Director, People Business Partner (R-16861)

Why We Work at Dun & Bradstreet

Dun & Bradstreet unlocks the power of data through analytics, creating a better tomorrow. Each day, we are finding new ways to strengthen our award-winning culture and accelerate creativity, innovation and growth. Our 6,500+ global team members are passionate about what we do. We are dedicated to helping clients turn uncertainty into confidence, risk into opportunity and potential into prosperity. Bold and diverse thinkers are always welcome. Come join us! Learn more at dnb.com/careers.

The People Team:

The People team’s vision is to enrich the lives of every team member at Dun & Bradstreet globally. The team is comprised of distinct functions cross-collaborating to achieve our collective goals: Business Partners; Talent Acquisition; Total Rewards; Learning & Development; People Operations, Employee Relations; and People Analytics.

The Role:

Director - People Business Partner

In this role, you will be a regional site leader for the Ireland People Team and a Global Business Partner responsible for driving all people initiatives across the Technology division. You will utilize your excellent communication, coaching and influencing skills to support employee engagement and manage change, helping our organization retain motivated teams of employees. You will enjoy a varied role and a wide range of interactions. You will get exposure to many different aspects of the business and will help influence local and global People Team projects. This is a hybrid role based in Dublin, IRL and will report directly to the Dublin site Senior Vice President and the Global People Business Partner leader, based in the United States.

As part of the Global Business Partner team, you’ll:

• Regional HR Leader for Ireland location and core member of Dublin site leadership team
• Provide strategic People Business Partner support to 3 Senior Tech leaders and 400+ employees based across Europe, Asia, and the United States
• Active member on local Board of Directors / DBIS which includes preparing for and attending quarterly Board meetings (+QBR) and Statutory account meetings.
• Responsible for leading local People team which includes direct oversight of IRL based People Business Partner and regional oversight of Talent Acquisition Partner, People Operations Analyst.
• Help drive organization development, performance management, culture change, talent development, employee engagement, leadership, and learning & development across the business
• Implement the talent agenda through organizational design and optimization of human capital resources, including talent planning, assessment, and selection
• Drive the Total Rewards agenda including annual bonus and merit processes
• Provide oversight on critical internal employee relations issues, managing processes end-to-end
• Stay up to date on legislation changes to ensure the Company’s HR policies are compliant with Ireland / ISO standards and are aligned with best practice
• Maintain relationships with external vendors including benefits, pension plans and employment law
• Requires building strong, collaborative relationships across the organization
• Provide critical direction to senior stakeholders and all levels of employees

About You:

• 8+ years of broad Human Resources experience, including experience as an HR Business Partner (global experience preferred) and a leader
• Experience working with and supporting senior global leaders
• Bachelor’s degree required, CIPD certification preferred
• Strong operational experience preferred (recruitment, employee relations, compensation and benefits, policy projects)
• Prior experience in US Multinational preferred (with a Tech based company is a plus)
• Ability to manage fluidity in a globally functionally matrixed organization
• Strong understanding of employment legislation is required
• Strong business acumen and the curiosity to understand the business like a pro
• Demonstrated success working across functional teams to drive results
• Experience working through change and ability to influence our leaders and team members to drive winning outcomes
• Comfortable providing feedback and using a coaching model to help people identify and resolve their challenges
• Experience with organization design and development, including restructuring and workforce changes.
• Must be data inspired with strong attention to accuracy, ability to analyze, identify key issues and prepare cogent recommendations
• Workday experience highly advantageous
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Results driven individual that proactively gets things done!




We appreciate you may not meet all listed criteria above, but if you have the passion and eagerness to learn and grow, we want to hear from you!!

What’s on offer at D&B (Ireland specific):

• 25 days annual leave (plus 2 paid volunteer days & 1 paid un-sick day)
• Holiday buy & sell (the option to buy or sell up to 5 additional days per year)
• Flexible working - hybrid model
• Employee Health Insurance
• Mental Health Support program
• Pension Contribution
• Family Friendly Leave (Maternity, Paternity, Parental, Marriage and Bereavement)
• Life Assurance
• Educational Assistance Program
• Life-Style Account (D&B will match your contributions up to €40 per month and can be used to claim for a range of health-related, leisure or lifestyle activities)




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