Director, HR Business Partner – PlayStation Studios
Seattle (preferred) or Los Angeles – will require 3 days in the studio per week

At PlayStation, we believe that play has no limits—and neither does our people strategy. We are looking for a Director, HR Business Partner to join the PlayStation Studios People team and lead the HR function for some of our premier 1st party game studios. In this role, you’ll be a strategic partner to the Head of Production who oversees these studios and studio leadership to shape the future of our teams and help bring world-class games to life.

As a key member of the PlayStation Studios People leadership team, you’ll guide a talented team of HR Managers and deliver people strategies that strengthen our studios, enable creativity, and drive business results. You’ll play a critical role in workforce planning, talent development, organizational design, and leading change in a fast-moving, global environment.

This is a unique opportunity to influence the culture and employee experience at the heart of PlayStation game development. 

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic HR Leadership

• Develop and execute people strategies that directly support business objectives, with measurable impact on engagement, retention, and leadership effectiveness.
• Partner with leaders to evolve organizational design that connects capabilities to business strategy and future workforce needs.
• Serve as a credible thought partner and member of the PlayStation Studios senior leadership team.

Talent & Workforce Planning

• Lead workforce planning, collaborating with talent acquisition and talent enablement to anticipate business needs.
• Partner with leaders to identify capability gaps and implement targeted initiatives to close them.
• Build succession plans for critical studio leadership and creative roles.

Change & Transformation

• Own the people-side of transformation projects, including large-scale change management and communications.
• Anticipate industry trends (e.g., AI, remote/hybrid models, evolving creative workforce needs) and evolve HR strategies accordingly.

Inclusion and Belonging

• Link business strategy to inclusion and belonging goals, embedding inclusion into workforce planning, hiring, and talent development.
• Challenge the status quo and advocate for initiatives that create more inclusive studio environments.

Leadership & Coaching

• Provide 1:1 coaching to senior leaders to enhance leadership effectiveness.
• Mentor and develop HR Managers, building a strong HRBP bench for the future.
• Act as a culture carrier for PlayStation Studios HR.

People Analytics & Insights

• Leverage data and evidence-based insights to identify trends, inform decisions, and proactively address risks.
• Create compelling narratives from analytics to drive senior leader alignment.

Collaboration & Governance

• Partner cross-functionally with Legal, Finance, IT, and Global HR Shared Services to ensure alignment and compliance.
• Ensure HR policies and practices meet legal and regulatory requirements across the studios.
• Handle escalated issues from studio HR teams and Studio Heads.

Required Knowledge and Experience

• 15+ years of progressive HRBP experience across multiple organizations/industries, with proven ability to apply insights in new environments.
• Direct HRBP experience influencing senior executives (VP+) in a global, matrixed organization.
• Experience in game development studios or with game publishers is required.
• Demonstrated success in large-scale workforce planning and Human Capital Plan development, including change management.
• Strong ability to leverage data to drive people strategies and inform executive decision-making.
• Track record of building strong, trusted relationships with executives and employees at all levels.
• Experienced in partnering with Global HR Shared Services to deliver HR support at scale.
• Outcome-oriented leader with a bias for action who drives initiatives to resolution while balancing competing priorities.
• Bachelor’s degree in HR, OD, business administration or related field required.
• PHR, SHRM-CP, or GPHR certification a plus.
  
  

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