Senior People Partner

What you’ll be doing You will work closely with the HR Director to ensure alignment with the overall Studio People objectives.  This role helps to facilitate a culture of developing, coaching and influencing people across the employment lifecycle. It’s a varied and busy role with no day being the same and significant exposure. You will need to be familiar with current employment law and apply company HR policies and procedures where relevant, providing accurate advice and offer suggestions for improvement. This an excellent opportunity to practice HR in a creative and truly people focussed environment.  On a day-to-day basis, you will: 

• Proactively identify and drive initiatives to improve and embed management and leadership capability to positively influence the culture and support best and commercial practice in the management of people issues covering workforce planning, development, organisational effectiveness and change management. Be accountable for talent planning, succession, assessments and HR processes that drive a high performing team 

• Proactively spot problems and offer solutions as well as proactively improving leadership capability, including collaborating with Learning & Development to design and deliver core people training and tailored development

• Drive positive employee engagement through proposing recommendations and partnering with Leads and Discipline Directors on creative and effective initiatives. Using insights and data to drive decision-making 

• Partnering with Franchise Leadership Team to shape and define their people plans and actively contributing to the Franchise People Agenda

• Work with wider teams to support organisational design initiatives and restructures

• Proactively support the attraction, selection and hiring of high-quality talent

• Take ownership for specialist, complex and/or high-risk matters and involve the HR Director and other specialists within the wider SEGA Europe HR structure, where appropriate, to manage risk and reach effective and compliant solutions

• Ensure that Leads are involved and effectively engaged with annual and ad hoc employee processes (e.g. salary changes, promotions, leavers, contract extensions etc.  

• Proactively evaluate how teams are performing to spot and address any people, process, and policy changes, to help drive constant improvements and efficiencies across the business

• Act as an equity and inclusion champion within the business, use available data to drive inclusive initiatives and ensure that all employee decisions are considered from a discrimination, diversity and inclusion perspective

• Ensure that our values are consistent with and embedded within our people processes and approach and support the business in living and embedding our values

• Support effective communication and data sharing across the business (alongside the internal Studio comms team), notifying the business of any key People updates, processes or developments 

• Ensure the team’s processes and policies are commercial, best practice and compliant with data protection and other legal requirements

 What we are looking for 

• Be a people leader, with experience of leading others, supporting team members with their development under the business partnering model 

• Someone who can drive the team forward and who is resilient, good with ambiguity, and change ready 

• Outstanding communication, collaboration, influencing skills at all levels across the business.  

• Highest levels of integrity and professional credibility  

• Efficient decision maker – being solutions focused and takes accountability for decisions made

• The ability to work collaboratively with, and influence senior stakeholders and senior counterparts internally and externally when required 

• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders, a busy workload and priortise competing demands in a calm and professional manner, inspiring trust and a sense of stability

• Good working knowledge of HR processes and practice and a sound grasp of employment law and related risks

• Relevant experience of resolving a wide variety of difficult employee relations situations  

• Demonstrable experience of applying best practice HR across day-to-day people activities 

• Ability to deal with sensitive and confidential issues and always act with integrity

• Inclusive and collaborative approach, working with honesty, respect and compassion  

• Displays an approachable style to establish and maintain collaborative, trust-based relationships, and works effectively and inclusively with a range of people

• Excellent attention to detail and ability to work at a fast pace to meet ever-changing business demands  

• Appreciation of the importance of data, monitoring and measurement

• Action orientated and proactive: exhibits a strong desire to complete assignments and deliver results through planning and prioritisation

• Demonstrates personal accountability and holds others accountable as well 

• Strong project management skills; identifies and executes steps to achieve tasks, goals, objectives and results

• Shows persistence, creativity, resilience, adaptability and resourcefulness in the face of obstacles 

• Strong presentation skills

• Proficient skills and experience in using Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint, as well as experience and confidence using an HR System

• Is comfortable with, and able to support others navigate through ambiguity and change

Desirable Experience & Skills 

• Strong relationship building and stakeholder management skills 

• People management experience preferable  

• CIPD and/or Coaching Qualification  

About Creative Assembly
Creative Assembly crafts deep and detailed games that last, entertaining millions of players across the globe for decades.We are all game makers and we care deeply about the experiences we create. We empower our teams to make significant contributions to our games, supported by skills development and growth opportunities.  We are located in Horsham, UK and Sofia, Bulgaria.
We offer many benefits to support you and your family including:

• Work from Anywhere for a temporary period each year (restrictions apply such as VISAs)
• Enhanced holiday allowance, maternity and paternity breaks, flexibility with our core hours, and no-notice holidays
• Bespoke relocation package for you and your dependents
• Private medical and dental insurance, life insurance, permanent health insurance, critical illness cover and free health care screening
• Generous holiday allowance plus full studio closure over the Christmas and New Year period, and all Bank holidays
• Join our Diversity and Inclusion Network – an employee-led group
• Season ticket travel loans and cycle to work scheme with free bike servicing and discounted car valet service on site
• Wellbeing support and virtual confidential counselling
• Community activities including parties, football and more.
• Our studio sites have disabled access.

We are an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief.
 Note to Recruitment Agencies: SEGA Europe Limited and our studios do not accept unsolicited candidate introductions from unauthorised third parties. For the avoidance of doubt, SEGA Europe is not liable for any fees, compensation or any other costs associated with the introduction of a candidate or recruitment services unless and until an agreement has been duly executed. Further details can be found here.