Senior Manager, People & Culture (14 Month Maternity Leave Replacement)

The Senior Manager, People & Culture (P&C) supports the delivery of P&C strategies aligned to business objectives within the P&C team, using data to drive design and decisions. This role involves working across the business, providing support and assisting in the implementation of P&C initiatives. The Senior Manager, P&C will help manage relationships between P&C and the business, contributing to the effective delivery of P&C services across Product Madness and the wider enterprise.

Specific focus will be developing the P&C service offering at Product Madness to truly scale and grow. Role modelling how we can work with the wider enterprise whether that is with the CoEs, MYP&C team or integration teams. The business partner role is critical to the success of ALL Game Strategy 2030.

As custodians of our people first approach and values, the business partner team should lead and role model application throughout the employee life cycle.

What You'll Do

• Support and work as part of the business partnering team in serving as a partner to Level 400 leaders and below, assisting in delivering P&C solutions that align with business needs and existing strategic solution tracks already in place.
• Assist in managing the relationship between the MYP&C division and the business, ensuring effective collaboration and consistency of services across EMEA and Americas
• Work as part of the business partner team to assist in the development and execution of P&C strategies, tactical activities and project initiatives that support business objectives
• Serve as a coach and change enablement agent to leaders, primary relationships with level 400 leaders.
• Ensure the business partner team cover the end to end employee life cycle working across all touch points and teams to provide a seamless experience, which is values driven and consistent irrelevant of location or team.

P&C Strategy

• Provide support across the employee life cycle in workforce planning, talent management, employee experience and organisational development initiatives.
• Support and, from time-to-time lead on, implementing initiatives focused on Talent and Development, Reward, Engagement and Recognition that underpin the People Plan (s)
• Develop the use of meaningful data to drive strategic people decisions
• Deliver P&C initiatives aligned to the wider business strategy and objectives e.g. scale and sustainability, high performance culture and inclusion
• Look up and out; identifying ways in which we can bring the outside in and provide thought leadership to the organisation

Talent

• Work with the CoEs and business partner team to support the administration of development programs aimed at employee growth within the client group.
• Assist in identifying and supporting talent programmes e.g. career frameworks, emerging talent programmes, helping to facilitate training and development opportunities with the Talent CoE.
• Work with business partner team and business leadership to execute development plans for high-potential employees, e.g. top talent programme and mentoring
• Monitor the progress of emerging talent and new joiners, providing regular updates to relevant P&C stakeholders.
• Lead talent review and succession planning for client group within the remit (e.g. Level 400 and below)

Employee Engagement:

• Contribute and develop engagement strategies linked to the overarching Employee Engagement strategy
• Assist with the administration and analysis of PowerPulse employee engagement surveys. Deliver enablement sessions as required based on PowerPulse
• Collaborate with the P&C SBP team and leadership to address engagement issues and develop action plans with the business.
• Lead on and when applicable deliver business outcome driven initiatives and programmes aligned to our culture e.g. Wellness or CSR programmes
• Provide support in monitoring engagement trends and reporting findings

Performance Management:

• Support the calibration and performance management processes, ensuring accurate evaluations across the client group within their remit
• Working with the P&C SBPs to contribute to the annual REM (Remuneration) review process by providing support in compensation decisions for client group.
• Support the promotions process for client group within their remit.

Data Usage

• Working with P&C Performance Manager to obtain relevant data to inform the design and development of business solutions, aligned to business needs as agreed with the Strategic P&C BP
• Assist the business partner team to compile data dashboards (with Perf Mgr) as necessary for discussions at SLT level.
• Work with relevant CoEs such as reward to develop recognition programmes or benefits programmes aligned to what the data is telling us

P&C Operations

• Manage operational administration tasks related to the client group, ensuring all P&C processes are accurate and up to date.
• Handle day-to-day P&C operations, including employee record management and policy implementation.
• Assist in completing administrative tasks efficiently while maintaining confidentiality.

Employee Relations (ER) and Legal Compliance:

• Assist in addressing employee relations issues, escalating them to the P&C SBP as needed.
• Support the management of ER cases from start to finish, ensuring legal compliance.
• Aid managers in handling employee relations issues, ensuring fair treatment

• Use monthly data to identify trends and develop necessary solutions and initiatives eg respect for others and leadership upskill

What We're Looking For

• Bachelors degree in human resources or business related field
• Five (5) to Eight (8) years of HR experience as HRBP
• Multi-site location client support experience a plus
• Previous experience in coaching employees and management through complex, difficult issues
• Up to 10% travel required

Why Product Madness?

As part of the Aristocrat family, we share their mission of bringing joy to life through the power of play, with a world-class team who creates top-grossing, leading titles in the social casino genre, including Heart of Vegas, Lightning Link, Cashman Casino. 

With 800 team members across the globe, Product Madness is headquartered in London, with offices in Barcelona, Gdańsk, Lviv, Montreal and a remote team spanning the USA, making us a truly global powerhouse.

We live by our People First principle. Regardless of where, when, or how they work, our team members have opportunities to elevate their careers, and grow alongside us. We take pride in fostering an inclusive culture, where our people are encouraged to be their very best, every day.

But don’t just take our word for it. In 2024, we made the Global Inspiring Workplace Awards list, and won a bronze award at the Stevies for Great Employers in the ‘Employer of the Year - Media and Entertainment’ category.

So, what’s stopping you?

Benefits:

• Flexibility: Flexible working schedules & Hybrid mode (2 days/week in office) 

• Health Benefits: Health care coverage on your first day of employment with competitive plans and virtual Health care offered 

• Wellbeing: Employee Assistance Program (EAP) + Wellness spending account (500$) 

• Time Off: 3 weeks + 4 floating days + 7 personal/sick days + Christmas shutdown 

• Financial Benefits: 100% match up to 4% on Group RRSPs + SuperShare eligibility where for every 2 Aristocrat Technologies (ATI) shares you buy, up to the set maximum, you will receive 1 for free 

• Team Member Assistance Fund: Up to $1,000 annually in financial support if you fall on hard times and need financial assistance  

• Free lunch + happy hours in the office 

• Access to LinkedIn Learning 

• Fun monthly team building events  

• + Many More ! 

Travel Expectations

None