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Senior People Business Partner
AppleCork, County Cork, IrelandSenior
Apply Do you have a passion to help others succeed? Do you genuinely believe that talent is the greatest asset of any company? As a member of Apple’s People group, you’ll help discover and develop our most important resource: our people! Together, we’ll search the world to build our collective of talented perfectionists, visionaries, and inventors. All the while, your efforts will maintain Apple as the most innovative company by striving to make us the most diverse — open to all people, all backgrounds, and all perspectives. And that’s just the beginning, because throughout Apple employees’ careers, you will continue to help professional growth and support them in work and life. Join the People team and help build and keep the extraordinary talent it takes to make extraordinary products!
As a Senior People Business Partner (PBP), you will be a trusted strategic partner, experienced coach, and inclusion advocate for leaders across one or more lines of business in Ireland.
You will translate Apple's vision and strategic priorities into meaningful People strategies and solutions that make a real impact on both the business and the employee experience. This is not a transactional role. It is a role for someone who brings deep business understanding, sound judgement, and the kind of trusted relationships that enable leaders to make confident, well-informed people decisions, doing the work only a PBP can do, with rigour, care, and intention.
To be successful in this role, you will need to deeply understand your client group and uncover root causes to develop insight-driven recommendations. You will act as a connector across the People ecosystem to deliver joined-up solutions, building trust and shaping outcomes without always having direct authority.
- Act as a trusted advisor to leaders by translating business priorities into actionable People plans, org health initiatives, and workforce strategies.
- Leverage People data and analytics to surface insights, track progress, and present recommendations that drive better business and people outcomes.
- Coach and develop leaders to build high-performing, inclusive teams.
- Design and deliver comprehensive talent strategies covering development priorities, succession planning, performance, and total compensation.
- Champion employee engagement and integrate Inclusion and Diversity into all People activity.
- Lead the delivery of core People programmes, such as talent reviews, performance management, and development planning, with rigour and consistency.
- Partner with Talent Acquisition, Employee Relations, Legal, Compensation, and cross-functional teams to deliver a seamless employee experience.
- Navigate complex employee situations, including ER matters, investigations, performance concerns, and change management, with sound judgement and care.
- Guide leaders through organisational change, fostering resilience and maintaining a positive employee experience throughout.
- Leverage AI, automation, and emerging tools to scale impact and improve how People work gets done.
- Act as a force multiplier by mentoring peers, sharing expertise, and raising the capability of the broader People team.
- Proven experience as a People or Human Resources Business Partner in a complex, matrixed organisation.
- Track record of translating business needs into effective People strategies and solutions.
- Experience coaching and influencing leaders at multiple levels.
- Strong analytical capability, including comfort working with People data and translating insights into action.
- Ability to manage competing priorities with flexibility and sound judgement.
- Experience in a large multinational environment, partnering across functions and countries.
- Proven success in advanced talent management and organisational development.
- Demonstrated ability to mentor peers and extend impact beyond individual contributions.
- Coaching qualification or equivalent professional development.
- Familiarity with AI tools, Workday, or comparable HRIS platforms.