Lead HR Business Partner, Ireland

Connect Legal Partners; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible & hybrid working

Healthcare & wellbeing

Pension & insurance

Structured training & development

Pro bono & community work

Job summary

Connect Legal Partners in Ireland is seeking a seasoned HR Partner to lead the people agenda for our Irish offices, working closely with partners and senior leaders. You will deliver the people plan, run salary reviews, talent planning, change projects, apply firm policies locally and support recruitment, onboarding and international moves.

This role offers flexible hybrid working, healthcare and wellbeing support, a pension and insurance package, structured training and development, and pro

Qualifications

• Strong HR business partner experience, ideally in a law firm or professional services.
• Confidence to challenge and influence senior people.
• Experience of reward, performance reviews and organisational change.
• Good employee relations knowledge and a practical, commercial approach.

Responsibilities

• Lead the people plan for the Irish offices and work closely with partners and senior leaders.
• Run salary reviews, promotions, talent planning and change projects.
• Apply firm-wide policies in line with local law.
• Support recruitment, onboarding and international moves.
• Give practical employee relations advice and use HR data to guide decisions.

Skills

HR business partner

Influence senior stakeholders

Rewards & performance

Employee relations

Job description

The firm

A leading international law firm with offices across the UK, Ireland and further afield. This role sits in the people team and covers the firm's Irish operations.

The role

You will be the lead HR partner for the Irish offices, working closely with the partners and senior leaders there.

• Deliver the people plan for the Irish offices
• Run salary reviews, promotions, talent planning and change projects
• Apply firm wide policies in line with local law
• Support recruitment, onboarding and international moves
• Give practical employee relations advice and use HR data to guide decisions

What you will need

• Strong HR business partner experience, ideally in a law firm or professional services
• Confidence to challenge and influence senior people
• Experience of reward, performance reviews and organisational change
• Good employee relations knowledge and a practical, commercial approach

What is on offer

• Flexible and hybrid working, open to discussion at interview
• Healthcare, dental and wellbeing support
• Pension and insurance benefits
• Structured training, mentoring and development
• Pro bono and community work