HR Generalist – Hawksmoor Dublin

We’re looking for a people-focused, detail-driven HR Generalist to join our team at Hawksmoor Dublin. You’ll play a vital role in making our restaurant a brilliant place to work by delivering fair, consistent and legally compliant HR support across every stage of the employee journey.

Working closely with the Head of HR and our wider People Team, you’ll support managers and teams with onboarding, employee relations, compliance, learning and development, payroll, and engagement – helping embed our Hawksmoor values in everyday practice.

What you’ll do

• Act as the go-to HR contact for the Dublin site

• Advise on employee relations, absence, conduct and probation

• Ensure all documentation is accurate, up to date and WRC-compliant

• Coordinate payroll inputs and tronc fortnightly

• Manage statutory family leave and support return-to-work

• Support recruitment, onboarding, and probation reviews

• Help deliver training, monitor engagement, and track key HR metrics

• Maintain accurate HR systems and reporting

Who you are

• Experience in a HR Generalist or Advisor role

• Strong knowledge of Irish employment law and WRC standards

• Organised, clear communicator, problem-solver

• Confident with systems like Harri, Timepoint or Thrive

Bonus points for:

• Hospitality experience

• Level 5 CIPD (or working towards it)

• Experience with tronc, family leave, and audits

Why Hawksmoor?
We’re a certified B Corp, ranked as one of the UK & Ireland’s Top 100 Companies to Work For 14 years running – and the only restaurant group to do so. We’ve raised over £1 million for charity, serve some of the best food in the world, and are proud to put people and planet first.

Benefits include:

• Paid overtime & tronc for every hour worked

• Wagestream – instant access to earned pay

• Paid maternity/paternity leave

• Income protection & life assurance

• Health & fitness discounts

• Free staff meals and 50% off dining

• Refer-a-friend bonus from day one

• Career development and apprenticeships

HR Generalist – Hawksmoor Dublin

We’re looking for a people-focused, detail-driven HR Generalist to join our team at Hawksmoor Dublin. You’ll play a vital role in making our restaurant a brilliant place to work by delivering fair, consistent and legally compliant HR support across every stage of the employee journey.

Working closely with the Head of HR and our wider People Team, you’ll support managers and teams with onboarding, employee relations, compliance, learning and development, payroll, and engagement – helping embed our Hawksmoor values in everyday practice.

What you’ll do

• Act as the go-to HR contact for the Dublin site

• Advise on employee relations, absence, conduct and probation

• Ensure all documentation is accurate, up to date and WRC-compliant

• Coordinate payroll inputs and tronc fortnightly

• Manage statutory family leave and support return-to-work

• Support recruitment, onboarding, and probation reviews

• Help deliver training, monitor engagement, and track key HR metrics

• Maintain accurate HR systems and reporting

Who you are

• Experience in a HR Generalist or Advisor role

• Strong knowledge of Irish employment law and WRC standards

• Organised, clear communicator, problem-solver

• Confident with systems like Harri, Timepoint or Thrive

Bonus points for:

• Hospitality experience

• Level 5 CIPD (or working towards it)

• Experience with tronc, family leave, and audits

Why Hawksmoor?
We’re a certified B Corp, ranked as one of the UK & Ireland’s Top 100 Companies to Work For 14 years running – and the only restaurant group to do so. We’ve raised over £1 million for charity, serve some of the best food in the world, and are proud to put people and planet first.

Benefits include:

• Paid overtime & tronc for every hour worked

• Wagestream – instant access to earned pay

• Paid maternity/paternity leave

• Income protection & life assurance

• Health & fitness discounts

• Free staff meals and 50% off dining

• Refer-a-friend bonus from day one

• Career development and apprenticeships