Senior HR Advisor

Senior HR Advisor | Dublin | Permanent | Hybrid Working     

Dentsu is an integrated growth and transformation partner to the world’s leading organizations. Founded in 1901 in Tokyo, Japan, and now present in over 145 countries and regions, it has a proven track record of nurturing and developing innovations, combining the talents of its global network of leadership brands to develop impactful and integrated growth solutions for clients. Dentsu delivers end-to-end experience transformation (EX) by integrating its services across Media, CXM and Creative, while its business transformation (BX) mindset pushes the boundaries of transformation and sustainable growth for brands, people and society. 

Purpose of the Role

We are hiring a Senior HR Advisor as part of dentsu in Dublin.

This role would suit a strong Senior HR Generalist who enjoys balancing hands-on HR operations with more strategic advisory work. It offers the opportunity to deepen business partnering skills by supporting People Leaders, contributing to people planning, using data to inform decisions, and helping to shape engagement and culture across the business.

Purpose of The Role

The Senior HR Advisor will play a key role in delivering a high-quality, responsive and people-focused HR service across the three entities within Dentsu Ireland, including Media, PML and Merkle. This role is ideal for an experienced senior HR generalist who is confident supporting day-to-day HR operations while also providing informed, pragmatic and effective advice to People Leaders.

Working closely with the Senior HR Business Partner, the role will support the delivery of the People Plan through strong HR operational delivery, employee relations expertise, people reporting, engagement activity and culture development. The postholder will act as a trusted point of contact for managers, helping them navigate people matters confidently and consistently while contributing to wider HR initiatives and business priorities.

This is a hands-on role requiring strong judgement, a collaborative mindset and an optimistic, solutions-focused approach. It offers an excellent opportunity for a proven Senior HR Advisor/Generalist to broaden their partnering capability and take a clear step towards HR Business Partner responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Acting as a senior point of expertise for People Leaders, providing timely, professional and pragmatic guidance across a broad range of people matters.

• Partnering collaboratively with HR colleagues, HR operations, centres of expertise and specialist teams to deliver a seamless, high-quality HR service across Dentsu Ireland.

• Providing proactive and accurate HR support across the full employee lifecycle, including onboarding, probation, absence, performance, family leave, contractual changes, leavers and general HR queries.

• Acting as a senior escalation point for HR operational matters, ensuring queries are resolved efficiently, consistently and in line with policy, process and employment legislation.

• Support the Senior HR Business Partner with people priorities, contributing insight, recommendations and practical solutions based on business understanding, people data and HR experience.

• Leading and supporting employee relations cases, including performance, disciplinary, grievance, absence, capability and conduct matters, ensuring fair, consistent and legally compliant outcomes.

• Coaching and guiding managers through HR and ER processes, helping them build confidence, make informed decisions and address people matters effectively.

• Identifying themes, risks and trends from HR activity and ER cases, escalating concerns and recommending preventative or corrective actions where appropriate.

• Building trusted and influential relationships across the business by being responsive, commercially aware, people-focused and consistent in approach.

• Preparing, analysing and interpreting people data and HR reports, using metrics such as absence, turnover, engagement, performance, ER activity and retention to support evidence-based decision-making.

• Translating people data into clear insights, recommendations and practical actions for People Leaders and the Senior HR Business Partner.

• Supporting employee engagement and culture initiatives across Dentsu Ireland, helping to create a positive, inclusive, collaborative and high-performing working environment.

• Contributing to initiatives that strengthen employee experience, wellbeing, retention, team connection and manager capability.

• Supporting and, where appropriate, leading HR projects and cyclical people processes, including performance reviews, talent activity, engagement planning, policy implementation and organisational change initiatives.

• Championing continuous improvement, positive change and a solutions-focused approach, identifying opportunities to simplify HR processes, improve ways of working and enhance the employee and manager experience.

Qualifications + Skills

• Significant proven experience in a Senior HR Advisor/ Generalist or similar role, with strong knowledge of the full employee lifecycle.

• Strong HR operational experience, with the ability to manage competing priorities and deliver accurate, timely and high-quality support.

• Experience advising managers on employee relations, performance, absence, engagement and general people matters.

• Confidence to provide practical, informed and balanced advice to People Leaders, with the judgement to know when to escalate.

• Strong relationship-building skills, with the ability to influence, coach and support managers in a credible and constructive way.

• A collaborative team player who works well across HR and the wider business.

• Positive, optimistic and solutions-focused attitude, with the ability to remain calm and professional in a fast-paced environment.

• Strong interest in employee engagement, culture development and creating a positive colleague experience.

• Strong analytical capability, including confidence working with people data, HR reporting and Excel.

• Sound understanding of HR policies, employment legislation and good practice.

• CIPD Level 5 qualified, working towards qualification, or able to demonstrate equivalent experience.

What we offer

• This is a permanent role 

• This is a Dublin based position and we operate under hybrid working arrangements and you will be expected to work from the office at least 2 days a week.    

• As well as a competitive salary, you’ll enjoy a benefits package that you can tailor to your needs.  

Inclusion and Diversity 

At Dentsu, we embrace diversity and inclusion, valuing the unique perspectives and contributions of every individual. We believe that diversity fuels creativity and innovation, benefiting our employees, partners, and communities. 

We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, marital status, or any other protected characteristic. Beyond recruitment, we strive to create an environment where everyone feels respected, supported, and empowered to bring their authentic selves to work. 

We recognize the importance of work-life balance and are open to discussing flexible working arrangements for all roles. If you need reasonable adjustments due to a disability or medical condition during our recruitment process, please contact us at [email protected] quoting the reference number of the role that you are applying for. Your needs will be handled with respect and confidentiality to ensure an inclusive and accessible experience. 

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