HR Director, Spain

Zynga is a global leader in interactive entertainment with a mission to connect the world through games and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO). With massive global reach in more than 175 countries and regions, the combined diverse portfolio of popular game franchises has been downloaded more than 6 billion times on mobile, including Star Wars™: Hunters, CSR Racing™, Dragon City, Empires & Puzzles™, FarmVille™, Golf Rival™, Hair Challenge™, Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells™, High Heels!™, Merge Dragons!™, Merge Magic!™, Monster Legends, Toon Blast™, Top Eleven, Toy Blast™, Two Dots, Words With Friends™, and Zynga Poker™.Founded in 2007, Zynga is headquartered in California with locations in North America, Europe, and Asia. For more information, visit www.zynga.com or follow Zynga on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, or the Zynga blog

Ready for your next adventure?!

We are Socialpoint, a world-renowned mobile games studio based in sunny Barcelona. Our games are positioned in the top rankings of both iOS and Android, and they are played and loved by millions of fans all over the world. We are proud members of the Take-Two & Zynga family, and we are on a mission to offer a great gaming experience and bring fun to everyone!

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Job Purpose 

As the HR Director for Socialpoint, you will support all aspects of the employee experience, and will be responsible for constantly improving processes at all stages of the employee lifecycle, to ensure a AAA employee experience.

Reporting to the Vice President, HRBP NA & Europe, you’ll have line management responsibility for our Socialpoint HRBP team and partner closely with our Workplace Services, Business Operations and central corporate teams.

Key Roles & Responsibilities

• Act as trusted partner for our senior leadership team within Socialpoint, providing thought leadership and direction in every phase of the employee lifecycle
• Lead the integration and implementation of new people processes and policies; from seamless onboarding flows and administration to levelling up our people processes, conducting regular reviews and making adjustments as required
• Own the full employee lifecycle framework e.g. onboarding, offboarding, performance management, learning and development, social activities and reward cycles in order to deliver a first class employee experience
• Partner and coordinate on integration efforts as needed
• Own visa and immigration processes for the region from both employee experience and engaging with internal immigration teams and data retention process
• Partner closely with senior leadership, HRBPs, CoEs, Business Operations and teams across Zynga and Take Two to support successful and effective roll out or evolution of processes and policies
• Own the people operations roadmap and strategy for Socialpoint/ Barcelona, ensuring it aligns with the business and moves us towards continued growth, speed, innovation and improvement
• Utilise surveys (annual and pulse) and other people data to make recommendations for new interventions and projects, in collaboration with HRBPs
• Ensure we create an incredible connected/hybrid working environment across all our offices where people can collaborate and do their best work
• Ensure our people infrastructure is prepared for expansion, and partner with local teams on M&A activities
• Monitor internal people systems and databases - conduct periodic data audits and reviews of processes to continuously improve the quality of data
• Maintain in-depth knowledge of local and global employment laws - ensure we always remain compliant

Required Skills & Experience

• Experience in Human Resources, within a managerial position, leading one or more HR functions/teams
• Proven experience in managing HR operations within a high-growth, fast-paced environment
• In-depth knowledge of Spanish employment law compliance
• Excellent relationship management skills, with the ability to connect and provide support at all levels within the organization, and effectively influence stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with global, distributed HR teams
• Strong analytical skills, proficient in data-driven analysis related to HR/People, and understanding the significance of data hygiene

Desirable Skills & Experience

• Previous experience in the gaming, entertainment or tech industry

What's in it for you as a Socialpointer?

• You’ll get the newest & most powerful devices & equipment to work with, along with a Spotify Premium account
• An impressive 25 days annual leave plus the Christmas week, not including public holidays!
• Private medical insurance for you and your family, just in case!
• Relocation support to help you move to Barcelona (if you’re not already here)
• Choose from the latest IOS or Android device upon joining (phone or tablet)
• Yearly parent pack 
• Free Language Lessons
• People development is key for us: an amazing training budget just for you & our internal mobility program offers real growth opportunities

Check out some of our benefits tied to the office; 

• Want to stay in shape? We have state of the art gym facilities so you can level up your fitness game
• Monthly events are there to get you to know your colleagues
• Book an appointment with our onsite physiotherapist
• Drop by our onsite hairdressers for a trim (and forget your wallet)

We will consider all qualified job-seekers with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law.

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We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, which means we are committed to creating and celebrating diverse thoughts, cultures, and backgrounds throughout our organization.  Employment with us is based on substantive ability, objective qualifications, and work ethic – not an individual’s race, creed, color, religion, sex or gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, alienage or citizenship status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, status as a victim of domestic violence or sex offenses, reproductive health decision, or any other characteristics protected by applicable law.

As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to providing the necessary support and accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities, health conditions, or impairments (subject to any local qualifying requirements) to ensure their full participation in the job application or interview process. Please contact us at accommodationrequest@zynga.com to request any accommodations or for support related to your application for an open position.

Please be aware that Zynga does not conduct job interviews or make job offers over third-party messaging apps such as Telegram, WhatsApp, or others.  Zynga also does not engage in any financial exchanges during the recruitment or onboarding process, and will never ask a candidate for their personal or financial information over an app or other unofficial chat channel.  Any attempt to do so may be the result of a scamp or phishing attack, and you should not engage.  Zynga’s  in-house recruitment team will only contact individuals through their official Company email addresses (i.e., via a zynga.com, naturalmotion.com, smallgiantgames.com, themavens.com, gram.gs email domain).