HR Business Partner

Requisition Number: 153850

Position Title: Lead HRBP

External Description:

We’re EA—the world’s greatest game publisher. You’re probably familiar with many of our titles— Battlefield, FIFA, The Sims, Mirrors Edge, and Star Wars, to name a few. But maybe you don’t know how we’re committed to creating games for every platform—from social to mobile to console—to give our consumers that anytime, anywhere access they demand.

One of EA's flagship studios is the iconic DICE studio, located at Södermalm in Stockholm, rewarded for AAA game experiences and home for some of the worlds most talented and creative people.

We are now looking for another experienced highly motivated HR Partner to join our HR team and partner with a diverse mix of studio and technical teams.

The challenge ahead
Your as well as our objectives will be to coach, support, and challenge our leaders and managers to create a highly engaged and talented workforce. The role combines mid-long-term activities, as well as support a very exciting, creative and cutting-edge industry. You will work in a studio that is striving to create the best digital entertainment in the world, DICE exist to push boundaries!

The right person has to be comfortable and familiar with working in a rapidly-changing, high growth environment where you have a real desire to work proactively with prioritized HR and business initiatives. You will partner with different business units and teams and their managers to develop and implement people strategies at individual and team levels, as well as support them with general HR related matters.

We’d love for you to be a gamer but if you’re not, we will make you one.

Key Responsibilities
Being an HR Partner you will work closely with the rest of the HR team in Stockholm and with our Centres of Excellence, for example, Talent Acquisition, University relations, Total Rewards and Global Mobility.

Furthermore, you will:

• Help facilitate and create individual and team development plans aligned to business strategy.
• Establish clarity about critical roles across the studio and develop strategies to address retention risks and skill gaps, ensuring succession plans are in place for key roles considering internal talent as a priority.
• Develop and lead the delivery of local and international HR programs that drive employee retention, engagement and development.
• Support the development of high performing teams, facilitate workshops and help leaders with team building initiatives.

 

We are looking for someone with

• Proven experience in working with leaders in a consultative and coaching way; perhaps as an HR generalist or HRBP with a long-term perspective and tactical execution.
• Strong business and people acumen; able to frame HR initiatives and expertise in a business context; able to think, act and communicate strategically. Insightful about how people will be impacted as a result of business decisions; challenge driven.
• Independent thinking with results focuses – able to quickly sort through information, form an opinion, and develop solutions.
• Project leadership skills with the ability to start and close projects.
• Presentation skills experience, ability to produce presentations and work with sell-in and roll-outs.
• Since the role to a high degree will work on an international level, it is important to speak English fluently; being used to working in an international environment is a benefit.

What’s in it for you? Glad you asked!

At EA we’re renowned for caring for the professional growth and well-being of our people and have done so during our steady growth over the last decade. In addition to a competitive compensation package, we offer our employees 10 EA games per year, massage every three weeks, a variety of sports activities (yoga and cross fit to name a few) and health care allowance. We have a collective bargain agreement with Unionen and Sveriges Ingenjörer and also provide our employees with occupational pension.

We look forward to receiving your application!

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We will review applicants continuously so please send your CV and cover letter in English to us as soon as possible.

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We are a global team of creators, storytellers, technologists, experience originators, innovators and so much more. We believe amazing games and experiences start with teams as diverse as the players and communities we serve. At Electronic Arts, the only limit is your imagination.

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About Electronic Arts

Everything we do is designed to inspire the world to play. Through our cutting-edge games, innovative services, and powerful technologies, we bring worlds with infinite possibilities to millions of players and fans around the globe.

We’re looking for collaborative and inclusive people with diverse perspectives who will enrich our culture and challenge us. We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support our people through every chapter of life. We provide comprehensive benefit packages and support for a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. Our goal is to provide a safe and respectful workplace that empowers you to thrive in both work and life.

Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.

Days Open: 81

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EEO Employer Verbiage:

About Electronic Arts

Everything we do is designed to inspire the world to play. Through our cutting-edge games, innovative services, and powerful technologies, we bring worlds with infinite possibilities to millions of players and fans around the globe.

We’re looking for collaborative and inclusive people with diverse perspectives who will enrich our culture and challenge us. We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support our people through every chapter of life. We provide comprehensive benefit packages and support for a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. Our goal is to provide a safe and respectful workplace that empowers you to thrive in both work and life.

Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.