Vice President of Human Resources

IGN Entertainment, a division of Ziff Davis, Inc., is seeking an experienced Human Resources Vice President to lead the development and execution of the employee lifecycle for its Gaming and Entertainment division. This role involves partnering with leaders and employees on employee relations, performance management, compensation, talent acquisition, and learning & development. The VP will also collaborate with the divisional HR team for benefits, payroll, and HRIS. The position is critical, sitting on the leadership team and reporting to the President of the Gaming and Entertainment Division, with a dotted line to the Ziff Davis Chief Human Resources Officer. The ideal candidate will drive business partnerships, manage a team of approximately 5 HR professionals supporting employees globally, and focus on scaling the division through organic and M&A activities while fostering a high-performing culture. Key responsibilities include developing and executing people strategies, promoting core values, enhancing performance management, building professional development programs, driving management training, attracting and retaining top talent, and ensuring data-driven decision-making and compliance. The role emphasizes a proactive, results-oriented approach with a focus on equity and inclusion.

Must Have

• 10+ years HR experience
• 5+ years leading HR teams
• Proven ability to influence and inspire change
• Success in delivering high-impact people operations programs
• Business partner to executives
• Expertise in coaching
• Strategic and tactical thinking
• Comfortable with data, KPIs, and OKRs
• Ability to build business rationale and financial impacts

Good to Have

• Experience in growth-oriented and multi-national companies
• Passion for problem-solving and innovation
• Commitment to equity and inclusion

Perks & Benefits

• Competitive salaries
• Robust health and wellness benefits (medical, dental, vision, life, disability)
• Flexible Spending accounts
• 401(k) with company match
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Pregnancy and Parental leave
• Family Planning Support via Maven
• Flexible Time Off
• Volunteer Time Off
• Fitness Reimbursement
• Employee-focused engagement and education programs
• Employee Resource Groups
• Company-sponsored events
• Impactful work in gaming and entertainment
• Collaborative and dynamic environment
• Work with innovative programmatic technologies and tools

Description

• Vision and Strategy: Partner with the executive leadership team and strategic stakeholders to help establish and execute on the long-term vision for key people operation functions, drive future organizational design and change management initiatives to maintain a high-performing, motivated, and impactful team. Foster an environment which stimulates open communication, collaboration, imagination and engenders a team spirit in solving problems and achieving growth expectations 
• Values and Culture: Promote our core values while making us an employer of choice in the gaming industry. Act as a steward to ensure that all decisions, programs, and processes are aligned with those values and goals. Help us to scale the organization quickly (organically and through M&A) while maintaining our performance-oriented culture 
• Performance Management and Recognition:  Enhance our company-wide performance management program to help us identify high and low performers, promote and reward excellence, and drive continuous, transparent feedback across all disciplines 
• Professional Development:  Build scalable professional development programs that aid in growing our team’s capabilities and drive employee retention 
• Management and Leadership Training: Drive scalable solutions around making our leaders better managers; provide coaching and feedback to our existing leadership team and develop programs that prepare high-potential employees 
• Talent Management: Attract, develop, motivate and retain top talent throughout the employee lifecycle 
• Data and Compliance: Improve the collection and use of people-related data to aid in better decision making; develop key metrics to measure employee happiness, performance, engagement, and retention; ensure compliance with all federal, state, and local requirements across each of our offices

• 10+ years direct Human Resources experience, with 5+ years leading HR teams in growth-oriented and multi-national companies 
• The proven ability to influence and inspire change with executive and operating teams through active communication of the people strategy 
• Proven success in delivering high-impact people operations programs around performance management, culture, employee engagement, and retention 
• A track record of being a business partner to executives across a variety of functional areas and a demonstrated capability to interface and maintain effective relationships with all departments and staff 
• Expertise in coaching across the full spectrum of seniority 
• The ability to think strategically but also focus on tactical and operational issues
• Comfortable with data, KPIs, and OKRs that measure the effectiveness of programs and strategies 
• Ability to build and communicate business rationale and financial impacts of programs 

Work Environment:

• Work Schedule: 40 hours per week, M-F. Due to the nature of this role, there may be an expectation to work late evenings and early mornings to meet employee/ company deliverables and requests.
• Travel Requirements: Travel to events, event locations, as needed.  International travel as needed.  May be required to work weekends due to events and load in/ load out schedules.
• Physical Requirements: This role involves standard office-based activities, including extended periods of sitting, standing, and working at a computer.
• Work Model: This role will be required to go into our Los Angeles office on a hybrid basis, at least 3 days per week.

Our Culture and Values

Here’s the good stuff about us…

• You’ll make an impact. We reach 490MM monthly unique users. We’re big time, but we’re not afraid to give you real opportunities to be epic and make a difference immediately.
• We’ve got a big presence, but a small team.
• We have fun. It’s all about games and games are fun. Anyone can offer a casual work environment, flexible hours, and benefits. We can offer that and a place where you can squad up with your coworkers in the arcade/game room.
• We’re passionate about what we do. IGN employees understand our users, because they are our users. We have a personal interest in providing the best possible product.

Why Join Us:

• Join a forward-thinking, distributed team in one of the most exciting sectors—gaming and entertainment.
• Work with innovative programmatic technologies and tools.
• Enjoy a collaborative and dynamic environment.