Human Resources Manager | Platform and Technology (6-month contract)

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Blizzard is looking for a Human Resources Manager to support the Platforms and Technology teams. This role involves providing both tactical and strategic solutions for critical talent and workforce efficiency, as well as enabling organizational capabilities to achieve strategic objectives.

The ideal candidate will lead and collaborate with global teams on engagement planning, succession, pipeline planning, workforce optimization, performance and rewards management, employee productivity, employee relations, and policy interpretation. The position requires a data-driven, analytical, and collaborative individual who can work effectively across a highly matrixed environment with multiple locations and time zones.

This role is anticipated to be a hybrid work position, with some work on-site and some work-from-home. The home studio for this role is Irvine, CA.

This is a 6-month temporary position.

Responsibilities

• Lead and implement day-to-day HR workflow operations in a distributed environment, providing both in-person and virtual support.

• Deliver a people plan by defining key milestones and managing execution.

• Implement organizational change efforts, ensuring employee impact is at the forefront of organizational decisions.

• Accountable for the approach and outcome on employment matters; improving intended performance and reducing people-related risks.

• Provide day-to-day coaching to leadership on a variety of actions to allow them to grow and perform at their best.

• Drive integrity and accountability for the implementation of the annual HR cycle to facilitate beneficial delivery, including workforce and talent planning, performance management, and total rewards.

• Analyze, report, and use leading people metrics to continuously improve talent insights.

• Identify levers and develop strategies that measurably improve engagement and retention (e.g., talent assessments, engagement surveys, exit surveys).

Minimum Requirements

• 5+ years of dynamic experience in all aspects of Human Resources.

• Experience supporting and influencing leaders to make better people decisions that achieve business results.

• Solid experience and passion for using facts and data to build people-centric solutions.

• Creativity, high EQ, passion, and strong critical thinking skills with a willingness to take reasonable risks.

• Outstanding project management skills with a demonstrated track record of delivering high-quality results in a fast-paced, complex, dynamic business environment.

• Highest level of integrity with a confirmed ability to gain trust from all levels of the organization.

• Proven commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Extra Points

• Prior experience in gaming or other culturally relevant media.

Your Platform

Best known for iconic video game universes including Warcraft®, Overwatch®, Diablo®, and StarCraft®, Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. (www.blizzard.com), a division of Activision Blizzard, which was acquired by Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), is a premier developer and publisher of entertainment experiences. Blizzard Entertainment has created some of the industry’s most critically acclaimed and genre-defining games over the last 30 years, with a track record that includes multiple Game of the Year awards. Blizzard Entertainment engages tens of millions of players around the world with titles available on PC via Battle.net®, Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Android.

Our World

Activision Blizzard, Inc., is one of the world's largest and most successful interactive entertainment companies and is at the intersection of media, technology and entertainment. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty®, World of Warcraft®, Overwatch®, Diablo®, Candy Crush™ and Bubble Witch™. Our combined entertainment network delights hundreds of millions of monthly active users in 196 countries, making us the largest gaming network on the planet!

Our ability to build immersive and innovative worlds is only enhanced by diverse teams working in an inclusive environment.  We aspire to have a culture where everyone can thrive in order to connect and engage the world through epic entertainment. We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for ‘Every World’ - we’ve got our employees covered!

The videogame industry and therefore our business is fast-paced and will continue to evolve. As such, the duties and responsibilities of this role may be changed as directed by the Company at any time to promote and support our business and relationships with industry partners.

We love hearing from anyone who is enthusiastic about changing the games industry. Not sure you meet all qualifications? Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of other under-represented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification, when, in fact, they often do! We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply. 

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable assistance to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you are a disabled individual requiring accommodation to apply for an open position, please email your request to accommodationrequests@activisionblizzard.com. General employment questions cannot be accepted or processed here. Thank you for your interest. 

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status, among other characteristics

Rewards

We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for ‘Every World’ - we’ve got our employees covered!  Subject to eligibility requirements, the Company offers comprehensive benefits including:

• Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance;
• 401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching;
• Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave;
• Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others;
• If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance.

Eligibility to participate in these benefits may vary for part time and temporary full-time employees and interns with the Company.  You can learn more by visiting https://www.benefitsforeveryworld.com/.