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Senior Manager, Human Resources Business Partner

Senior Manager, Human Resources Business Partner, 1 yr Contract - 2K Games Dublin

Who We Are

Founded in 2005, 2K Games is a global video game company, publishing titles developed by some of the most influential game development studios in the world. Our studios responsible for developing 2K’s portfolio of world-class games across multiple platforms, include Visual Concepts, Firaxis, Hangar 13, CatDaddy, Cloud Chamber, and HB Studios. Our portfolio of titles is expanding due to our global strategic plan, building and acquiring exciting studios whose content continues to inspire all of us! 2K publishes titles in today’s most popular gaming genres, including sports, shooters, action, role-playing, strategy, casual, and family entertainment.

Our team of engineers, marketers, artists, writers, data scientists, producers, thinkers and doers, are the professional publishing stewards of our growing library of critically-acclaimed franchises such as NBA 2K, Battleborn, BioShock, Borderlands, The Darkness, Mafia, Sid Meier’s Civilization, WWE 2K, and XCOM.

At 2K, we pride ourselves on creating an inclusive work environment, which means encouraging our teams to Come as You Are and do your best work! We are dedicated to diversity and inclusion, and want our community of candidates to reflect this commitment. We encourage all qualified applicants to explore our global positions.

2K is headquartered in Novato, California and is a wholly owned label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO).

What We Need

The successful HR Business Partner will work shoulder to shoulder with 2K’s VP of Marketing Innovation and Head of 2K Games Dublin. You will play a key role in providing broad strategic and solution orientated support to employees and managers at all levels.This is an opportunity to be the HR lead for Dublin, responsible for the overall employee experience. You will be an integral member of the site leadership team as well as the wider global Human Resources team. The role is nicely balanced with a mix of strategic and operational exposure.

This is a 12-month full-time maternity cover contract where you will demonstrate your management, coaching, influencing and interpersonal skills to integrate and align the people strategy to the business goals.

What You Will Do

• Translate business goals and strategy into optimal People processes that are scalable, pragmatic, and adaptable to unique and changing business needs.
• Recommend innovative approaches and methods to drive continual improvements in strategic objectives, productivity, and HR development within the company.
• Diagnose problems and identify and drive appropriate solutions, striking the right balance between speed / flexibility and process / infrastructure.
• Ability to influence, drive decisions and recommendations with data.
• Drive the Irish recruitment strategy including implementation of our graduate programme.
• Be comfortable with ambiguity in an evolving, fast-paced environment.
• Prioritise effectively to deliver results both as a strategic and a hands-on People business partner with a "pulse" of its employees.
• Influence change initiatives, develop change management plans, and lead partners before and after changes occur.
• Handling local ER issues, providing advice to line managers, remaining up to do date with Irish employment legislation.
• Effectively coach at all levels of the organisation and demonstrate success in driving career retention and rewards programs.
• Be a passionate teammate with an aim to create a positive work environment.
• Have excellent written and verbal communication, including high-quality document preparation and presentation skills.
• Be able to work autonomously, exercise excellent judgment, and be a critical member of both business and HR teams.
• Effectively lead a team of 2-3 people (HR Generalist & Office Manager).

What Will Make You A Great Fit

• You are biased to action builds relationships, and can influence others and share knowledge.
• You understand the need to validate the existing culture before attempting change, are willing to ask questions and follow learn vs. telling and doing.
• Ability to identify and prioritise work
• You think strategically and can establish, communicate, and implement a vision for the organisations as it relates to people.
• Extensive knowledge and application of organisation design and development of organisational change concepts, tools, methods, guidance, and talent management principles and processes.
• Practical experience providing formal and informal executive coaching and development in all areas of guidance.
• Business understanding, knowledge, professionalism; experience in all aspects of how a business operates. Develop, and articulate the value proposition of a new strategy, process, or program.
• Excellent strategic planning and operational deployment skills with the ability to integrate and align strategy, people, and activities across functions, processes, and teams. Able to translate vision and strategy into clear, concrete goals
• Vital: project planning and leadership skills
• Minimum 3-5 years HRBP / Organization Development / Effectiveness experience in a medium, fast-paced, changing global company, with a proven history of success in leading change and achieving results.

Other Information

• Our brand-new offices are based in Dublin City Centre, we are operating a hybrid work flex model, with flexibility in terms of office / work from home.
• Working hours are generally 10am to 18:30pm to accommodate collaboration with our US teams and HQ.
• Benefits include, but are not limited to Private healthcare, Private dental, a matching pension policy, Employee stock purchase scheme with a 15% discount, Cycle to work scheme, Flu vouchers, 4X death in service insurance, Income protection, 22 days holiday, + additional company days, office gym, monthly fitness allowances, other phenomenal perks and great office facilities!

Bonus Points

As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to ensuring that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform their essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us if you need reasonable accommodation.

Please note that 2K Games and its studios never uses instant messaging apps or personal email accounts to contact prospective employees or conduct interviews and when emailing, only use 2K.com accounts.