People Partnerships Manager

People Practices Manager - Temporary Full Time - Nine Month Term Vancouver, BC - Hybrid

Electronic Arts creates next‑level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans around the world. Here, everyone is part of the story. Part of a community that connects across the globe. A place where creativity thrives, new perspectives are invited, and ideas matter. A team where everyone makes play happen.

This temporary position will last nine months. You will report into the Director, People Partnerships.

The Challenge Ahead:
Our People Partnerships Partners are passionate about delivering simple and awesome people experiences while creating programs and support in meaningful and efficient ways. You will connect with employees, enabling people managers, supporting team effectiveness and engagement initiatives, planning and delivering people programs and being a cultural steward for EA.

• Coaching:
  
  Partner with employees and managers to provide candid, unbiased coaching and counsel to enhance manager effectiveness and improve personal and team capabilities to meet current and future business needs.
• Collaboration:
  
  Build relationships and collaborate with internal partners, including business leaders, People Experience business partners and COE partners, to deliver simple and effective programs and people partnership for the business/region; develop creative and enhanced solutions for complex project or program related needs.
• Talent Readiness:
  Support talent initiatives including talent planning, performance management, career and development in partnership with respective COE partners and HR business partners to attract, retain, and develop key talent.
• Insights & Analytics:
  Leverage HR technology and business intelligence to provide data‑driven insights that enable sound results. Educate management on workforce analysis, headcount planning and related HR metrics to assess and influence / drive business decisions.
• Business Acumen:
  Proactive in understanding client and market business models/cycles, priorities and cultural nuances as an input into operational strategy and execution.
• Project Leadership:
  Drive talent initiatives and programs across multiple client groups and regions including engagement, talent management and focal programs; develop creative and enhanced solutions for complex project or program related needs.
• Change Management:
  Support our ability to change by developing the capacity and readiness for change and facilitating change initiatives for client group(s) including coaching management on planning and communications and ensuring change acceptance.
• Reward Management:
  Facilitate creative approaches to employee recognition and rewards that attract and retain talent of a diverse workforce and reflect EA's philosophy and growth plans. Support the successful implementation of performance and compensation life cycle across all assigned client group(s)/regions.
• Cultural Steward:
  Work with managers, employees and COEs to develop overall capability to foster a healthy, cohesive, collaborative, fun, fair and equitable workplace.

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field combined with a minimum of 7‑year progressive experience as an HR business partner.
• Experience using data and data‑driven insights to support the business.
• Experience as a builder of HR solutions based on best practices, as well as an astute business member who employs solutions that affect the current and future performance of the business.
• Subject matter expertise with demonstrated experience in coaching and development, change management, and overall talent management.
• Strong change management skills – excels in a dynamic environment, approaches complex challenges with a systematic mindset, prioritizes effectively, and follows through on responsibilities.
• Outstanding project leadership and delivery experience; oversee region‑wide, high impact talent programs across the business.
• Experience with local employment law combined with the ability to gain a high‑level understanding of regional employment customs and…