Manager, Human Resources Business Partner

Team Name:

Human Resources

Job Title:

Manager, Human Resources Business Partner (Temporary)

Requisition ID:

R028280

Job Description:

Job Title: Manager, Human Resources Business Partner (Temporary)

Department: Human Resources

Location: Irvine, CA

Your Mission

We are excited for a Manager, HRBP (Temporary) to join our HR team at Blizzard Entertainment. This role will serve as a strategic partner and trusted advisor to leaders across multiple teams, helping translate business priorities into integrated people and talent solutions.

Working closely with leaders, HR Business Partners, and centralized HR teams, this person will support short- and long-term organizational priorities across areas including organizational design, workforce planning, talent and performance management, employee engagement, organizational change, employee relations, compensation, and leadership development.

This role requires a collaborative, analytical, and influential HR professional who can build strong relationships, operate effectively within a matrixed environment, and balance strategic thinking with strong execution. The successful candidate will use business context, people insights, and sound judgment to identify opportunities, solve organizational challenges, and help leaders create an environment where employees and teams can do their best work.

This role is a hybrid work position, with some work on-site and some work-from-home. This role will be based in Irvine, CA.

Priorities may evolve in a dynamic environment, so this role includes, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities:

What You Will Do:

• Serve as a strategic HR partner and trusted advisor to leaders, developing a strong understanding of business priorities, organizational needs, and talent considerations.
• Partner with leaders to translate business goals into practical people strategies and solutions across organizational design, workforce planning, talent management, employee engagement, and organizational effectiveness.
• Provide guidance and consultation on organizational structure, role clarity, team effectiveness, and workforce needs, helping leaders identify solutions that support both near- and long-term business objectives.
• Support organizational change initiatives, partnering with leaders and HR stakeholders to assess employee impacts, identify risks, and enable effective implementation and communication.
• Partner with leaders and COEs to execute key talent and HR processes, including performance management, talent planning, succession discussions, compensation and rewards, employee engagement, and development planning.
• Use people data, organizational insights, and business context to identify trends, risks, and opportunities and provide informed recommendations to leaders.
• Partner on workforce planning and staffing discussions, including organizational needs, talent priorities, and annual planning activities.
• Coach and advise managers on leadership, team effectiveness, employee development, performance management, and other people-related matters.
• Navigate employee relations and performance matters in partnership with Employee Relations, Legal, Labor Relations, and other appropriate stakeholders, helping ensure consistent and thoughtful outcomes.
• Partner with HR central and other HR teams to deliver integrated solutions across talent acquisition, compensation, benefits, learning and development, employee relations, and other people programs.
• Support effective execution of regular HR processes and operating rhythms, ensuring leaders understand expectations, timelines, and organizational priorities.
• Identify opportunities to improve HR practices, processes, and employee experiences and participate in cross-functional HR initiatives as needed.
• Help foster an inclusive, high-performing culture where employees are supported, engaged, and able to contribute to their full potential.
• Provide flexible support across the Game Development HR Business Partner team, stepping into additional priorities, projects, and business needs as they arise.

What You Bring To The Table:

The successful candidate will demonstrate strong integrity, sound judgment, and the ability to build trust across all levels of an organization. They will bring a combination of strategic thinking, operational discipline, strong relationship-building skills, and a collaborative approach to solving complex people and organizational challenges.

They should be comfortable operating in a fast-moving environment, managing multiple priorities, navigating ambiguity, and moving between strategic discussions and hands-on execution.

The successful candidate will demonstrate strong integrity, sound judgment, and the ability to build trust across all levels of an organization. They will bring a combination of strategic thinking, operational discipline, strong relationship-building skills, and a collaborative approach to solving complex people and organizational challenges.

They should be comfortable operating in a fast-moving environment, managing multiple priorities, navigating ambiguity, and moving between strategic discussions and hands-on execution.

Minimum Requirements:

• 8+ years of progressive Human Resources experience, including meaningful HR Business Partner experience.
• Experience supporting leaders and teams within a complex, matrixed organization.
• Demonstrated ability to build trusted partnerships with leaders and influence people decisions through business understanding, sound judgment, and data-informed insights.
• Experience across key HR disciplines, including organizational design, workforce planning, performance management, talent planning, employee engagement, organizational change, labor and employee relations.
• Strong working knowledge of modern HR operating models, including HR Business Partners, shared services, and centers of excellence.
• Experience using people data and analytics to identify trends, diagnose organizational challenges, and inform recommendations.
• Strong consultation, coaching, communication, and relationship-management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to navigate employee relations and performance matters in partnership with appropriate stakeholders.
• Strong project and process management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high-quality results in a fast-paced environment.
• High emotional intelligence, strong critical-thinking skills, and a proactive, solutions-oriented approach.
• Ability to work effectively through ambiguity and organizational change while maintaining attention to detail, discretion, and sound judgment.

Extra Points:

• Experience within gaming, entertainment, technology, or another creative or highly dynamic industry is a plus.

Your Platform

Best known for iconic video game universes including Warcraft®, Overwatch®, Diablo®, and StarCraft®, Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. (www.blizzard.com), a division of Activision Blizzard, which was acquired by Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), is a premier developer and publisher of entertainment experiences. Blizzard Entertainment has created some of the industry’s most critically acclaimed and genre-defining games over the last 30 years, with a track record that includes multiple Game of the Year awards. Blizzard Entertainment engages tens of millions of players around the world with titles available on PC via Battle.net®, Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Android.

Our World

Activision Blizzard, Inc., is one of the world's largest and most successful interactive entertainment companies and is at the intersection of media, technology and entertainment. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty®, World of Warcraft®, Overwatch®, Diablo®, Candy Crush™ and Bubble Witch™. Our combined entertainment network delights hundreds of millions of monthly active users in 196 countries, making us the largest gaming network on the planet!

Our ability to build immersive and innovative worlds is only enhanced by diverse teams working in an inclusive environment.  We aspire to have a culture where everyone can thrive in order to connect and engage the world through epic entertainment. We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for ‘Every World’ - we’ve got our employees covered!

The videogame industry and therefore our business is fast-paced and will continue to evolve. As such, the duties and responsibilities of this role may be changed as directed by the Company at any time to promote and support our business and relationships with industry partners.

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! We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable assistance to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you are a disabled individual requiring an accommodation to apply for an open position, please email your request to [email protected]. General employment questions cannot be accepted or processed here. Thank you for your interest.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status, among other characteristics.

Rewards

We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for ‘Every World’ - we’ve got our employees covered!  Subject to eligibility requirements, the Company offers comprehensive benefits including:

• Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance;
• 401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching;
• Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave;
• Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others;
• If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance.

Eligibility to participate in these benefits may vary for part time and temporary full-time employees and interns with the Company.  You can learn more by visiting https://www.benefitsforeveryworld.com/.

In the U.S., the standard base pay range for this role is $89,280.00 - $165,168.00 Annual. These values reflect the expected base pay range of new hires across all U.S. locations. Ultimately, your specific range and offer will be based on several factors, including relevant experience, performance, and work location. Your Talent Professional can share this role’s range details for your local geography during the hiring process. In addition to a competitive base pay, employees in this role may be eligible for incentive compensation. Incentive compensation is not guaranteed. While we strive to provide competitive offers to successful candidates, new hire compensation is negotiable.