Manager, HR Business Partner

The Manager, HRBP is a strategic and hands-on role supporting employees in London, Dublin, and European territories. Reporting to the Senior Manager, HRBP, this position builds deep partnerships with leaders, acts as a trusted resource for all employees, and implements talent management, coaching, compensation, retention, and team member engagement programs. This is a hybrid role, requiring one week per month travel to the Dublin office.

Must Have

• Proactively develop strong strategic business partnerships and trusted advisor relationships with site leaders.
• Partner with People COE’s and global HRBP teams to deliver seamless HR processes and programs.
• Advise, deliver, and drive adoption and execution of key HR program cycles including feedback, compensation, promotions, job leveling, and annual workforce planning.
• Manage the performance evaluation process and provide performance coaching to people leaders.
• Partner with People Programs to develop and drive talent management strategies.
• Support employee relations issues, partnering with Legal as needed.
• Shape recruiting strategies with managers and liaise with recruiters.
• Champion and help operationalize inclusion by ensuring diversity, equity, and inclusion strategies are infused.
• Collaborate with the broader People team to build and roll-out employee experience initiatives.
• Create cross-functional initiatives with broader impact.

Good to Have

• Agile, influential, collaborative, and pro-active approach.
• Dedication to quality and high standards of work.
• Passion and enthusiasm for the role.
• Awareness of own limitations and when to seek support/advice.
• Advanced capability in using Microsoft Excel & Workday HRIS.

Who We Are

Founded in 2005, 2K Games is a global video game company, publishing titles developed by some of the most influential game development studios in the world. Our studios are responsible for developing 2K’s portfolio of world-class games across multiple platforms, including Visual Concepts, Firaxis, Hangar 13, CatDaddy, Cloud Chamber, and HB Studios. Our portfolio of titles is expanding due to our global strategic plan, building, and acquiring exciting studios whose content continues to inspire all of us! 2K publishes titles in today’s most popular gaming genres, including sports, shooters, action, role-playing, strategy, casual, and family entertainment.

Our team of engineers, marketers, artists, writers, data scientists, producers, problem solvers, and doers, are the professional publishing stewards of our growing library of critically acclaimed franchises such as NBA 2K, Battleborn, BioShock, Borderlands, The Darkness, Mafia, Sid Meier’s Civilization, WWE 2K, and XCOM.

At 2K, we pride ourselves on creating an inclusive work environment, which means encouraging our teams to Come as You Are and do your best work! We are dedicated to diversity and inclusion and want our community of candidates to reflect this commitment. We encourage all qualified applicants to explore our global positions.

2K is headquartered in Novato, California, and is a wholly owned label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO).

What We Need

The Manager, HRBP role is a strategic and hands-on position that will support employees in our London and Dublin offices and European territories.

Reporting to the Senior Manager, HRBP (based in Dublin) this role will develop deep partnerships with all levels of leadership in the London and Dublin offices as well as be a trusted resource to all employees. The position will implement talent management, coaching, compensation, retention, and team member engagement programs, and much more.

This is a hybrid role, with a primary location in the London office and requires one week per month travel to our Dublin office.

What You Will Do

• Proactively develop strong strategic business partnerships and trusted advisor relationships with the site leaders
• Partner with and between People COE’s and global HRBP teams to deliver seamless human resources processes and programs.
• Advise, deliver and drive adoption and execution of key HR program cycles including feedback, compensation, promotions, job leveling and annual workforce planning.
• Manage the performance evaluation process as a core tool to promote a high-performing workplace. Provide performance coaching to people leaders, working closely with the People Programs team on manager enablement and delivery.
• Partner with People Programs to develop and drive talent management strategies which support team growth and individual development plans.
• Partner with our Employee Relations Partners and Ops partners,, supporting employee relations issues and partnering with Legal as needed. Diagnose and solve underlying ER issues; develop and implement strategies to address them.
• Partner with TA COEs and shape recruiting strategies with managers; liaise with recruiters to provide insight on staffing needs, position requirements, how the role fits in the organization, unique considerations and budget guidance.
• Champion and help operationalize inclusion by ensuring diversity, equity, and inclusion strategies are infused in our organizational design, talent strategy, and programs.
• Collaborate with the broader People team, and cross-functional partners to build and roll-out employee experience initiatives
• As a member of the HRBP team, this role may also create cross-functional initiatives, requiring the ability to think beyond the aligned client group for broader impact and understanding.

Who We Think Will Be A Great Fit

• Minimum 4-6 years HRBP experience preferably with fast-growing technology companies
• Someone who is agile, influential, collaborative, and pro-active.
• Business understanding, knowledge, professionalism; experience in all aspects of how a business operates
• Demonstrated track record of developing effective relationships across director+ levels of the organization
• Demonstrated ability to drive major initiatives through the organization
• Ability to be proactive, to anticipate, and provide alternatives and options to the business.
• Understanding the need to validate the existing culture before attempting to change; willing to ask questions and learn vs. telling and doing
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills; must be an articulate and persuasive communicator.
• Ability to prepare and make senior-level presentations, and build a narrative based on collection and analysis of data.
• Ability to identify and effectively prioritise work.
• Ability to work with both onsite and distributed remote teams effectively.
• Ability and desire to effectively operate in ambiguous situations with a high degree of flexibility

Key Competencies & Skills

• Proactive and problem-solving approach
• Ability to prioritise and handle a heavy workload to meet critical deadlines
• Ability to initiate/develop systems and procedures
• Vital project planning and management skills
• Advanced capability in using Microsoft Excel & Workday HRIS an asset
• Excellent presentation and communication skills – verbal and written
• Dedication to quality and high standards of work
• Self-starter – able to work proactively
• Passion and enthusiasm for the role
• High level of flexibility
• In-depth knowledge of Irish and/or UK employment legislation
• Absolute confidentiality and integrity
• Awareness of own limitations and when to seek support/advice
• Ability to network, negotiate and influence