HR Business Partner, Games

Netflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services, with over 300 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, films and games across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can play, pause and resume watching as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, and can change their plans at any time.

Join our team as an HRBP for Netflix Games Studio. Our HRBPs are the frontline consultants to people managers and individual contributors, providing guidance, insights, coaching, and advice to support talent management practices within the team (onboarding, performance management, development, team health, culture).  A key area of focus for the HRBP is to increase manager capability, enabling them to be more self-sufficient, driving manager education on important people programs, tools, and processes. HRBPs collaborate with their peers to ensure a collective Talent strategy that encompasses the major areas in which the org can grow and scale, while strongly reflecting the Netflix culture and optimizing organizational health.

This role will partner with Netflix’s US-based game development studios and report to the Director, HRBP.   

Key Responsibilities

Trusted Business Advisor 

• Accelerate leadership effectiveness through supporting new leader onboarding for key management roles

• Support managers in building the muscle around growth conversations, as well as ‘talent density’ and ‘keepers test’ concepts, holding managers accountable for high-performing teams; proactively identify gaps and propose solutions

• Guide employee relations matters (e.g. interpersonal conflict, investigations, terminations, etc.), working with partners as needed

• Conduct exit interviews for critical exits, gathering insights on root causes, and make recommendations to address themes as appropriate  

Strategic Problem Solver

• Use people data to identify insights aligned with business priorities to support leaders in making better business decisions and increasing team effectiveness

• Triage inquiries and connect questions to the appropriate subject matter expert/team when necessary (e.g. Employee Services, Compensation, Talent Acquisition, etc.)

• Support the development and execution of organizational design and change plans

Execution Excellence 

• Partner with HRBP lead on the education and execution of cyclical Talent Programs & Functional Talent Strategies through facilitated sessions or coaching at the individual/ team level

• Partner with peers and HRBP lead on additional Talent programs e.g. Culture Connect, Leading@, Inclusive Leadership, Comp, 360 Feedback, etc. 

Profile/Experience

• 4+ years of experience as an HRBP partnering with managers on full employment lifecycle touchpoints or depth of experience in Netflix’s talent functions (Talent Management, Talent Acquisition, Talent Ops, or other COEs)  

• Strong business and HR acumen, including strong problem-solving skills, high judgment, critical thinking, and analysis

• Ability to navigate ambiguity within a complex, dynamic, and rapidly changing environment ,including frequent context switching across multiple organizations and priorities.

• Strong verbal and written communication and influencing skills.

• Strong quantitative and qualitative analytical skills. Adept at exploring and analyzing data to identify insights and opportunities for business impact, using data to drive business decisions and tell/present a compelling story (memos, presentations, etc) that influences stakeholders

• Proficient in the Google Workspace platform, including Docs, Sheets, Forms, and Slides.

• Drives recommendations and prioritization 

• Experience working in a highly matrixed and globally distributed organization

• Project management and execution skills

• Coaching and consulting skills

• Possesses intellectual curiosity; brings insight into the team & business

Preferred: 

• Experience working in HR across multiple companies/organizations (starts-up/established, etc)

• Prior experience in the Games industry.   

• MBA or Master's in HR,