HR Specialist

Our HR Specialist is going on parental leave, and we’re now looking for an experienced and driven HR professional to join our studio and keep our people operations running smoothly during this exciting period.

This is a great opportunity to become part of a passionate gaming studio where creativity, collaboration, and fun are part of everyday life. You’ll play an important role in supporting our teams, shaping great employee experiences, and helping our studio continue to thrive.

You will work closely with our HR Manager and act as a trusted partner to managers and employees across the organization in all HR-related matters.

About the Role

This is a broad, hands-on, and rewarding HR role where you’ll be responsible for ensuring smooth and efficient HR operations across the studio. You’ll work with everything from payroll, recruitment, and work environment initiatives to pensions, insurance, and benefits administration.

You’ll also have the opportunity to improve HR systems, processes, and ways of working — making a real difference in how we support our people.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Coordinate and manage payroll processes (Sharkmob is working with external partner)

• Own and support the full recruitment process together with hiring managers

• Drive and support work environment initiatives

• Administer pensions, insurance, and employee benefits

• Improve HR processes, policies, and internal guidelines

• Support, coach, and guide managers and employees in HR matters

• Manage the HR inbox and coordinate internal communication

• Ensure compliance with Swedish labour law

Who You Are

You are a proactive, structured, and service-minded HR professional who enjoys variety and taking ownership. You thrive in a dynamic environment, like solving problems, and enjoy helping people succeed.

You are confident working independently, but also love being part of a collaborative and positive team culture.

We Believe You Have

• Minimum 5-7 years' experience working as an HR Specialist, HR Generalist, or similar

• Hands-on experience with payroll and HR systems (it's a bonus if you have worked with Team Tailor, HiBob and/or Simployer)

• Good knowledge of Swedish labour law

• Experience driving HR processes and projects

• Experience with pensions, insurance, and benefits

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business Administration, or equivalent

• Strong communication skills in English

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a creative workplace

• Work in a fun, collaborative, and international environment

• Take ownership and make real impact

• Join a passionate team where people truly matter

Additional Information

Start: Mid-August (preferred)
Duration: 12 months, fulltime (parental leave cover)

Last Application Date: 2026-05-17

To ensure an objective recruitment process, we will ask you to conduct a personality test & a logical ability test if you proceed in this process.

Who are we

Sharkmob was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Malmö, Sweden. The studio develops AAA-quality games for PC and console, using the Unreal Engine to power its ambitions of taking multiplayer games to new heights.

We are currently working on Exoborne – a Sharkmob original game created in Malmö. Exoborne is a tactical, open-world extraction shooter set in a United States torn apart by apocalyptic forces of nature.

At Sharkmob, we are committed to building an inclusive team that represents diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skillsets – because we believe that helps us create great games. We welcome all candidates who are aligned with our core values of shared ownership, creating great games, and, last but not least – having fun! We hope you want to join us on our adventure and become a part of our crew. You can find more great perks of being a crew member. If you want to know more about Sharkmob and our projects, visit our homepage.