HR Partner (Maternity Cover)

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Our Story

At Wooga, we are very proud of the diverse, creative and friendly environment we have established and we believe you will enjoy working with some of the best people in the industry. Each of our Woogas plays an important role in our success as a company and in shaping our culture. We really value our razor-sharp focus on story-driven casual games, excellent craftsmanship, truly collaborative way of working, and the values we strive to live up to every day. We create joyful experiences that awaken our players’ desire to see what happens next. Based in the heart of Berlin, with over 300 employees from around the world, we work together to create high-quality casual games with engaging stories at the core of the experience.

Our HR Team is devoted to creating an environment where our people are excited to contribute to our vision and strategy. We aim to provide an engaging and innovative employee experience that fosters trust, belonging, and joy in work and play.
We’re looking for a strategic HR Partner to play a key leadership role in shaping our People Team. You’ll partner closely with employees and stakeholders across the business, supporting the full employee lifecycle and driving initiatives that elevate the employee experience.

This is a fixed-term position (maternity cover) until February 2027.

How we work

Our aim is to keep doing so for many more years, if not decades. In order to be able to do so, we’ve defined a distinct way of how we’re working at Wooga, so that all relevant aspects intertwine and have a positive impact on the game. No matter if you’re part of a game team or support the success of Wooga as part of a central team, all 300 employees from around the world can make an impact. We’re proud of the environment we’ve built, and believe you’ll enjoy working with some of the best people in the industry. 

Our drivers: Speed, Focus, Ownership, and Impact, guide our working style at Wooga and help us make a deliberate choice to focus on what is important to us, while working towards a shared goal.
These drivers shape how we work together and what we expect from ourselves and our leaders.

About the role

• Use a combination of HR tools and regular meetings with leaders across disciplines (Art, Engineering, Product, Production, Monetization etc.) to continuously gauge what’s going well and what could be improved in the organization.
• Advise and coach managers on techniques for effective leadership, engagement, and nurturing of their teams. Be a sparring partner to the people managers and help them to achieve their goals through continuous collaboration.
• End-to-end ownership of strategic HR-related initiatives within Wooga and other Playtika entities (be it in the area of organisation development, performance management cycle, L&D, rewards or other).
• Consult and interpret legal regulations and laws to the people managers and employees to make sure all processes are in compliance.
• Play an instrumental role in managing change in our organization from concept to execution and communication.

About you

• You bring relevant HR Partnership experience, preferably within the digital industry.
• You have proven experience in partnering with senior leaders, managing complex employee relations issues, and managing projects of a wide scope/company level.
• You have strong business acumen (understanding business drivers).
• You can translate business strategy into tangible people initiatives.
• You have experience supporting change management and transformation .
• You are an excellent communicator, with advanced stakeholder management and influencing skills .
• You are knowledgeable in local labor law (Germany).
• You speak fluent German and English.

Please note: Research has shown that some under-represented groups in the gaming industry (eg: women) tend to apply only if they meet every single requirement. Here at Wooga, the desire to learn and the willingness to solve problems are more important to us than your experience on paper. We encourage you to apply even if you do not think that you tick all the boxes - thinking outside of such boxes and embracing the diversity of mindsets and backgrounds is what we believe makes our teams thrive.

Our Promise    

• Shape the future! Challenge the status quo and team up with a diverse group of experts (over 57 nationalities!) working on crafting the world’s best games.
• We offer a generous relocation package and home search support if you are not already located in Berlin. Did we mention that we also cooperate with Kindergartens?
• Make use of a significant education budget and extra days off for self-development. Join our meet-ups, talks, brown bag lunches, internal trainings, workshops and many others.
• Enjoy the yoga, mindfulness app, sports and transport subsidies. And a Purpose Day to donate your time to a worthy cause!
• Did you know that German is the third most commonly taught language worldwide? Learn it too! We offer German language classes for you and your significant other.
• With our hybrid work model you will work in the office with your teams twice a week, to encourage in-person collaboration and team bonding The other three days you can choose if you want to work from home or from the office. We also offer 10 days a year to work from abroad. 

At Wooga we are committed to providing a friendly, safe and welcoming environment for everyone who works here or with us, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age, religion (or lack thereof) and game preferences. Be yourself, we like you that way!

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