Human Resources Functions:

• Ensure that our HR practices are always compliant in the UK.

• Responsible for all aspects of the UK employee lifecycle and day-to-day HR administrative operations.

• Manage the onboarding and offboarding processes for UK employees.

• Support with talent acquisition as required, for example in writing job descriptions, scoping roles, sourcing candidates, reviewing applications, arranging interviews and managing feedback through to making offers.

• Conduct salary surveys within the UK market to advise on appropriate and competitive salary levels, and support the compensation review process.

• Administer our UK benefits and leaves of absence.

• Advise and support our managers in dealing with UK employee relations issues and reviews.

• Working with the US HR Manager:

  • Ensure global consistency
  • Oversee the development and implementation of HR policies and programmes, including talent acquisition, performance management, employee relations, compensation, benefits, and compliance with UK employment laws.
  • Drive initiatives to enhance employee engagement, retention, and professional development.
  • Ensure the company’s HR practices and procedures promote diversity, equity, and inclusion.
  • Coordinate the Studio’s charitable donation efforts by identifying and building relationships with non-profit organizations that align with the Studio’s goals and values.
  • Coordinate the employee rewards program.
  • Develop and maintain our handbook and policies.
  • Advise on diversity, equity and inclusion, ensuring that all our policies and practices are supportive of, and accessible to, all employees.

Global Events Management and Workplace Experience Functions:

• Develop programmes and initiatives to enhance employee satisfaction and well-being.
• Plan and execute fun team-building virtual company events, such as regular happy hours, gaming sessions, talent shows, and karaoke to help build team camaraderie.
• Plan and coordinate in-person team meetups and conference attendance, including scheduling activities and booking venues, flights, hotels, etc.
• Coordinating training courses including managing course attendance and featuring internal and external speakers.
• Coordinate applications for company and individual awards in the industry.
• Monitor the health of our organization through team satisfaction surveys, and work with leadership to continuously improve overall happiness.
• Source, purchase and ship company merch and other physical goods to our team members, including managing in-person shipping and logistics requests through the London office.
• Write about Life at Uplift on our external facing blog, internal company wiki, and newsletter, highlighting individuals and their achievements.
• Shape our company culture by championing our mission and values. Be a positive force that uplifts others by maintaining a positive, professional and productive workplace environment.

• 5+ years progressive experience working in HR in the UK including:
  • Recruitment (sourcing and hiring), benefits administration, leaves administration, and a strong understanding of UK employment law and practices
• 3+ years experience planning and executing events globally.
• Related degree in Human Resources or connected field.
• Background in tech or creative industries.
• Passionate about workplace culture, and a champion for employee and candidate experience; and a strong understanding of the factors that influence workplace culture.
• Experience in a fast-paced, high-growth environment is highly desirable.
• Equally happy operating at the macro level (e.g. strategy) and the micro (e.g. administration).
• Customer service driven, and able to build strong relationships both internally and externally.
• A confident communicator both verbally and in writing, able to use your excellent interpersonal skills to influence and challenge as required.
• Proactive, positive mindset, always on the lookout for creative new ways to do things
• A committed advocate for inclusion and for marginalized groups.
• Organised and able to manage competing priorities, with great attention to detail.
• Excellent project management skills, effectively organizing, prioritizing, and following up to ensure timely completion.
• Comfortable working in a mostly remote role and collaborating across multiple time zones and comfortable with commuting to our London office 1-2 times a month.

• Experience in the video games industry.
• Understanding of the Roblox community.
• Experience advising and support fully remote teams.
• Experience in planning events for fully remote teams.
• Experience working with a growing organisation, or leading change in a scaling business
• Familiarity with Google Suite, Slack, Homerun.
• Proficiency in project management tools, specifically Notion.

• A copy of your CV / Resume
• A brief overview (cover letter) of why you want to work at Uplift Games