Associate / Sr. Associate - ER HRBP

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.

At Eli Lilly Cork, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our 45,000 employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for patients around the world.
Eli Lilly Cork is made up of a talented diverse team of over 2000 employees across 60 
nationalities who deliver innovative solutions that add value across a variety of Business 
Service functions including Finance, Information Technology, Medical, Clinical Trials 
and more. Eli Lilly Cork offers a premium workspace across our campus in Little Island, 
complete with flexible hybrid working options, healthcare, pension and life assurance 
benefits, subsidised canteen, onsite gym, travel subsidies and on-site parking. Inhouse 
People Development services, Educational Assistance, and our ‘Live Your BEST Life’ 
wellbeing initiatives are just some of the holistic benefits that enhance the career 
experience for our colleagues.
Eli Lilly Cork is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). We cater for all 
dimensions ensuring inclusion of all ethnicities, nationalities, cultural backgrounds, 
generations, sexuality, visible and invisible disabilities and gender, with four pillars: 
EnAble, embRACE, LGBTQ+ & Ally and GIN-Gender Inclusion Network. EnAble, our pillar 
for people with disabilities and those that care for them, partners with the Access Lilly 
initiative to make our physical and digital environment accessible and inclusive for all. 
Together they are committed to promoting awareness to create a disability confident 
culture both at Eli Lilly Cork and beyond. 
Come join our team - Be Creative, Be an Innovator, and most of all, Be Yourself!

Associate / Senior Associate Employee Relations HR Business Partner

This position is responsible for providing a consistent experience to leaders and employees by supporting and executing the engagement strategy for Lilly.  The Senior Associate - Employee Relations HRBP provides partnership to leaders and employees focusing on the work environment, employee relations, performance management and business processes. This position is also responsible for executing the talent strategy, providing HR partnership to senior leadership focusing on engagement, talent, retention, compensation, core people processes and change management by executing the business/GBS HR strategy. 

The successful candidate will possess a deep understanding of Irish employment law and ER processes.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

Employee Relations Expertise

• Supports with ER matters across the site in Cork including managing probation periods, performance management, investigations, disciplinary hearings, workplace grievances etc.

• Applies policies and procedures across an organization; interprets both policies and changes to policy. Positively influences policy enhancement.

• Applies compliance knowledge to protect organization and mitigate risk.

Human Resources Expertise

• Serves as a subject-matter expert to senior leadership.

• Implements change based on proven change management techniques.

• Seeks ways to proactively improve organizational processes and outcomes; implements solutions that are aligned and consistent with global HR best practices.

Relationship Management

• Facilitates difficult interactions among organizational stakeholders to achieve optimal outcomes; resolves escalated conflicts among stakeholders.

• Builds consensus and settles disputes on HR policy and practice decisions.

Business Acumen

• Executes HR business strategies to drive key business results; provides guidance on HR matters, partnering with subject-matter experts to develop needed solutions.

• Maintains broad-based knowledge of the organization and its operations; uses knowledge of business and HR metrics to facilitate business decisions.

• Demonstrates working knowledge of the labour market and its relation to organizational success.

Consultation

• Partners with senior leadership to proactively implement business solutions, utilizing HR expertise and perspective; supports HR projects.

• Coaches senior leadership on HR and business-related issues.

Leadership

• Executes programs, policies, and procedures to drive an engaged and performing organizational culture.

• Implements and delivers solutions and interventions that address issues of retention, change management, employee engagement, and leadership development, partnering with subject-matter experts as appropriate.

• Executes consistent HR services for the operating entity.

HR Insights

• Interprets data and makes recommendations; asks critical questions needed to evaluate data; gathers, analyses and presents data to senior leaders and recommends solutions that support the culture and the defined HR strategy.

• Analyses root causes of work environment issues; manages interventions and solutions in collaboration and cooperation with key stakeholders.

Experience and Qualifications:

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in one of the following areas – HR, Legal, Business.

• Minimum of 3-5 years ER/HR Business Partner experience including experience working with and influencing senior leadership in large, complex multinational organisations.

• Excellent working knowledge of multiple HR disciplines including employee relations, talent management, performance management, employee engagement, talent acquisition and coaching

• Outstanding skills in stakeholder management, proven ability in building and managing relationships.

• Proven interpersonal and communication skills to interact with all levels of an organization.

• System Experience in Workday desirable.

• CIPD qualified desirable.

• Employee Relations Experience - Performance Mgmt, Coaching Leaders etc.

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.

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