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Associate People Director - Games

King
London
1 year ago
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Craft:

HR & Business Support

Job Description:

We are looking for a passionate Associate/People Director who is thrilled by building great teams, business partnering with stakeholders and collaborating with peers whilst living our values and driving King and Candy to further success. You will actively partner with Candy Crush Saga (CCS) managers, getting under the skin of the organization to truly understand our players, people, and business.

This role reports into the Candy Crush Franchises VP of People based in Stockholm.

Your role within our Kingdom

You will be creating and driving CCS People objectives, priorities and projects in your business area whilst collaborating with your peers. You will be the HR Business Partner/People Partner for CCS managers within our crafts. You will be accountable to drive the people strategy, priorities, and processes across your organization, as well as coaching and closely partnering with your stakeholders. You will have a small team of HR Business Partner(s) reporting into you.

In this sweet role, you will:

Skills to create thrills!

About King

King is the game developer behind the world- famous Candy Crush franchise, as well as mobile game hits including Farm Heroes, Bubble Witch and Pet Rescue. Candy Crush is the top- grossing franchise in US app stores, a position it has held for the last two years, and King’s games are being played by 245 million monthly active users as of Q3 2021. King, which is part of the Activision Blizzard group since its acquisition in 2016, employs nearly 2,000 people in game studios in Stockholm, Malmö, London, Barcelona and Berlin, and offices in San Francisco, New York, and Malta.

A Great Saga Needs All Sorts of Heroes

Making games is fun. Especially when you do it with people who share the same idea of what makes a good workplace great. We design games for everyone, no matter where they are or who they are, and we employ all sorts of people from all kinds of backgrounds to bring them to life. Truth is, we simply cannot expect diversity in our players and originality in our games without first nurturing it in our people. A great saga needs all sorts of heroes.

Making the World Playful

Making the World Playful is what inspires us to create new experiences and raise the bar. It’s what makes King a place where we can all dream bigger, continue to add innovation to our games, broadening the portfolio and exploring new territories in mid- core and casual. We take the art and science of gaming to the next level through our curiosity for the unexplored, passion for games, respect for each other and love for our players - and we’re not afraid to have fun along the way. In fact, together with our parent company Activision Blizzard and experts around the world, we believe having fun is good for you. There has never been a better time to join us. We're dreaming bigger and see a world of possibilities ahead. If you share our passion, our values, and our hunger to shape the future, join us in Making the World Playful!

Applications need to be in English.
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