People and Culture Manager - Germany in Berlin bei Thunderful

Thunderful

About the role:

Thunderful Games is seeking a German based People and Culture Manager to join its growing European People and Culture team supporting Headup and Studio Fizbin.

Headup and Studio Fizbin are part of Thunderful Games.

The People and Culture Manager will report to the VP of People and Culture and work alongside the CEO’s of Headup and Studio Fizbin. You will develop and improve people-related policies and ways to embed and demonstrate company values. You will support and coach managers on people-related issues and processes, develop reward and benefit structures, and manage HR metrics and KPIs.

If you are an experienced operational HR professional passionate about gaming and creativity, we would love to hear from you. Apply now and become part of Thunderful Group’s dynamic and growing European People and Culture team.

This position is a part time position working 2 or 3 days per week.

Responsibilities Include:

Supporting international People & Culture colleagues in divisional wide people related projects as required
Leading and implementing the well-being agenda and information for colleagues within area
Implementing, supporting and developing the use of HRIS system/s
Supporting the Thunderful DEI Committee, working with the Divisional P & C Operations Manager to provide specific HR-related guidance/expertise, and leading on subsidiary specific DEI initiatives
Developing and maintaining Employee Handbooks and ensuring other employee documentation is legally compliant and up-to-date
Supporting long-term sickness and absence and any frequent short-term absences
Supporting the Health and Safety of employees
Support the CSR (corporate social responsibility) agenda

Requirements:

The ideal candidate will have a people-centric approach to HR and a servant leader approach, aligned with Thunderful/subsidiary values, the ability to integrate into a friendly, kind, and inclusive team, a can-do and informal approach, and a positive attitude.

Thunderful Games is a dynamic company where positive changes are frequent and often swift, always focusing on continuous improvement; an appreciation and understanding of this type of company will be necessary to thrive in this role.

As you will be part of an international HR team you will need to have full professional proficiency in English and German.

Further requirements:

HR degree or equivalent (such as Masters) or equivalent knowledge gained in experience
Current German employment legislation and HR trend knowledge, as well as a good understanding of future developments
Solid HR operational experience in a range of settings, ideally within the creative industries
Managing a wide HR remit with a widespread management team and workforce
Ability to manage own diary and time to deliver on a range of projects/issues simultaneously
Experience, knowledge and understanding of the games or creative industries would be a distinct advantage
Regular visits to the studios and occasional overseas travel will be required

Our perks:

30 vacation days
Flexible working hours, taking individual work-life balance into account
Annual performance reviews with individual goals
Transparent and fair salary structures and annual salary increases
No gender pay gap

About Thunderful:

Thunderful Games is one of the two business segments in Thunderful Group AB, the other being Thunderful Distribution. Thunderful Games started as a merger between two Swedish self-publishing indie studios, coming together to make something greater than they could have done independently.
Over the last few years, Thunderful Games has grown organically and via acquisitions into a Europe-wide organization of more than 300 people. Besides the award-winning internal development pipeline, Thunderful Games also publishes a large number of third-party titles.