Employee Relations Specialist (6-month FTC)

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Activision Blizzard plays a centralised role in the creation of epic entertainment. Supporting our interactive gaming brands and studios with a diverse range of career opportunities across corporate functions such as Marketing, Communications, Legal, Human Resources, Finance and Supply Chain. This role (6-month FTC) is offered on a hybrid- working basis in London.

Your Mission

As a part of the newly formed “centre of expertise” Employee Relations team, you will facilitate the transformation of our ER work across all Activision Blizzard Entertainment and King entities in EMEA (UK, Ireland, Sweden, Germany, Spain and Poland).

Through handling critical employee relations issues that are crisis-oriented and time critical, acting as a challenger of current practices you will elevate the care and attention that we provide our employees. You will work in close partnership with our HR and legal department to drive consistent ER processes across the organization while minimizing risk and ensuring a positive ethical workplace.

A key focus of this role will be managing performance-related and other complex employee relations cases, partnering closely with HR colleagues to provide practical advice, identify risk and support cases through to resolution.

Priorities can often change in an evolving environment like ours, so this role includes, but is not limited to, the following accountabilities:

• Manage end to end employee relations casework,  with a strong focus on performance management and other complex HR advisory matters including but not limited to, disciplinary, grievance and absence management cases.

• Maintain accurate and up to date records of all actions and documentation relating to cases being managed through to conclusion.

• Facilitate trainings to build employee relations abilities among HR community and people managers

• Partner closely with and coach HR Business Partners, HR Advisors and HR Generalists, providing practical guidance on complex employee matters, performance management, employee relations risks and appropriate interventions.

• Provide advice on complex and sensitive employee matters, helping HR teams identify risks early, resolve issues effectively, and prevent unnecessary escalation.

• Support ad-hoc projects 

Player Profile

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience

• Strong HR Advisory and/or Employee Relations experience, with hands-on ownership of complex employee casework from initial assessment through to resolution.

• Demonstrable experience managing performance-related cases, alongside broader employee relations matters such as disciplinary, grievance and absence management.

• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and employee relations practices, with the ability to appropriately identify employment risks and issues. Knowledge of Ireland would be advantageous.

• Experience supporting employee relations matters across multiple EMEA markets or within a regional EMEA remit would be advantageous.

• Sound judgment and decision making, with the ability to identify and resolve problems, provide solutions, and take necessary actions to prevent them from developing in future.

• Confidence partnering with and coaching HR stakeholders through complex employee matters.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with stakeholders, employees, and HR peers to ensure effective team collaboration and an enhanced employee experience

• Comfortable working in a fast-moving environment where priorities can shift quickly, using sound judgement to navigate ambiguity and evolving processes.

Applications will be reviewed on a continuous basis, and we will prioritize candidates who are available to start from January.

We love hearing from anyone who is enthusiastic about changing the games industry. Not sure you meet all qualifications? Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of other under- represented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification, when, in fact, they often do! At ABK, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.