HR Advisor

Frontier Developments plc; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading gaming company in Cambridge seeks an HR Advisor to support their People Team. The role involves providing employee relations support, managing HR casework, and delivering strategic HR programmes. Ideal candidates will have experience in an operational HR role and a solid understanding of UK employment law. The position offers a competitive salary and various benefits including flexible working hours and a bonus scheme.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Annual success-based bonus

Private family healthcare

Flexitime working hours

Cycle to Work scheme

Social activities and events

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in an operational HR role, ideally within a fast-paced technology or creative industry.
• Excellent understanding of UK employment law and experience handling sensitive ER issues.
• Proactive and solutions-focused with a confidence to implement processes.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day employee relations support and coaching to people managers.
• Manage HR casework including performance, absence, grievance, and disciplinary matters.
• Support the delivery of strategic People Team programmes across the employee lifecycle.

Skills

Employee relations support

Analytical mindset

Understanding UK employment law

Continuous improvement mindset

Job description

Overview

We're looking for a driven and solutions-oriented HR Advisor to join our passionate People Team. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in delivering our People Strategy, providing high-quality generalist HR support across the company, and helping shape the future of Frontier through impactful HR initiatives.

• Provide day-to-day employee relations support and coaching to people managers.
• Manage HR casework including performance, absence, grievance, and disciplinary matters.
• Track and analyse HR metrics, offering insights and recommendations.
• Support the delivery of strategic People Team programmes across the employee lifecycle e.g. succession planning, reward, L&D, change management.
• Collaborate with HR Business Partners to evolve people processes and drive continuous improvement.
• Act as a point of escalation for HR Assistants and provide expert HR guidance.
• Ensure HR policies are compliant with employment law, writing and developing policies when required, and supporting managers with policy advice and guidance.
• Maintain accurate employee data in our HRIS.
• Deliver briefings and communications on HR topics and initiatives to the HR and wider People Team.

About Frontier

You will work with talented and passionate people to support, develop or publish our sophisticated and enduring games, in a creative, collaborative and inclusive environment. We love what we do, and we work hard to provide outstanding experiences for our players.

Qualifications and experience

• Demonstrable experience in an operational HR role, ideally within a fast-paced technology or creative industry.
• Excellent understanding of UK employment law and experience handling sensitive ER issues.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to identify trends and act accordingly.
• A continuous improvement mindset.
• Proactive and solutions-focused with a continuous improvement approach and confidence to implement processes.

Benefits and wellbeing

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, which includes a success-based annual bonus, share option schemes, life assurance, private family healthcare, flexitime working hours, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, in-house subsidised catering, support with relocation, a Cycle to Work scheme, free bike servicing, and social activities and events. We strive to create an environment where everyone can fully demonstrate their capability and potential. If you therefore need any reasonable adjustments to support you during the recruitment process, please speak to your Talent Acquisition representative.

• Training Provided
• Regular team and company events
• Free drinks, fruit or food
• Flexible working
• Free Gym or Gym Subsidy
• Private Medical/Dental healthcare
• Bonus/Reward Scheme
• Childcare Vouchers
• Cycle to work scheme
• Stock Options