Lead - HR Specialist

Eli Lilly and Company; Cork; On-site; EUR 34,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonus

Pension plan

Healthcare benefits

Well-being benefits

Job summary

Eli Lilly and Company in Ireland, Cork, is seeking an HRS Specialist to join Global HR Solutions. You will coach colleagues on HR policies, provide operational expertise, and drive improvements through feedback, ensuring high-quality service in accordance with procedures.

Candidates should have 2+ years in HR, a Bachelor’s degree, and Workday experience. The role supports US hours (2pm–10pm) and offers a competitive package including bonus eligibility, pension, healthcare, and wellness programs.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of HR experience.
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience.
• Workday experience.

Responsibilities

• Coach and support colleagues on HR policies and practices.
• Provide operational expertise and improve efficiency.
• Identify improvement areas and coach on techniques to exceed expectations.
• Provide training and feedback to HR Solutions Associates.
• Ensure compliance and audit readiness across processes.
• Conduct weekly quality checks and share learnings to improve content.

Skills

Customer service

Stakeholder management

Confidential information handling

Ambiguity resilience

English language proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent

Tools

Workday

Job description

At Lilly, the work is demanding because patients are waiting. We unite caring with discovery to help make life better for people around the world, knowing that every decision, every detail, and every day matters. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, our over 50,000 employees around the globe take on complex challenges to discover and deliver life-changing medicines, strengthen how health is understood and managed, and support the communities we serve. This is hard, urgent, selfless work- but it's work worth doing. If you're driven by purpose and ready to bring your best to work that truly matters for patients, we invite you to join us.

HRS Specialist - Global HR Solutions

At Lilly, we serve an extraordinary purpose. We make a difference for people around the globe by discovering, developing, and delivering medicines that help people to live longer, healthier, more active lives. Not only do we deliver breakthrough medications, but you also can count on us to develop creative solutions to support communities through philanthropy and volunteerism.

The Global HR Solutions team is an organization built to deliver end to end dedicated services and partnerships with HRS countries, COE's and employees across the globe. As part of this team, you will create moments that matter.

Responsibilities

• Coach and support colleagues on a range of HR policies and practices, creating guidelines and processes for an efficient way of working.
• Provide operational expertise.
• Identify areas for improvement and provide coaching on techniques to increase efficiency, improve call control, and exceed customer expectations.
• Provide training, collate feedback, and direct feedback appropriately to HR Solutions Associates to facilitate and influence others to understand, support and drive resolution.
• Anticipate pitfalls and acts as a change agent to influence and drive improvements through sharing feedback and proposals for solutions.
• Understand scope of services and Service Level Agreements for customers and drive improvement in performance deliverables
• Processing HR inquiries and transactions specifically, to a high quality and service standard in accordance with standard operating procedures.
• Manage complex questions, elevate those cases that are outside standard guidance and need further support through resolution processes, directing inquiries where necessary to the Center of Excellence
• Provide ongoing feedback and share learnings to maintain strong content and enable other HR Solutions team members to update processes and build on new specialist topics or required learnings.
• Applying a compliance and audit mindset in all areas you support.
• Complying with global guidelines and standards.
• Conduct weekly quality checks and provide training/resources where gaps exist.

Basic Qualifications

• 2+ years’ experience working in a HR environment.
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience.
• Workday experience.

Additional Skills/Preferences

• Customer service or operations experience.
• Bilingual/Multilingual with English
• Proven ability to work with confidential information.
• Strong resilience to ambiguous environments
• Strong stakeholder management

Additional Information

• Flexibility in hours worked expected, including public holidays.
• US hours support required 2pm-10pm

Lilly is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

Lilly is dedicated to helping individuals with disabilities to actively engage in the workforce, ensuring equal opportunities when vying for positions. If you require accommodation to submit a resume for a position at Lilly, please complete the accommodation request form (https://careers.lilly.com/us/en/workplace-accommodation) for further assistance. Please note this is for individuals to request an accommodation as part of the application process and any other correspondence will not receive a response.

Lilly does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.

Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location. The anticipated wage for this position is

€33,750 - €49,500

Full-time equivalent employees may also be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance). In addition, Lilly offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees, including eligibility to participate in a pension plan; vacation benefits; eligibility for healthcare benefits; flexible benefits (if applicable) life insurance and death benefits; certain time off and leave of absence benefits; and well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities). Lilly reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion and Lilly’s compensation practices and guidelines will apply regarding the details of any promotion or transfer of Lilly employees.

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