Digital Extremes is seeking an HR Generalist to partner with the Director, HR, and studio managers, providing strategic guidance and operational support across various HR functions. This role involves driving organizational effectiveness, managing cyclical HR programs like performance and talent reviews, ensuring competitive compensation and benefits, and maintaining compliance with Canadian and U.S. employment laws. The HR Generalist will also handle complex employee relations, manage HRIS data, and support HR administrative tasks, focusing on employee care and development within a creative gaming environment.

Must Have

• 4+ years in a Sr. HRBP role within gaming, tech, or highly creative environments
• 3+ years of people management experience
• Practical experience providing formal/informal executive coaching
• Proven track record in talent acquisition, employee relations, employment law, performance management, HR industry trends, and HR strategy
• Demonstrable experience with HR metrics
• Outstanding project management skills delivering high-quality results
• Ability to work autonomously and exercise excellent judgment
• Comfortable with ambiguity in an evolving, fast-paced environment
• Expertise in HR law and employment regulations for Canadian and U.S. jurisdictions
• Experience with HRIS management and data integrity

Good to Have

• Experience with Canadian and US employment law

Perks & Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Industry-leading benefits
• Flexible work arrangements
• Opportunities to grow your career
• Culture of innovation, inclusivity, and respect
• Working on beloved titles like Warframe and Soulframe

ABOUT THIS POSITION

Are you ready to immerse yourself in a world where creativity is the key to success? We are dedicated to crafting extraordinary experiences for gamers worldwide. Our team is a vibrant blend of innovators, gamers, and trailblazers passionate about pushing the boundaries of gaming.

The HR Generalist will play a critical role in partnering with the Director, HR, in providing guidance and support on a wide range of strategic and operational HR issues. This position requires a data-driven, analytical, collaborative and influential human resources professional who has phenomenal people skills with a critical focus on the care and development of our employees.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The HR Generalist will serve as a strategic partner to the HR Manager as well as studio managers, driving people strategies and operational excellence across the organization.

I. Strategic Partnership & Organizational Effectiveness

• Drive and support organizational design and workforce planning initiatives to ensure the studio is structured optimally for current and future game projects and rapid team scaling.
• Run cyclical HR programs including performance management, talent reviews, and succession planning.
• Assist in managing effective career pathing and development plans that support continuous growth and retention of top talent in the game industry.
• Analyze HR metrics (e.g., turnover, engagement, time-to-hire) to identify trends and develop data-driven solutions that improve employee experience and business results.

II. Compensation, Benefits, and Compliance

• Work closely with the Compensation team to ensure competitive and equitable pay practices, utilizing industry benchmarks for specific gaming roles.
• Communicate and administer company benefits programs, ensuring employees fully understand their total rewards package.
• Serve as the subject matter expert on HR law and employment regulations for both Canadian and U.S. jurisdictions, ensuring company policies and practices maintain strict compliance across all locations.

III. Employee Relations & HR Administration

• Provide expert guidance on complex employee relations matters such as conflicts, internal investigations, disciplinary actions, and performance issues, coaching management to ensure fair and consistent application of company policies.
• Serve as the HRIS (Human Resources Information System) expert, managing data integrity, driving system efficiencies, and ensuring effective utilization of the platform by employees and managers.
• Be ready to assist with and take ownership of HR administrative tasks as needed, including processing paperwork, ensuring accurate record-keeping, and supporting the overall transactional flow of the HR department to ensure smooth operations.

REQUIREMENTS

• 4 plus years in a Sr. HRBP role within a gaming, tech or highly creative work environment
• Excellent people management skills (3 years’ experience of managing a team)
• Practical experience providing formal/informal executive coaching
• Proven track record in talent acquisition, employee relations, employment law, performance management, HR industry trends and HR strategy (CDN and US is a plus)
• Demonstrable experience with HR metrics
• Understands the need to validate the existing culture before attempting to change; is willing to ask questions and learn vs. telling and doing
• Outstanding project management skills delivering high-quality results in a fast-paced, complex, creative industry environment
• Be able to work autonomously, exercise excellent judgment, and be a critical member of both business and HR teams
• Be comfortable with ambiguity in an evolving, fast-paced environment

ABOUT DIGITAL EXTREMES

Founded in 1993 by James Schmalz, Digital Extremes ranks as one of the world's top independent video game development studios. Originating with the co-creation of Epic Games' multi-million unit selling Unreal® franchise including Unreal and Unreal Tournament, Digital Extremes went on to develop Dark Sector®, BioShock® for the PlayStation®3, the BioShock 2 multiplayer campaign, and The Darkness® II. The studio has reached its greatest critical and commercial success with the free-to-play action game, Warframe®, boasting a global community of 75 million registered players on PC, PS4™, PS5™, Xbox One™, Xbox Series X/S™, Nintendo Switch™, and iOS™. The studio's most recently announced project is the much anticipated Soulframe®, an open-world action-fantasy MMORPG title that is currently under development.

Digital Extremes is headquartered in London, Ontario, Canada, and is proud to be selected as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers.

For more information and exciting news related to Digital Extremes, please visit www.digitalextremes.com.

WHY WORK AT DIGITAL EXTREMES

At Digital Extremes, we don’t just make games - we craft immersive worlds that inspire and connect millions of players around the globe. Our award-winning studio is home to passionate, creative, and collaborative talent who thrive in a culture of innovation, inclusivity, and respect. We offer competitive compensation, industry-leading benefits, flexible work arrangements, and opportunities to grow your career while working on beloved titles like Warframe and the highly anticipated Soulframe. Whether you’re developing cutting-edge gameplay, designing stunning art, or supporting the teams that make it all happen, you’ll be part of a studio where your ideas matter, your contributions are valued, and your work leaves a lasting impact on our community.

Please note, some benefits may be subject to eligibility for employees.

JOIN US

At Digital Extremes, we believe our strength comes from the diversity of our people and the respect we show one another. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a welcoming, accessible, and supportive environment where everyone can do their best work and feel valued for who they are. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals, including those from underrepresented communities and people with disabilities. If you require accommodations at any stage of the recruitment process, we will work with you to ensure you have the support you need. We truly appreciate your interest in joining our team, and while we may not be able to respond to every application, we will connect directly with candidates moving forward in the process.