PlayStation Studios is a collective of studios and teams from different parts of the world that, every day, takes a step toward advancing the nature of entertainment through our games and positive impact on people's lives. We are looking for a Sr. HR Manager to work with senior studio leadership, managers, producers, and employees of PlayStation Studios to build and sustain an innovative, diverse, creative, and highly engaged workforce, reporting into the Director, HR Business Partner EMEA Studios.
What you will do
This role requires proven success in delivering HR strategies and programs that enable and continuously improve business performance. Successful candidates will:
- Build and maintain trusting relationships with studio, department, and project leadership teams.
- Partner with senior leaders, studio Works Council, HR peers, and direct reports to develop and implement best practices and programs.
- Assess and anticipate HR-related needs within the studio to develop integrated solutions that drive the studio, PlayStation, and Sony Interactive Entertainment consistently toward best-in-class employment practices.
- Drive organizational design and strategic mid-range planning for optimal people and business solutions.
- Demonstrate exceptional communication and interpersonal skills with the capability to influence key decision-makers through innovation, collaboration, and a data-driven approach.
- Actively lead and develop HR direct reports
- Assess, advise, and resolve a variety of situations, including but not limited to interpersonal/communication challenges, and performance issues
- Proactively identify and analyze data to recognize ER trends and patterns that will assist the studio leadership in their strategic work of creating an inclusive culture through recommended solutions and actions.
- Provide coaching to managers on best practices related to employee relations topics (e.g. giving effective feedback, documentation, etc.) to drive a high performing culture.
- Conduct investigations, partnering with Employee Relations colleagues and Legal as appropriate.
- Consult managers on Employee Survey feedback interpretation and action plan recommendations.
- Advise on the development, improvement, and implementation of policies and procedures that will help create a more inclusive culture and be the main point of contact for the Works Council
- Oversee studio onboarding execution and provide experience data to studio departments and locations, to continuously evolve and improve the employee experience from day one.
- Partner with studio leadership to develop next generation leaders through effective talent and succession practices.
- Partner with key business groups such as talent acquisition, compensation, DE&I, talent development, people analytics, and people experience to support business goals.
Who you are
To be considered as a candidate for the role, we expect you to have:
- 8+ years of previous experience and proven results within HR in a fast-paced, high-tech, entertainment or creative environment
- 2+ years of HR experience in a gaming environment, preferred
- Previous experience working with centralized HR support is a plus
- Experience working with Works Council is a prerequisite
- Excellent communication skills and experience working with leaders and employees at all levels of the organization
- Demonstrable ability to provide authentic feedback to leaders and managers
- Strong Project Management skills
- Ability to create and develop business relationships with leaders and employees; a people person who enjoys collaborating with others
- Solid organizational skills, including the ability to accomplish demanding timeline objectives, multi-task on assignments
- Passionate and sense of urgency for execution; natural curiosity and willingness to take risks; ability to use creativity to problem solve; ability to look at human resources in new and different ways; desire to make a difference.
- Dutch language skills and Dutch labor law experience are a plus for this role
Please note that we will only consider candidates currently residing in the Netherlands for this role.
Interested?
If you think you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to hear from you! You can apply by hitting the “apply now” button. Be sure to submit your CV and a motivation letter - we like getting some insight into your reasons for applying to Guerrilla.
Please note: This position is based in our studio in the heart of Amsterdam.
At Guerrilla, we believe that our team’s varied backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives help us create games that resonate with a diverse audience.
As an equal opportunities employer, we strive to create an inclusive environment, empower employees and embrace diversity.
We encourage everyone to respond as we consider all candidates on the basis of their merit, unique strengths, and perspectives they will bring to the role.
What We Do
As one of Europe's leading game development studios, Guerrilla has continually pushed the boundaries of technical and artistic excellence since its inception in 2003. Today, the studio employs 400 professionals from 25 different nationalities. Guerrilla’s state-of-the-art offices are located in the cultural and historical heart of Amsterdam, The Netherlands — a great place to work and play.
Guerrilla was founded as the result of a merger between three smaller Dutch studios: Lost Boys Games, Orange Games and Digital Infinity. In 2005, it was acquired by Sony Interactive Entertainment after the release of Killzone on PlayStation 2. In the decade that followed, Guerrilla expanded Killzone into a successful franchise with a handheld spin-off and three sequels.
Guerrilla's next title, released for PlayStation 4 in 2017 and for PC in 2020, is the critically and popularly acclaimed open world action-RPG Horizon Zero Dawn. The studio released its sequel Horizon Forbidden West in February 2022, with the Burning Shores expansion in 2023. This year, Guerrilla also released the PSVR2 title, Horizon Call of the Mountain
