HR Business Partner for UK, Ireland and North EU Cluster: candidates based in South Manchester, UK or Dublin, Ireland in Warrington

At ABB, we help industries outrun - leaner and cleaner. Here, progress is an expectation - for you, your team, and the world. As a global market leader, we’ll give you what you need to make it happen. It won’t always be easy, growing takes grit. But at ABB, you’ll never run alone. Run what runs the world.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to shape and implement HR strategies that support business objectives and drive organizational success. You will act as a strategic partner to managers within the Electrification Service teams in the United Kingdom and Ireland, offering HR expertise and guidance across a range of processes. You will collaborate closely with the ELSE Cluster Manager for North Europe to align business goals with HR priorities and ensure their effective execution, while building strong relationships with business leaders and employees across the organization.

The work model for the role is: hybrid.

Key Responsibilities:

• Acting as a trusted HR partner to the Service unit, supporting managers and employees in daily operations and HR-related decisions — primarily for the team based in the United Kingdom and Ireland with partial support to the North Europe Cluster Manager.
• Coordinating onboarding, introductory training, adaptation processes, and exit interviews.
• Driving employee engagement, motivation, and participation in development programs in collaboration with line managers.
• Contributing to the development of local HR strategies for service units in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
• Ensuring data accuracy in Workday and collaborating with payroll, recruitment, and HR shared services.
• Creating and maintaining internal HR policies, guidelines, and documentation.
• Ensuring compliance with labor laws and employment regulations.
• Preparing HR reports, analyzing workforce data, and supporting continuous improvement initiatives.
• Participating in local and international HR projects, ensuring alignment with ABB policies and standards.

You will join a passionate and forward-thinking team, where you will be able to thrive.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Human Resources or a related field.
• Minimum of 10 years of HR experience in an international environment.
• Strong knowledge of labor law and HR compliance, with a proven track record of advising and supporting leaders.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to coach and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Hands-on experience with HRIS systems (e.g., SAP, Workday) and proficiency in Microsoft Office tools.
• Proactive, adaptable, and people-focused approach, with a passion for development and organizational growth.
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken, with the ability to operate confidently in a global business environment.
• Experience in Mergers & Acquisitions processes is a strong plus.
• A valid work permit for the EU or the UK is required.

ABB's Service Division partners with our customers to improve the availability, reliability, predictability and sustainability of electrical products and installations. The Division’s extensive service portfolio offers product care, modernization, and advisory services to improve performance, extend equipment lifetime and deliver new levels of operational and sustainable efficiency. We help customers keep resources in use for as long as possible, extracting the maximum value from them, and then recovering and regenerating products and materials at the end of their useful life.

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