People Operations Business Partner

Location:

• Ireland based ideally but will look at UK
• Occasional travel to Dublin HQ & UK site (Oxfordshire & Exeter expected (once/ twice per quarter fly in fly out usually)

Right to Work

• We are unable to offer UK visa sponsorship for this UK based role.

The role - an honest version

This is not a role for someone who prefers to advise from a distance. Or who builds HR decks about initiatives but never delivers.

Our People Operations team is lean & we move super fast. High quality delivery, at pace is part of our DNA.

Priorities shift quickly. You will context-switch daily, operate with minimal hand-holding. You;ll also be expected to roll up your sleeves across whatever the business needs. Because we are a lean yet highly team driven People Operations team.

If that sounds like your natural environment, read on.

What Is In It For You

This isn't a role where you will spend your days waiting for sign-off, navigating internal politics, or watching good ideas disappear into a committee.

At Deciphex, HR has a seat at the table and we’re expected to use it. You will have real autonomy; to design things, try things, and own the outcomes.

The work is varied enough that no two weeks look the same. That pace means that what you build actually gets used rather than sitting in a backlog.

You get to work directly with managers and leaders who are genuinely invested in getting people's decisions right, and you will see the impact of your work in the culture and the people around you.

Beyond that, the mission really matters.

The software we build helps clinicians diagnose faster and helps patients get the answers they are waiting for. That context gives our People function a purpose that goes beyond the transactional. When you help someone grow here, settle in well, or find their footing in a difficult moment, it connects to something real.

If you are looking for a role where you can build something, be trusted to deliver it, and do it alongside a team that holds itself to a high standard, this is worth a conversation.

Read more about Deciphex
here and more about our incredible team on our Careers Page
here

What your role actually involves;

You're the connective tissue between our people and our culture. You’re spotting patterns early and designing people focused interventions that actually land. Then you're driving them to completion without over-engineering them.

What this looks like in practice;

• Partner with Managers & Leaders & C suite to support Employee relations , performance, retention and capability.
• Provide practical support, in line with company policy and employment legislation
• Coach and support managers on performance, absence, and employee relations matters
• Strengthen manager capability to lead people conversations confidently and effectively
• Work collaboratively across HR to ensure policies are practical, up to date, and applied consistently
• Contribute to HR compliance, audit activity, and regulatory requirements

Culture & Engagement

Culture doesn’t sustain itself. You will work closely with leaders and managers to keep Deciphex's values alive in everyday working life. Our approach is not a poster on a wall. It’s fundamentally lived in how people are treated and how decisions get made.

In practice this looks like balancing quick wins with longer-term programmes. This includes (but not limited to);

• Designing and running engagement initiatives
• Facilitating listening sessions across employees and leadership
• Turning survey data into prioritised action plans & delivering these
• Tracking progress visibly with leadership.
• Own & enhance recognition programmes, wellbeing activity, and DEIB & social engagement initiatives = making sure they actively reflect what our people needs

Retention

People stay and perform, where they feel seen, supported, and going somewhere.

• You will build genuine relationships across the business, run stay interviews
• You'll work directly with managers making sure their teams feel valued and clear on where they are heading.
• When you spot a retention risk, whether through data, conversation, or instinct, you will act on it.
• You will champion career development conversations and make sure people can see a meaningful future at Deciphex, not just a job

Knowing our Business

Good People Operations & business impact starts with genuinely understanding the business.

• You will invest real time across all teams, sitting in on meetings, having informal conversations, building the kind of trust where people tell you what is actually going on.
• You will develop a working knowledge of what drives each team, what the pressure points are, and what people need to do their best work.
That insight is what allows you to spot patterns early, connect team-level signals to company-wide themes, and bring the right support before problems escalate.

Making Things Better

• Bring a practical, thoughtful approach to people matters taking time to understand the full picture before deciding on the best course of action
• Be comfortable working at any level from a supportive one-to-one conversation to designing and delivering a company-wide initiatives
• Play an active role in training and development across the business, including HR policy, cultural competency, and supporting manager growth
• Follow through on what you commit to. This is a role where people will be counting on you to do what you say you will

What you’ll need to succeed;

• HR Degree - UK or Ireland
• 5-+ years HR experience with the last 2 operating at HRBP level
• Strong Irish or UK generalist HR experience across a range of HR areas, operations including; HR operations, employee relations, performance management, people policies etc.
• A genuine interest in culture, engagement, and retention
• Strong working knowledge of employment legislation and HR best practice -
• either Ireland or UK, bonus if you also have USA.
• We use AI daily with strong governance guardrails. Experience using AI tools (e.g Claude, ChatGPT, Perplexity) or better yet implementing agentic AI.

Skill gets you in the door, Will helps you thrive

• Strategically your aware enough to read the room at business level, hands-on enough to do the work yourself
• People trust you quickly; you listen well, handle sensitive conversations with care and respect.
• You adapt naturally across teams, levels, and personalities.
• You own your work. Things get done because you drive them, not because someone followed up.
• You know when to act, when to hold back, and when to bring someone else in.
• You are equally at home with policy and compliance as you are with culture and relationships
• You have a high tolerance for ambiguity and a low tolerance for unnecessary processes.
• Fast-moving environments are where you do your best work; you bring energy to the pace rather than just keeping up with it.

A broader job spec will be provided to interviewees

About us

Every day, patients wait. For a diagnosis. For clarity. For the treatment that follows. At Deciphex, we are working to change that.

We build AI software for digital pathology. We are helping clinicians diagnose faster and more accurately, and helping pharma accelerate the drug development that patients depend on. It is complex, meaningful work, and the people who do it well care deeply about the outcome.

Founded in Dublin in 2017, Deciphex has scaled rapidly to a team of over 230 people and counting. We have offices in Dublin, Exeter, Oxford, Toronto and Chicago and are expanding our team throughout the world.

We are software developers, AI engineers, clinical specialists, and operations professionals - one team, one mission.

Find out more at deciphex.com or visit our Careers Page.

Deciphex is an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to the principle of equality. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to age, race, religious beliefs, political views, gender identity, affectional or sexual orientation, national origin, family or marital status (including pregnancy), disability, membership of the travelling community or any other classification protected by applicable law.

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