HR Director (12 month Maternity Cover)
pspan style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;"strongspan style="line-height: 115.0%;"Fixed Term Contract/span: 12 months/strong/spanbr /span style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;"strongDepartment:/strong HR/spanbr style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;color: rgb(51,51,51);font-family: 'Open Sans' , Helvetica;font-size: 14.0px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.0px;text-transform: none;word-spacing: 0.0px;" /span style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;"strong style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;font-weight: 600;color: rgb(51,51,51);font-style: normal;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.0px;text-transform: none;word-spacing: 0.0px;"Company:/strongspan style="color: rgb(51,51,51);font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.0px;text-transform: none;word-spacing: 0.0px;" SEGA Europe Ltd/span/spanbr style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;color: rgb(51,51,51);font-family: 'Open Sans' , Helvetica;font-size: 14.0px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.0px;text-transform: none;word-spacing: 0.0px;" /span style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;"strong style="background-repeat: no-repeat;outline: none;font-weight: 600;color: rgb(51,51,51);font-style: normal;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.0px;text-transform: none;word-spacing: 0.0px;"Location:/strongspan style="color: rgb(51,51,51);font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.0px;text-transform: none;word-spacing: 0.0px;" SEGA West London, Chiswick Business Park, Hybrid working (3-days per week in-office)br /br /br //span/span/pdivspan style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;"bPosition Overview/b/span/divdivspan style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;" /span/divdivspan style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;"We’re looking for an HR Director (12 month Maternity Cover) to lead a team of four at SEGA’s west London headquarters. A leadership role within the wider HR team, this role will focus on driving the people agenda and partnering with the business to deliver practical, high-impact HR support. Working closely with senior managers and colleagues across HR, the HR Director will guide the team on talent, performance, engagement, and change, ensuring our people priorities are aligned with business needs and delivered consistently./span/divdivspan style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;" /span/divul style="margin-top: 0.0in;"li style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;"span style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;"Lead, coach, and develop a team of four (three HR professionals and one Internal Communications specialist), ensuring strong delivery and growth./span/lili style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;"span style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;"Act as a trusted partner to senior managers across international divisions, providing practical HR advice and support./span/lili style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;"span style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;"Support organisational change, including team structures, role design, and workforce transitions./span/lili style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;"span style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;"Guide leaders on performance management, employee relations, employee development, and engagement./span/lili style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;"span style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;"Work with Finance, Business Planning, and Total Reward teams to anticipate and manage headcount needs across Corporate Functions./span/lili style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;"span style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;"Oversee talent planning and recruitment in partnership with the wider HR team./span/lili style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;"span style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;"Ensure HR processes are applied consistently and in line with company policy and employment law./span/lili style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;"span style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;"Use data and feedback to identify trends, highlight risks, and drive continuous improvement./span/lili style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;"span style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;"Take the lead on complex or sensitive employee relations cases when required./span/li/uldivspan style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;"Collaborate with HR COEs to strengthen employee engagement initiatives./span/divul style="margin-top: 0.0in;"li style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;"span style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;"Partner with fellow HR leadership team members to deliver enterprise-wide HR projects and solutions./span/li/uldivspan style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;" /span/divdivspan style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;" /span/divdivspan style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;"bKnowledge, Skills and Experience/b/span/divul style="margin-top: 0.0in;"li style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;"span style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;"Extensive experience running an HR department for an Entertainment/technology company/span/lili style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;"span style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;"Educated to degree level or equivalent (NVQ or foreign qualification)/span/lili style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;"span style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;"Completed professional qualification in Human Resource Management (MA/PgDipp Level 7)/span/lili style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;"span style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;"Demonstrable level of experience that proves good knowledge of HR, talent and recruitment best practice/span/lili style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;"span style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;"In-depth knowledge of current UK Employment Legislation/span/li/uldivspan style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;"bbr /A BIT ABOUT SEGA/b/spanbr /span style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;"SEGA is one of the leading interactive entertainment companies in the world, with our European HQ based in West London and development studios spanning the UK and Bulgaria. Known for quality and creativity above all else, our studios include Sports Interactive, Two Point Studios, Hardlight and Creative Assembly./span/divdivbr /span style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;"At the heart of SEGA is our publishing team based in London, where we help the studios bring their creative vision to life. Here we have a hardworking bunch of people spanning Tech, Sales, Marketing, Finance, Studio Operations and more./span/divdivbr /span style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;"Together, we drive the continued success and evolution of our Western business through living our company values of being product focused, embracing true partnerships and always having fun so that we can strive to come together as One SEGA./span/divdivspan style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;" /span/divdivspan style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;"bWORKING THE SEGA WAY/b/span/divdivspan style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;"We believe that making the best games relies on having the best people, so we make sure that we look after ours…/span/divul style="margin-top: 0.0in;"li style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;"span style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;"For our gaming buffs, you can get involved in our lunchtime get gaming sessions in our games lounge and Club SEGA, regular gaming tournaments and free SEGA games on Steam./span/lili style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;"span style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;"If you're more of a foodie, you can take advantage of fresh fruit and cereal every single day./span/lili style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;"span style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;"Fitness fanatics will love our discounted gym membership, ride to work scheme, workout area and bootcamps in the business park. You can find your zen with weekly yoga classes as well as in-house massage therapy./span/lili style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;"span style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;"You'll have access to a comprehensive benefits package that includes life assurance, income protection, private healthcare amp; dental insurance schemes and an enhanced contributory pension scheme. We offer competitive salaries and a fantastic bonus scheme so that you can stay motivated and focused on making SEGA the best it can be./span/lili style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;"span style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;"We hold regular lunch amp; learn sessions, company updates at incredible venues in Central London and Christmas parties that you’ll want to brag to your mates about! What’s not to love?/span/lili style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;"span style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;"We pride ourselves on having flexible working hours to ensure that you have a life outside of the office./span/lili style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;"span style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;"We want people of all backgrounds to see themselves represented and included in our work, so we actively seek to diversify our team and bring more voices to the table. All applicants are welcome!/span/li/uldivspan style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;" /span/divdivspan style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;font-size: 11.0pt;"And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Check out our a href="https://careers.sega.co.uk/" target="_blank" title="a target="url" href="https://careers.sega.co.uk/""https://careers.sega.co.uk/"/aCareers website /ato find out why we are a workplace you’ll never want to leave! /span/div