Human Resources Director

Morgan McKinley; Dublin; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan McKinley is seeking an experienced HR Director to lead the HR and Recruitment functions across multiple sites in Ireland. This newly created senior leadership role reports to the Managing Director and focuses on developing the people strategy for the next growth phase.

The successful candidate will own the people infrastructure, culture and talent strategy, partnering with senior leaders to deliver practical HR solutions and drive organisational effectiveness.

Qualifications

• Senior HR leadership experience at director or equivalent level.
• Experience leading HR teams within multi-site organisations.
• Strong knowledge of Irish employment law and employee relations.
• Experience in regulated environments such as healthcare or similar sectors.
• Strong understanding of HR governance and GDPR.
• Experience in management development and talent development.
• Strong recruitment and workforce planning experience.
• Commercially minded and pragmatic HR approach.
• Excellent communication, coaching and influencing skills.
• Approachable and practical, with ability to partner with operational managers.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the HR and Recruitment functions.
• Develop and implement a practical HR strategy aligned with growth.
• Advise senior leadership on HR matters.
• Provide guidance on employee relations, performance management, and absence.
• Strengthen HR processes, policies, systems and governance.
• Lead succession planning, internal progression and management development.
• Oversee recruitment, workforce planning and talent pipelines.
• Review HR systems, reporting and automate processes.
• Maintain GDPR, employment compliance and HR governance.
• Use workforce data to support senior decision making.

Job description

An exciting role has arisen for an experienced HR Director to join a growing, multi-site organisation at an important stage of its development.

This is a newly created senior leadership role, reporting to the Managing Director, with responsibility for leading the HR and Recruitment functions and developing the people strategy.

This is an opportunity to take genuine ownership of a growing HR function, working closely with senior leadership and helping shape the people infrastructure, culture and talent strategy for the next phase of growth.

If you're an experienced senior HR professional looking for a broad, hands-on leadership role with genuine scope to make an impact, we'd be interested in hearing from you.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the HR and Recruitment functions, including the HR Manager and Recruitment Manager.
• Develop and implement a practical HR strategy aligned with business growth.
• Act as a trusted HR adviser to senior leadership and operational management.
• Provide guidance on employee relations, performance management, absence and employment matters.
• Strengthen HR processes, policies, systems and governance as they scale.
• Lead initiatives around succession planning, internal progression and management development.
• Provide strategic oversight of recruitment, workforce planning and talent pipelines.
• Review and improve HR systems, reporting and processes, identifying opportunities to streamline and automate.
• Maintain oversight of GDPR, employment compliance, safeguarding and HR governance.
• Use workforce data and insight to support senior-level decision making.

What We're Looking For

• Significant senior HR leadership experience at HR Director, Head of HR or equivalent level.
• Experience leading HR teams within a sizeable, multi-site or people-intensive organisation.
• Strong knowledge of Irish employment law and employee relations.
• Experience operating within a regulated environment such as healthcare, nursing homes, hospitals, HSE, childcare or a similar sector.
• Strong understanding of HR governance, compliance and GDPR.
• Experience in management development, succession planning and talent development.
• Strong recruitment and workforce planning experience.
• A commercially minded and pragmatic approach to HR.
• Excellent communication, coaching and influencing skills.
• Someone who is approachable, practical and comfortable partnering with operational managers.