Senior Business Partner

Drive results with us as a Business Partner in Advisory, navigating key issues and making impactful decisions. Our business is international, fast-growing, and agile.

This role supports teams across Ireland, Northern Ireland, and the Caribbean. You will be embedded within our One Firm People Team, working closely with senior leaders to deliver HR advice and support to client groups.

Key responsibilities include:

• Foster trusted partnerships with senior stakeholders and business leaders.
• Oversee cyclical operational processes across assigned offices.
• Provide strategic input into people-related initiatives, ensuring alignment with local team needs.
• Drive performance management processes to cultivate a high-performance culture.
• Lead local talent reviews, identifying key individuals and supporting their development plans.
• Coordinate and advise on promotion processes.
• Manage employee relations matters, escalating issues to the Senior HRBP or Chief People Officer when necessary.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to the Career Coach population, supporting their development and effectiveness.
• Collaborate with the People Operations team to address employee inquiries in compliance with local employment law and internal guidelines.
• Resolve escalated queries from People Operations, and provide timely information as needed.
• Support the development and continuous improvement of our Career Coaches.
• Lead the Early Years Talent initiative, managing graduate and intern programs for Ireland and NI.
• Facilitate graduate exam preparation and manage examination processes for Ireland and NI.
• Engage with professional bodies to strengthen graduate recruitment and elevate trainee accountant standards.
• Support Caribbean offices in meeting professional qualification requirements and nurturing early-career talent.
• Capture and relay learning and development (L&D) needs from the client groups/offices.
• Plan and execute high-quality local L&D events in collaboration with the Head of L&D.
• Partner with the Operations Director (Finance) to assess and forecast headcount requirements.
• Work closely with the Head of Talent Acquisition on local hiring efforts, including graduate recruitment, candidate insights, and onboarding logistics.
• Offer regional expertise to enhance talent acquisition strategies and identify effective sourcing channels.
• Deliver key people metrics and reporting to inform business decisions.
• Contribute to people-centric projects locally and across the wider group.
• Support the setup and growth of new office locations both in Ireland and internationally.
• Maintain regular communication with the CPO, Head of Talent, and Head of L&D on local activities and developments.

• Experience operating at Business Partner level, managing senior-level stakeholders.
• Experience in a Professional Services environment, ideally Consultancy.
• Has experience of being a standalone practitioner and working with a remote HR team.
• Strong commercial skills and a desire to act as a commercial partner to the business.
• Strong stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to build relationships and communicate with people at all levels.
• Ability to manage client groups autonomously.
• Effective problem-solving and facilitation skills.
• A credible and influential communicator.
• Confidence to challenge senior stakeholders as appropriate and when necessary.
• Experience of working on change and project-related activity.
• Experience using an applicant tracking system (such as Workable, Workday, Greenhouse or similar).
• Hybrid working - with 3 days in the office.

Our people lie at the heart of our business. That's why we provide employees with a competitive and comprehensive reward package, including attractive salaries and a range of core and optional benefits.

Interpath does not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters.