People Partner

Job Title: People Partner Team: People & HR

Reporting into: People & HR Director

Hybrid working status: Hybrid, 1 - 2 days in Studio per week.

Studio Overview We are Sports Interactive , the gaming studio behind Football Manager. Founded in 1994 and a wholly owned subsidiary of SEGA Europe since 2006, we are based at the Here East technology hub in Stratford, East London. The SI team continues to expand as we bring our titles to an ever growing audience across an increasing variety of platforms. To support our growth, we welcome the opportunity to connect with passionate people with the drive to match our ambitions and initiative to realise your individual potential.

Position Overview This role plays a critical part in ensuring that our Studio drives a high performance culture. You will be joining a small well respected and supportive HR team, embedded within a wider team at Sega of Europe. With the benefit of a HR shared service model covering Talent, Total Rewards, Learning & Development, HR Tech, and HR Ops, you'll have the tools and support to make a meaningful impact.

As a People Partner, you will contribute directly to the success of the Studio by collaborating with Line Managers and their business areas, equipping them with the tools, guidance, and support they need to manage their teams effectively, while also ensuring they take ownership of their leadership responsibilities. You will become an integral part of the management team, delivering value added HR activities aligned with Studio's People Strategy and overall direction, ensuring our people processes are optimised for operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Build strong relationships with stakeholders so that you become a trusted advisor and their go to for any HR related matters.
• Work closely with the People & HR Director to align with Studio People objectives and partner with Line Managers to achieve their people plans.
• Partner with Line Managers to understand departmental priorities and needs, ensuring they are supported and accountable in driving performance, team member development, wellbeing and engagement within their teams.
• Drive a high performance culture by coaching and mentoring managers to enhance their management skills and enable them to effectively manage performance, provide feedback and develop their team members.
• Engage with departments and provide required support relating to all manners of employee relations, new leader coaching, career development, workforce planning, talent management, etc.
• Support talent management processes, including succession planning, career development and leadership training programmes.
• Be an active member of the People Manager Group, enhancing the management capabilities of all People Managers within the Studio.
• Advise managers on relevant UK & International Employment Law (countries of particular interest being the UK, Republic of Ireland, Sweden & France).

Generalist HR & HR Projects

• Supervise all aspects of the employee lifecycle with administration support from the People Coordinator.
• Coordinate initiatives that enhance work relationships, team member retention, learning and development, and drive a high performance culture ensuring alignment/promotion of the Studio values.
• Ensure HR policies and practices are effectively implemented and aligned with Studio goals, maintaining compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
• Liaise and partner when required with Central HR services & wider SEGA Studios HR teams to roll out group wide SEGA Studios initiatives as appropriate.
• Partner with Studio operational resources to support with headcount and compensation proposals and planning.
• Collaborate with senior leaders to identify and implement process improvements across all people related functions, optimising operational efficiency.
• Partner with the People & HR Director on strategic people initiatives that contribute to the overall Studio strategy and success.
• Champion equity, diversity and inclusion by embedding inclusive practices across all people processes.
• Support organisational design initiatives and restructures.
• Support engagement initiatives, leveraging survey data and insights to guide decision making, develop action plans, and drive meaningful improvements across teams.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Strong HR generalist background at People Partner/HRBP level.
• Exceptional people skills: strong listening abilities, empathy, and genuine curiosity to learn more about the people you interact with.
• Comfortable working in a fast paced and constantly changing environment, working at an operational and management level.
• Experience in identifying and implementing appropriate development solutions within an evolving environment.
• A flexible team player and self starter who is well organised and detail oriented.
• Deep knowledge of HR best practices, employment law, and change management.
• Skilled and experienced in organisational development and change, talent management, performance management, reward and learning and development.
• Strong coaching and influencing skills, with the ability to engage and develop managers at all levels.
• Able to respond and adapt quickly under pressure, identifying and implementing process change where appropriate, with minimal supervision.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills, with the ability to translate people data into actionable insights.
• Strong stakeholder management - must be comfortable working with team members at all levels within the Studio across a variety of departments and disciplines, with the ability to interact and influence up to exec level.
• Ability to successfully problem solve and apply the right approach.
• Demonstrated ability to lead HR projects that drive process improvements and add value to the business.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and balance operational tasks with strategic initiatives.
• Proficient in MS Office packages; specifically, in Excel, Outlook and Word.
• Proficient in various HR software and databases, such as Workday, Jobvite, Culture Amp, etc. would be advantageous.
• Previous experience within a creative digital or technological environment is preferred.
• Experience at supporting remote workers outside of the UK is desirable.

Benefits of Working at Sports Interactive

• A flexible working policy to best suit you and your team.
• Subsidised mental health, therapy and coaching sessions are available.
• Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 7% of annual salary).
• Free onsite evening bar in the Sports Interactive London HQ.
• A well stocked breakfast bar with cereals, fruits, teas and coffees.
• Regular events in collaboration with our partnered football clubs.
• Access to our on site physical and massage therapist services.
• Multiple clubs and societies to join e.g., book club and art workshops.
• Free access to games released under the SEGA Europe umbrella.
• A range of Gym Membership options through our Benefits partners.
• Fully subsidised Healthcare and Dental Plans.
• Free Travel Insurance for yourself and your family.
• A personalised football shirt upon passing probation.

What is it like to work here? We approach everything with passion, whether that is making our mark on the gaming and football industries or doing our bit for the world around us. We want to share that outlook with everyone who shows up to work here each day. For us, talent wins games, but teamwork wins titles. Collaboration is the key to constantly topping our best. We believe everyone matters, no matter which part of the business you are in, so we encourage and support our people in driving your own growth and realising your full potential. But, more than anything else, we are a team. A team with a down to earth dynamic, that has a lot of fun doing what we do.

And whether that's technical tweaks or fine tuning our creative process, everything is geared at producing the best game possible for our players. To do that, we need to be tenacious and move quickly, and not be afraid of switching things up. It is these principles that have enabled us to produce a game that has defined year after year, and that will continue to push us for many more to come.

Our flexible working culture gives you the opportunity to optimise your workload, with in office, hybrid and remote working options dependent on role. So, if you want a work/life balance, we are behind you. Because while we live to create extraordinary games, we know that is not all you have got going on. You can trust that we always keep things in perspective, fostering an environment where work can be more than just a job.

We're also a London Living Wage employer, boast one of the lowest staff turnover rates in the industry and are proud to have won the 'Best Places to Work' award by Gamesindustry.biz in large company category in 2023.

Our Values Keep collaborating: Teamwork wins titles - Here, ideas belong to everyone, whatever department you're part of. Collaboration lets us score more as a team than we could individually.

Be flexible: We think fast and adapt faster. The football and entertainment worlds never stand still, so we keep progressing and switching things up to stay ahead.

Stay tenacious: We don't overlook the details. Everything we do is about producing the best game possible, in other words, never settle.
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