HR Business Partner

The HR Business Partner is a hands-on HR enabler supporting employees, managers, and leaders at Squarespace.

Based in Dublin, this role partners across multiple non-U.S. locations and works closely with Global People Partners, People Operations, and HR COE teams to drive a scalable HR service delivery model. You will bring our people strategy to life by executing HR solutions that are simple, intuitive, and impactful; learning fast, acting fast, and using past data points to guide future progress. Leveraging deep knowledge of local markets and HR practices, the People Partner strengthens organizational health and drives a high-performance culture across diverse teams.

As a trusted advisor and operational partner, you will optimize talent, strengthens connections, reinforces accountability, and serves as a collaborative, transparent communicator.

You will report to the Director, People Partner R&D. This is a hybrid role working from our Dublin office 3 days per week.

You'll Get To…

• Serve as a trusted advisor on performance, development, team effectiveness, and change leadership.
• Provide expert in-country HR guidance and ensure compliance with employment laws across multiple international locations.
• Lead and support cross-country HR initiatives in partnership with People Partners and People team.
• Drive efforts in partnership with local and distributed leadership that strengthen engagement, team dynamics, and productivity.
• Manage complex, multi-jurisdiction employee relations matters with sound judgment, discretion, and excellent project management, partnering with internal and external legal counsel as needed to mitigate risk throughout the employee lifecycle.
• Serve as local eyes and ears to anticipate and raise awareness of people and organizational challenges and recommend context-aware approaches to resolve them.
• Support performance cycles, talent planning, compensation processes, and workforce planning.
• Collaborate with Talent Acquisition on hiring, internal mobility, and organizational alignment.
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency, clarity, and consistency.
• Surface market and workforce trends to inform and influence global people strategy.
• Reinforce inclusion, engagement, and well-being across the region.

Who We're Looking For

• 6+ years of progressive HR experience, with direct responsibility for directly partnering with local leadership.
• In-depth expertise in employment laws and compliance across multiple countries including Ireland with Portugal as a plus.
• Extensive experience managing complex employee relations across jurisdictions.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data trends and translate insights into strategy.
• Proven ability to influence leaders, drive change, and partner effectively in fast-paced environments.
• Excellent judgment, empathy, discretion, and ability to simplify complex issues.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and customer-service orientation.
• A proactive, accountable, and adaptable mindset aligned to high-quality execution and operational excellence.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in HR, Business Administration, or related field.

Benefits & Perks

• Health insurance with 100% covered premiums for you, your spouse or partner and your dependent children including medical, dental, and vision
• Life and Income Protection
• Fertility and adoption benefits
• Headspace mindfulness app subscription
• Global Employee Assistance Program
• Pension benefits with employer match
• Flexible paid time off
• 26 weeks paid maternity leave & 12 weeks paid paternity leave
• 2 weeks paid family care leave
• Education reimbursement
• Employee donation match to community organizations
• 8 Global Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)
• Free lunch and snacks
• Close proximity to cultural landmarks such as Dublin Castle and St. Patrick's Cathedral

About Squarespace

Squarespace is a design-driven platform helping entrepreneurs build brands and businesses online. We empower millions of customers in more than 200 countries and territories with all the tools they need to create an online presence, build an audience, monetize, and scale their business. Our suite of products range from websites, domains, ecommerce, and marketing tools, as well as tools for scheduling with Acuity and creating and managing social media presence with Bio Sites and Unfold. Our team of more than 1,700 is headquartered in New York City, with offices in Dublin, Ireland, and Aveiro, Portugal. For more information about our company, visit https://www.squarespace.com/about/careers.

Our Commitment

Today, more than a million people around the globe use Squarespace to share different perspectives and experiences with the world. Not only do we embrace and celebrate the diversity of our customers, but we also work toward the same in our employees. At Squarespace, we are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, national origin, gender, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital or parental status, disability, veteran status, or other class protected by applicable law. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

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