Human Resources Business Partner - Manager

About Company

The company is a premier developer and publisher of interactive entertainment, standing as one of the most influential names in the global gaming industry. Renowned for its rich and diverse portfolio of worlds, it consistently pushes the boundaries of technology and storytelling to create captivating experiences for millions of players.

Job Description

Job Summary :

Senior Manager / Associate Director – QC HR will be responsible to codevelop & implement strategic HR plans & policies to support company’s mission & HR strategy. The profile will ensure smooth running of HR activities in its perimeter , aligned with business goals. The person will also be responsible for cocreating with the management team and overseeing and executing HR operating models, guiding and coaching managers, analyzing teams to ensure organizational efficiency & acta as a pillar of change management in a perimeter.

Job Responsibilities :

The main impact areas of the Senior Manager / Associate HR Director - QC HR are related to :

The business strategy, by helping business leaders to identify, prioritize, and build organizational capabilities, behaviors, structures and processes

Building a strong relationship within the project team, while bringing specialist and generalist knowledge and expertise in multiple HR areas of expertise

Business Partnering with Project leaders and managers to provide advisory on people agenda such as Performance Management, Talent Management, Career Development and

Succession Planning to build a High-Performance team in a creative environment. Advisory includes coaching, counseling, disciplinary actions

Support Project leaders and managers with transition and change management plan on organization structure change

Partner with HR group such as Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, HR Operations, Compensation and Benefits to provide HR solutions to the employees

Drive and manage HR Solutions, Drives Initiatives, Implements new processes or tools in support of business priorities, project operations and overall team engagement

Foster close relationship and engagement with team members to improve work relationships, morale, productivity to build a great place to work through reinforcing & promoting Ubisoft culture

Coach managers to address the day to day functioning of the organization

Performance Management

Understand the business needs and various roles in the department in order to ensure the right goal setting for individuals on the floor

Be a core part of annual and mid- year performance review for the team; coach and discipline employees

Cascade the timelines and educate the business on the end-to-end process

Facilitate calibration sessions where needed and support ongoing alignment conversations

Coach the directors, project managers and people leads to support them delivering their responsibility in the process

Manage the overall KPI and goal setting implementation and evaluation

Institutionalize the performance management framework within business lines and monitor completion in time line given, trouble shoot on normalization, monitor to ensure that promotions are in line with defined policies; liaise with unit Managers to drive closure

Develop development plan for the employees in order to achieve the business objectives

Come up with recommendations to drive process improvements in order to achieve high productivity each year

Talent Development & Succession Planning

Work with the business leaders to identify the Core Team Members and ensure regular engagement sessions are facilitated with them

Deploy the key people processes, such as identification of key people (key potential, key performers, high potential etc.); identification of successors for key positions, ensuring there are succession plans in place for the identified people, etc

Mentor and coach people managers especially on leadership, managing difficult conversations, giving feedback etc

Work collaboratively with HR leaders to define the talent strategy covering - succession planning for critical roles, assessment of capabilities; identifying competencies, definition of training plans, career paths, organization design etc

Compensation and Benefits

Work alongside the C&B team to deliver the key annual relevant processes

HR Operations, Analytics and Employee Relations

Ensure qualitative data on HR information systems, contract addendums, leaves & absences etc

Work with the HR Operations team and work on improving processes and efficiencies. Employee Engagement / Productivity Measurement

Use and re-enforce the use of people data, insights and analytics in taking business and people decisions

Talent Acquisition

Participate in forecasting of manpower requirements for the year and per month / quarter based on business needs, projected attrition and expected movements

Align with the managers and TA teams on project needs, in terms of headcount and capabilities and follow-up on the roadmap

Guide the TA team to in identifying the business needs and plan hiring accordingly

Lead process improvements in the recruitment process

Review the weekly reports and seek inputs in case of major abnormalities; help team resolve recruitment related escalated issues with business

Others

Maintain various metrics and global reports to monitor HR KPIs such as Attrition, Availability, Level changes, Promotions, Contract Renewals, Exits etc

Hearing and resolving employee grievances and conducting the counseling sessions

Liaison with Group HR for central activities

Create safe spaces and foster a culture of being able to speak up; be someone approachable that teams around the world can reach out to for guidance or in order to raise issues

These responsibilities are not limitative and can be modified in order to reach the company’s goals and objectives as well as personal performance.

Qualifications

Experience as HRBP in technology or gaming companies,

Should have strong business acumen, ability to consult on complex organizational challenges, and also perform hands-on in the event of stretch / stabilisation efforts.

Proven experience in managing the HR function of mid-sized organization.

Experience in handling end to end cycle of PMS for mid- sized organisation

Minimum Bachelor degree in MBA – HR, qualification in labour laws and financial management will be additional advantage.

Excellent communication skills – written and oral

Analytical and problem solving aptitude

Leadership, management and organization skills

Strong interpersonal skills

Is proactive and self-motivated

Strong excel and powerpoint skills

Additional Information

We embrace a hybrid work model helping you stay connected with your team and aligned with business priorities, while giving you the opportunity to maintain your work-life balance. Note, that some roles are fully office-based and are not eligible for hybrid work.