruitment planning

Commercial acumen

Change management

Fast-paced environment

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

HR Business Partner – Dublin Airport Location

We're looking for an HR Business Partner who gets their energy from being in the thick of it – working with operational managers, solving real problems, and building capability across our Dublin and Belfast operations.

What you'll actually be doing:

You're the HR expert for two major hubs, which means you're part strategist, part problem-solver, part talent magnet. You'll be executing HR strategies that actually matter and drive real business impact!

• Drive the local HR agenda with energy and purpose – continuous improvement isn't a buzzword, it's how we operate.
• Be the go-to for employee relations – disciplinaries, grievances, appeals, redundancies, TUPE transfers. The tricky stuff that requires cool heads and sharp thinking.
• Work with unions and employee groups, balancing commercial reality with fairness.
• Build capability in the management team through coaching, talent management, and development.
• Own all recruitment planning and activity for both direct labour and indirect roles across Dublin and Belfast – from forecasting needs to getting the right people in place.
• Lead change management at local level when the business evolves (and it will).
• Get stuck into cross-functional projects that drive business change and reorganisation as required.
• Deliver training on people-related topics and foster a learning culture.

You'll be visible, hands-on, and trusted to make calls that keep the operation moving while keeping people at the heart of everything.

What we need from you:

• Qualified and credible – Degree level, CIPD qualified, with solid managerial HR BP experience
• ER heavyweight – Deep knowledge of Irish employment law and real experience managing difficult ER situations.
• Recruitment-savvy – You know how to plan, attract, and hire at pace in a service environment and are great at bringing it all together!
• Commercially sharp – You understand the business, the numbers, and how HR drives performance.
• Resilient and assertive – You've got the stamina to drive change and the confidence to push back when the business needs it
• Fast-paced operator – Service environments move quickly. You thrive in that chaos and have experience in operating in a fast paced, seasonal environment.

What makes this role different:

• Two locations. Diverse workforce. Operational intensity. Unionised environment.
• You'll be part of a well-established HR team with extensive experience and a strong track record of delivering for the business across the UK.

If you want an HR role where you see the direct impact of your work every single day, where you're respected by ops teams because you actually get it, and where no two days are the same – this is it!