HR Business Partner

JOB DESCRIPTION: Abbott in Ireland Abbott has maintained a strong presence in Ireland since 1946 and celebrates its 80th anniversary in the country in 2026. The company supports the Irish healthcare sector with a broad portfolio spanning diagnostics, diabetes care, medical devices and nutritional products. Today, Abbott employs more than 6,500 people across ten sites located in Dublin, Donegal, Clonmel, Cootehill, Galway, Kilkenny, Longford and Sligo. About Abbott Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries. Abbott Diabetes Care Kilkenny Abbott Diabetes Care has opened a new site, in Kilkenny, that is  at the forefront of Diabetes care with the latest technology, to manufacture Freestyle blood glucose test strips and Freestyle Sensors for use in diabetes management. Among Abbott Diabetes Care leading brands are the Freestyle Precision, Freestyle Lite and Freestyle Libre systems. Role Purpose The HR Business Partner serves as a trusted advisor to site and functional leaders, translating business strategy into effective people strategies and solutions. The role requires broad and deep HR expertise, strong business acumen, and the ability to influence leaders at all levels to build organizational capability, leadership effectiveness, and high-performing teams. What We Need We are seeking an accomplished HR professional with significant experience across the full spectrum of Human Resources who brings both strong technical expertise and practical judgement developed through experience. The successful candidate will demonstrate: Strategic Business Partnership • Ability to understand business priorities and translate them into actionable people strategies. • Strong business acumen with the confidence to challenge and influence senior leaders. • Skilled at balancing employee, business, and organizational needs to drive sustainable outcomes. Employee Relations Expertise • Deep knowledge of employee relations, employment legislation, investigations, conflict resolution, and complex case management. • Ability to navigate sensitive situations with sound judgement, credibility, and fairness. • Experience building positive employee relations climates while effectively managing organizational risk. Organization Design & Change Leadership • Proven experience supporting organizational design, team effectiveness, restructures, workforce planning, and change initiatives. • Ability to assess organizational capability and recommend solutions that improve performance and accountability. • Strong change management capability with the ability to coach leaders through ambiguity and transformation. Leadership Development & Coaching • A highly skilled coach who develops leadership capability through challenge, support, and insight. • Experience supporting leaders through performance management, talent development, succession planning, and organizational effectiveness initiatives. • Demonstrated ability to build leadership confidence and capability at all levels of the organization. Talent Strategy & Succession • Strong expertise in talent reviews, succession planning, workforce planning, organizational capability assessment, and development planning. • Ability to identify, develop, and accelerate key talent. • Experience facilitating talent discussions and influencing talent decisions with senior leadership teams. Influencing & Trusted Advisor Capability • Exceptional relationship-building skills with a reputation for credibility an