People Partner

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The Pokémon Company International manages the Pokémon property outside of Asia and is responsible for brand management, licensing and marketing, the Pokémon Trading Card Game, the animated TV series, home entertainment, and the official Pokémon website. Pokémon was launched in Japan in 1996 and today is one of the most popular children’s entertainment properties in the world.

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• Job Title: People Partner

• Job Summary: A People Partner who coaches managers through performance, talent, and organizational challenges today while building the leadership capability, frameworks, tools, and operating practices that improve organizational effectiveness and create consistent talent outcomes tomorrow.

The People Partner partners with managers to build leadership capability, improve organizational effectiveness, and create consistent talent outcomes across the organization.

This role serves as a trusted advisor and coach to leaders, helping them navigate performance challenges, talent decisions, workforce planning, organizational change, and team effectiveness. Through coaching, consultation, and manager enablement, the People Partner helps leaders become increasingly capable and self-sufficient in leading their teams.

Working closely with Business Partners, Talent Partners, Talent Acquisition, Legal, and Centers of Excellence, the People Partner contributes to scalable frameworks, tools, and operating practices that improve manager effectiveness and strengthen organizational capability over time.

Success is measured by stronger manager effectiveness, improved talent outcomes, greater consistency in people decisions, increased manager self-sufficiency, and the development of scalable solutions that enable the organization to grow effectively.

• FLSA Classification (US Only): Exempt
• People Manager: No
• Hybrid Work Environment: This position follows TPCi's Hybrid Work policy currently requiring the employee to work at their assigned office for the minimum of three in-person days per week. This in-person component is an essential function of the job

• Coach managers through performance management, accountability discussions, employee development, and difficult conversations.
• Build manager capability through coaching, guidance, frameworks, and leadership enablement resources.
• Help managers effectively lead performance, engagement, development, and team effectiveness.
• Increase consistency in leadership and talent management practices across supported client groups.
• Support leaders in building high-performing teams and developing future talent.
• Strengthen manager effectiveness through proactive coaching and consultation.

• Assess organizational health, team dynamics, leadership effectiveness, and workforce risks.
• Diagnose organizational challenges and recommend actions that improve effectiveness and business outcomes.
• Support workforce planning, succession planning, and organizational design initiatives.
• Identify emerging organizational and talent risks and proactively recommend solutions.
• Partner with leaders through organizational change, growth, and transformation efforts.

• Facilitate talent reviews, calibration discussions, promotion reviews, succession planning, and workforce planning activities.
• Use people insights, workforce data, and business context to inform recommendations and influence decisions.
• Improve consistency, fairness, and quality of talent decisions through established frameworks and practices.
• Partner with leaders to align talent strategies with business priorities.
• Support leaders in making informed…