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HR Business Partner - 1 year CONTRACT
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At Zynga, we bring people together through the power of play. As a global leader in interactive entertainment and a proud label of Take-Two Interactive, our games have been downloaded over 6 billion times—connecting players in 175+ countries through fun, strategy, and a little friendly competition.
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Founded in 2007 and headquartered in California, our teams span North America, Europe, and Asia, working together to craft unforgettable gaming experiences. Whether you're spinning, strategizing, matching, or competing, Zynga is where fun meets innovation—and where you can take your career to the next level.
Join us and be part of the play!
Zynga is looking for an experienced People Partner to join our growing HR Business Partner organization. This person will support a mix of game and central teams, in our growing Toronto office while being a part of the North American people team. This position will be onsite in the Zynga Toronto office so the individual must be within location for this position.
- Partner with People Managers and Business Leaders to drive talent initiatives within their teams that help them meet their business objectives.
- Offer thought leadership regarding organizational and people-related strategy and execution.
- Lead, support and/or facilitate change management, employee communication and talent initiatives within business units you support.
- Assess employee development needs, make recommendations, and implement appropriate solutions. Provide appropriate coaching and development feedback to managers and employees, proactively and when employee relations issues arise.
- Solve problems and get to the root cause of any issue and quickly implement solutions, either independently or partnering with colleagues in the People Operations team.
- Use data to inform and guide decisions and policies.
- Respond to employee questions timely and provide advice when it makes sense.
- Mediate between team members when appropriate and escalate to senior leadership and broader talent team if necessary.
- Promote a culture of feedback and open communication.
- Bachelor's degree, with at least 7+ years of HR Generalist experience, preferably in a startup environment.
- Experience working on a variety of HR functions and on various HR programs/projects.
- Ability to work well independently as well as collaboratively; self-motivated and disciplined to meet deadlines in the context of competing priorities and projects; lead and work effectively with cross-functional teams; customer-focused.
- Intermediate to advanced skills with Microsoft Office programs (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Experience with HRIS systems
- Must be able to travel to US offices
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).
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