People Practices Manager

Requisition Number: 184579

Position Title: People Practices Manager

External Description:

EA is expanding and we need your expansion human resource expertise to establish and strengthen our people processes while ensuring compliance with local laws and regulations. You'll also partner with other site leaders in creating a welcoming environment that reinforces our values. Reporting to the Director of People Practices, this is a unique opportunity for you to get in on the ground floor of partnering with us to build out our local HR department.

You will work onsite from Bogotá, Colombia (Ciudad Salitre Nor-Oriental).

Responsibilities

• Administration & Collaboration: Builds and administers locally compliant people processes in partnership with EA centers of expertise. May represent EA to local authorities or government agencies regarding employment matters. 

• Site Leadership / Cultural Steward: Works with our managers, employees and departments to develop overall capability to foster a healthy, cohesive, collaborative, fun and fair workplace.

• Coaching: Partners with managers to provide candid, unbiased coaching and counsel to enhance manager effectiveness and improve individual and team capabilities.

• Talent Readiness: Delivers global talent initiatives including talent planning, focal review, and performance management. Ensure senior HR Leadership is aware of site needs and work in tandem to deploy needed strategies or resources.

• Insights & Analytics: Uses HR technology, business intelligence and local market information, to provide data-driven insights that enable sound outcomes.

• Business Oriented: Understand client and market business models/cycles, priorities and cultural nuances as an input into operational strategy; understand both the business internally and also the external landscape.

• Program Delivery: Locally delivers core PE programs within defined timelines and acts as point of escalation for local managers with questions. 

• Change Management: Partners with site leadership and global partners to assess change readiness for People initiatives, provides localization input, and collaborates to arrive at solutions that drive adoption. 

Qualifications

• Written and oral fluency in English and Spanish.

• Bachelor's or equivalent degree in a relevant field combined with 7 year’s progressive experience as an international HR business partner or HR generalist.

• Experienced using data and data-driven insights to support the business.

• Demonstrated local knowledge of HR requirements, HR best practices, HR administration,  employment laws and employment customs and the ability to translate that knowledge into scalable solutions. 

• Outstanding project leadership and delivery experience; oversee region-wide, high impact talent programs across the business.

• Experienced creating healthy organizations, driving transformation and helping culture be a competitive advantage.

 

EA Bogotá Benefits

• Health Benefits - medical insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, global fitness benefit ($500 USD per year), and mental wellbeing plan
• Financial Benefits - competitive salaries and employee stock purchase plan
• Professional Development - training and development programs, opportunities for career advancement and tuition reimbursement
• Work-Life Balance - 15 vacation days, paid holiday closure and paid sick leave
• Meaningful Work - opportunity to directly contribute to the development of EA titles
• Additional Perks - meal card ($400,000 COP per month), game credits and console reimbursement program 
• Work Environment - new office space in the heart of Salitre, inclusive and diverse work culture and supportive team environment

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Company Profile:

Electronic Arts creates next-level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans around the world. Here, everyone is part of the story. Part of a community that connects across the globe. A place where creativity thrives, new perspectives are invited, and ideas matter. A team where everyone makes play happen.

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Days Open: 75

Can this position be remote?: 0

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About Electronic Arts

We’re proud to have an extensive portfolio of games and experiences, locations around the world, and opportunities across EA. We value adaptability, resilience, creativity, and curiosity. From leadership that brings out your potential, to creating space for learning and experimenting, we empower you to do great work and pursue opportunities for growth. 

We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. We nurture environments where our teams can always bring their best to what they do.

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.