Senior HRBP for Product & Tech - 12 Month Contract

Hostelworld Group; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary & benefits

Enhanced annual leave + wellbeing days

Paid family leave

Agile working

Growth & development

Inclusive people policies

Volunteering days

Job summary

Hostelworld Group plc is seeking a Senior HR Business Partner to join the People team for a 12‑month period. You will partner with Product and Technology leaders, support performance and rewards processes, and provide organisation design and change support across jurisdictions, including Ireland.

This remote-first role requires close collaboration with the Dublin office on Thursdays and applies AI-enabled people solutions.

Qualifications

• Significant experience as a senior HR Business Partner, ideally supporting product and technology teams in a tech, e-commerce or digital business.
• Recent, hands-on experience leading restructuring, consultation and organisation redesign, including in Ireland.
• Strong working knowledge of Irish employment law; experience across other European jurisdictions is a plus.
• Comfort moving quickly in a lean team, with the judgement to know when to act independently and when to elevate.
• Genuine curiosity about AI and how it changes work; you should be using AI tools and help others do the same.
• Credibility with senior leaders and the ability to challenge constructively.
• Clear, calm communicator who can explain change to people at every level.
• Commercial awareness and a practical, data-informed approach.

Responsibilities

• Coach and support Product and Technology managers to lead well: setting clear goals, holding good 1:1s, giving honest feedback and managing performance fairly, in line with our Manager Standards.
• Deliver our core people processes for your client groups, including the performance and reward cycle, goal setting, talent review and succession planning.
• Provide practical organisation design and change support as teams grow and evolve, applying our people principles consistently and fairly.
• Help teams build capability, including confidence with AI tools and our remote-first ways of working.
• Manage employee relations cases with sound judgement, applying our policies and employment law across the jurisdictions we operate in.
• Use people data to give leaders clear, evidence-based advice.
• Champion our Culture Code with your client groups, including through recruitment, onboarding and recognition.
• Act as a deputy to the CPO where needed, and work with colleagues across the People team on wider priorities.

Job description

Hostelworld Group plc is seeking a Senior HR Business Partner to join the People team for a 12‑month period. You will partner with Product and Technology leaders, support performance and rewards processes, and provide organisation design and change support across jurisdictions, including Ireland.

This remote-first role requires close collaboration with the Dublin office on Thursdays and applies AI-enabled people solutions.