HR Director Paris Studio F/M/NB

Ubisoft’s 20,000 team members, working across more than 30 countries around the world, are bound by a common mission to enrich players’ lives with original and memorable gaming experiences. Their commitment and talent have brought to life many acclaimed franchises such as Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, Watch Dogs, Just Dance, Rainbow Six, and many more to come. Ubisoft is an equal opportunity employer that believes diverse backgrounds and perspectives are key to creating worlds where both players and teams can thrive and express themselves. If you are excited about solving game-changing challenges, cutting edge technologies and pushing the boundaries of entertainment, we invite you to join our journey and help us create the unknown.

Ubisoft's pioneering studio, Paris studio was responsible for the publisher's first successes following its creation in 1992. Today, it is at the helm of such must-have licenses as Just Dance, Ghost Recon and Mario + The Rabbids. Ubisoft Paris has also built a solid reputation as a partner of choice in cross-studio collaborations such as Watch Dogs, Skull & Bones, Beyond Good & Evil 2 and Star Wars. Building on this experience, the studio continues to push the boundaries of creativity by working on some very promising yet unannounced projects.   

With 750 talents of 35 nationalities, Ubisoft Paris is today the largest studio in France and one of the most experienced in the industry. Young talents can benefit from the strong presence of senior profiles in the creative, technical or artistic fields. Everyone is driven by the same passion: to push the limits of what is possible and to offer new experiences to our players.

The HR Director acts as a strategic business partner supporting all HR activities and initiatives from both operational and strategic perspective. Responsibilities include driving successful implementation of leadership and organizational priorities including recruitment, development of teams, operational excellence and continuously improving the positive engagement of the employees in alignment with the company’s growth plan.

The HR director will work closely with the Managing Director, the Studio Leadership Team, Heads of departments, Managers and key Business Partners.

They will implement HR initiatives which foster the core values of Ubisoft and will promote the good behaviors /skills within Ubisoft at employee and management level.

The daily life of a Human Resource Director at Ubisoft Paris:

Strategy

• Set up studios’ HR roadmaps in the frame of the Global HR roadmap by translating organizational business plans into HR strategic and operating plans
• Partner with the business leaders in developing strategies and ensuring robust HR alignment with business priorities in terms of team staffing, performance and efficiency
• Deliver the HR aspects of organizational changes that arise from business unit transformations.
• As a member of the Studio Leadership Team, contribute to build the Studio’s strategy along with the other leadership team member

HR Management

• Manage a team of ~30 people
• Provide advice to leaders on building a safe work environment and culture to attract and retain the best talent for the studio
• Foster a seamless, inclusive and positive employee experience for all Ubisoft Paris employees throughout their employee lifecycle
• Ensure compliance with all applicable local employment legal requirements
• With the support of the French labor relations team, act as a protector of a constructive relationships with the local employee representatives.
• Consistently steers the management of employee relations issues in line with our core business values, thus driving a culture of fairness and accountability
• Lead the Strategic Workforce Planning Manager in forecasting staffing needs, identifying and addressing competency, knowledge, training needs and talent gaps
• Set up and coordinate training plan in collaboration with business leader and manage the annual training budget for Ubisoft Paris
• Develop and implement career pathways for employees and succession planning to build a strong leadership pipeline
• Align the local compensation & benefits orientations with the global rewards team and seek consistency at a national level to ensure competitiveness and alignment with the industry level practices
• Follow-up on relevant HR KPIs to make informed business decisions based on reliable HR insights
• Contribute to local, national and/or international ad-hoc HR projects or initiatives (example: HR Zone implementation)
• Continually assess the competitiveness of all programs and practices against the best-in-class industry standards
• Collaborate with other HR communities across the Ubisoft Group to share best practices
• Collaborate with the French HRDs Executive Committee to ensure consistency of HR policies & employee experience at a national level

• Seasoned professional with experience in senior HR responsibilities and member of business unit board, ideally experienced on both business partnering and leadership roles
• Strong understanding of Ubisoft Production business
• Solid understanding of all aspects of HR administration and regulations, including current employment laws
• Experience of Labor Relations
• Excellent people and communication skills
• Strong communication, networking, negotiation, and persuasion skills
• Strong stakeholder management and conflict management skills
• Proven experience managing senior team members
• Strategic and analytical approach to HR planning and data management
• Strong organizational, planning, and prioritization skills
• Positive, entrepreneurial, and service-oriented mindset
• Fluent in French and Excellent verbal and written English skills

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