Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland
As an HR Business Partner at Apleona, I bring a Master’s degree in Human Resource Management and experience across Bidvest Noonan, WP Engine, and the University of Limerick to drive people strategy at scale. I lead enterprise-wide people operations, shaping employee relations, governance, performance and absence frameworks, payroll oversight, and HR data integrity in alignment with labour legislation and business priorities. I act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders on workforce planning, retention, compensation and benefits, and culture transformation, enabling sustained performance and organisational growth.
Managed the full employee lifecycle, including recruitment and candidate screening, onboarding and offboarding, employee relations, absence and performance management. Oversaw payroll uploads, right-to-work compliance, HR data management, and reporting while ensuring adherence to labour laws and company policies. Supported compensation and benefits processes, monitored attrition, resolved workforce issues, and delivered employee engagement and company culture initiatives.
Administer compensation and benefit plans. Assist in talent acquisition and recruitment processes. Conduct employee onboarding and help organize training & development initiatives. Provide support to employees in various HR-related topics such as leaves and compensation and resolve any issues that may arise. Promote HR programs to create an efficient and conflict-free workplace. Assist in development and implementation of human resource policies. Undertake tasks around performance management. Gather and analyze data with useful HR metrics, like time to hire and employee turnover rates. Organize quarterly and annual employee performance reviews. Maintain employee files and records in electronic and paper form. Enhance job satisfaction by resolving issues promptly, applying new perks and benefits and organizing team building activities. Ensure compliance with labor regulations.
Development of relationships and partnerships across all HR functions (Research, HRIS, Compensation & Benefits, Pensions, etc.). Production and publishing of vacancy advertisements for roles throughout the university including the academic, support, and research staff departments. Scheduling 30+ job interviews per month. Coordination of online and onsite interviews, as well as candidate feedback sessions. Monitoring and optimising recruitment campaigns. Working closely with recruitment managers and HR business partners where necessary. Providing admin support to 1700+ staff. Processing candidate expenses.
Supervising multiple projects of different needs and scales. Managing relations with clients and providing direct administrative support whilst facilitating user/group tracking. Processing numerous customer change requests. Launching ad hoc training with end users and study administrators. Analysing and deploying new products. Identifing and resolving project risks and dependencies. Key Achievements: • Performed product demonstrations and delivered a well-authored speech for the company in the United States in front of hundreds of people/users • Utilised strong communication & presentation skills as well as various user engagement strategies leading to increased activation of numerous projects • Gained in-depth understanding of Clinical (Trial) Processes related to life science investigations & technologies