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Global People Operations Manager

A key role within the People team, the manager of the People Operations function has responsibility for ensuring all systems, processes and workflows optimally facilitate the day-to-day working life at BARB.

Managing a small team, the role will foster collaborative cross-functional relationships with stakeholders from numerous departments to ensure our global people systems and workflows empower and enable managers and employees to be as productive and successful as possible.

The role will oversee all aspects of HR, benefits and payroll administration as well as people metrics reporting, overseeing global policies, immigration, relocation and all number of processes throughout the entire employee lifecycle.

Success will come from a data driven, problem solving and analytical mindset, who is equally comfortable being hands-on amongst the detail, skilled in fast and accurate data in-put, using MS Excel, Word, Powerpoint as well as think big picture. They will be results-driven and demonstrate exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities:

• Optimisation of existing HR and TA systems and workflows
• Optimising inter-departmental workflows to create efficiencies and make relevant in multiple geographies
• Manage all aspects of offers, contracts, HR, benefits and payroll administration
• Collaborating with Legal in relevant jurisdiction, constantly review and update existing employee correspondence and employment policies for employees across all geographies (currently UK, US, Hungary, France, Netherlands, Canada etc.)
• Have responsibility for all people processing activities throughout the entire employee lifecycle (onboarding through to offboarding/exit interviews) ensuring an exceptional employee experience
• Track and analyse HR metrics producing regular management reports
• Ensure high quality and high accuracy across all administration
• Oversee responses to HR inbox ensuring prompt response, action and follow up. Escalate to other team members as required.
• Manage, mentor and grow team members into a high performing team
• Manage HR suppliers and contracts
• Offer support and collaboration on multiple and various inter-departmental projects which will enable BARB as a whole to grow and develop and become ‘the employer of choice’ within the Games industry.

Requirements:

• Significant experience in a People/HR Operations role
• Experience of working with creative and technology industries - added bonus if previous experience of working in a start-up.
• Experienced in managing and motivating a team to becoming high performing
• Strong data analysis and problem-solving skills
• Experience of delivering HR in global matrix organisations
• Working knowledge of employment law both inside UK, as well as another country
• Advanced/confident user of MS suite and numerous HR and TA systems, preferably Bamboo and Greenhouse
• Experience of managing and delivering multiple projects at the same time
• Comfortable with ambiguity and making sense of evolving plans
• Comfortable being hands-on as well as thinking big-picture
• Demonstrates exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with high emotional intelligence
• Pragmatic, solution orientated, highly motivated self-starter

Build A Rocket Boy is developing EVERYWHERE; an experience with a breadth of unimaginable gameplay adventure.

We are a mix of industry leading veterans whose credits include some of the best selling and most loved games of all time. We’re a creative digital entertainment studio with an open and progressive methodology, dedicated to delivering games of the highest calibre possible.

If you want to feel comfortable, inspired, and appreciated in your work pursuits then come join us. We have offices in Edinburgh and Budapest and are happy to sponsor your relocation to one of these cities. If you apply from outside of our hiring territory, we also consider WFH candidates from the UK, Hungary, France and the Netherlands in Europe; California and Washington states in the US; and from Québec in Canada.