Math Works has a hybrid work model that enables staff members to split their time between office and home. The hybrid model provides the advantage of having both in-person time with colleagues and flexible at-home life optimizations. Learn More: https://www.mathworks.com/company/jobs/resources/applying-and-interviewing.html#onboarding.
As part of our highly collaborative HR team, the HR Business Partner will play a crucial role in addressing the organizational needs of our multi-cultural staff located in Galway, Ireland. This position involves partnering and providing guidance and coaching to managers and staff; facilitating, championing, and educating on organizational design practices, retention and development efforts, performance management approaches, and employee relations issues; and leading and participating in a variety of challenging HR projects and initiatives.
Math Works nurtures growth, appreciates diversity, encourages initiative, values teamwork, shares success, and rewards excellence.

Business Partnership: Build strong relationships with management and staff in the Galway, Ireland location, developing a deep understanding of their business, goals, and challenges. Anticipate, assess, and address systemic issues through facilitation, coaching, counseling, and the use of HR data and technology.
Organizational Effectiveness and Change Management: Provide consultative guidance on organizational and staff needs. Support and guide departments through organizational changes, using change management strategies to ensure smooth transitions and adaptation to change.
Performance Management: Guide and coach managers in the performance management process, including setting objectives, providing feedback, conducting performance reviews, and addressing performance issues.
Employee Relations: Act as a point of contact for employee relations within the Sales & Services departments, resolving complex employee relations issues with a balanced and fair approach.
Compensation: Collaborate with the compensation team and managers to facilitate merit planning and compensation initiatives.
Project Management: Collaborate with other HR team members, manage projects, or provide direction on HR-related programs and practices, identifying areas for increasing efficiency or ways of working in support of continuous improvement for the HR team. Ensure consistency, communication and collaboration in a matrixed, global environment.
Analytics & Solutions: Analyze trends and use data to propose and develop solutions, best practices, and organizational development programs and practices.

5-7 years of experience in Human Resources, with a preference for candidates with high-tech industry experience.
Additional Qualifications:
Ability to influence and provide credible HR guidance to management at all levels.
Strong relationship-building skills, with the ability to communicate effectively, including audience-centered writing, active listening skills, and adjusting verbal communication style as needed.
Experience in coaching and counseling all levels of staff on a wide variety of issues.
A thorough understanding of performance management systems and employment law.
Knowledge of organizational development programs and practices.
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to diagnose root causes.
Skilled in facilitating meetings and delivering presentations to a variety of in-person and remote audiences.
Demonstrated business acumen and a working knowledge of multiple HR disciplines.
Ability to work in a time-sensitive and confidential environment.
Proficient in MS Office (Excel, Power Point, Word), Share Point, Microsoft Teams, and HRIS (Workday is a plus).