Novato, California, United States Remote (Global) Full-time USD 210,000 – 310,000 / year

Visual Concepts is hiring a Senior Director, HRBP

Responsibilities

  • Provide executive-level HR leadership for Shared Development Studios, aligning with senior business leaders to shape and execute the full people agenda.
  • Build, lead, and scale a high-performing HRBP team, establishing clear direction and ensuring consistent, high-quality HR support across the organization.
  • Deliver strategic guidance on workforce planning, organizational structure, and talent initiatives within a large, multi-region environment.
  • Act as a trusted advisor on people matters, turning business goals into practical, culturally aligned, and globally scalable HR strategies.
  • Proactively identify and resolve critical people and organizational challenges with sound judgment and effective follow-through.
  • Lead labor relations efforts, managing union interactions, interpreting collective agreements, and ensuring compliance across SDS.
  • Collaborate with Legal on grievances, arbitrations, and labor practices, balancing legal integrity with relationship management.
  • Design HR strategies for early-career, high-volume teams, including scalable onboarding, role-based career paths, and engagement in repetitive or milestone-driven environments.
  • Support internal talent deployment by working with operations on workforce planning, job classification, and assignment lifecycle processes.
  • Lead HR strategy across geographies, ensuring programs meet local compliance, cultural context, and global alignment.
  • Coordinate with regional HR, COEs, and legal teams to address country-specific employment laws, compensation models, and regulations.
  • Maintain up-to-date knowledge of labor and employment landscapes in North America, Europe, and key APAC markets.
  • Drive core HR cycles including performance reviews, compensation planning, promotions, job leveling, and annual workforce planning across a large workforce.
  • Partner with People Programs to create talent strategies that foster role-family progression, internal mobility, and growth for early-career employees.
  • Lead performance evaluation processes to strengthen a high-performance culture, with focused coaching for new and frontline managers.
  • Advance inclusion by integrating DEI principles into hiring, talent development, team dynamics, and organizational design.
  • Oversee employee relations in collaboration with ER and Legal teams, providing strategic oversight and direct case management when needed.
  • Identify recurring employee relations issues and implement preventive measures to reduce risk and strengthen management capability.
  • Ensure fair and consistent application of policies across diverse employment types, job levels, and union agreements.
  • Collaborate with HR Centers of Excellence and global HRBPs to deliver unified, seamless HR programs across the business.
  • Develop recruiting strategies with operations leaders and provide Talent Acquisition with insights on workforce demand, role complexity, and staffing cycles.
  • Partner with Internal Communications and other functions to enhance employee experience and manage organizational change.
  • As part of the senior HRBP leadership, contribute to enterprise-wide initiatives and strategic thought leadership beyond the immediate business unit.

Work Arrangement

Remote (Worldwide)

Work Arrangement

Remote (Worldwide)

About company
Visual Concepts
One of the world’s top game development studios, known for shipping over 100 multi-sku titles to critical acclaim and commercial success, including the NBA 2K franchise.
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Job Details
Department Shared Development Studios
Category management
Posted 8 days ago