Senior HR Business Partner

Jagex; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic and innovative company as a Senior HR Business Partner, where you'll empower teams and shape the employee experience. This pivotal role involves collaborating with leadership to implement strategic initiatives that enhance organizational effectiveness and foster a culture of inclusion. With a focus on data-driven solutions and a passion for people, you'll play a key part in driving change and supporting high-performing teams. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a creative environment dedicated to developing engaging online games.

Benefits

Private Healthcare

Dental Plan

Minimum 6% Pension Contributions

Employee Assistance Programme

Onsite Counselling

Life Insurance

Discretionary Annual Performance Bonus

Enhanced Family Leave Policies

Flexible Working Hours

25 Days Annual Leave

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Senior HR Business Partner or equivalent role.
• Deep understanding of employment law and HR policies in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Partnering with leaders to provide expert guidance on people-related matters.
• Designing and implementing strategic people initiatives for talent development.

Skills

HR Business Partner Experience

Commercial Acumen

Employment Law Knowledge

Stakeholder Management

Data-Driven Decision Making

Diversity and Inclusion Practices

Education

HR Certification

Bachelor's Degree in HR or related field

Job description

Location: Cambridge, UK – Hybrid available with approx 2 days in office per month.

Are you an experienced HR professional who thrives in dynamic, creative environments and has a passion for empowering teams to achieve their best work?

As a Senior HR Business Partner at Jagex, you’ll work closely with leaders across the business, particularly with our game development teams, to deliver strategic people initiatives.

You’ll bring deep insights into what it takes to support and scale high-performing creative and technical teams.

This is a pivotal role within our People Team, offering the opportunity to shape the employee experience, influence organisational design, and support leaders with data-driven, people-first solutions that contribute to our long-term vision of continuing to create forever games for our players.

What you’ll be doing:

• Partnering with senior leaders across the organisation, providing expert guidance on all people-related matters.
• Designing and implementing strategic people initiatives to improve organisational effectiveness, talent development, and team engagement.
• Leveraging video game industry knowledge to guide best practices in performance management, succession planning, and workforce planning.
• Supporting leaders with complex employee relations cases, organisational change, and team dynamics.
• Collaborating with Talent Acquisition, L&D, and Hr Operations teams to deliver a cohesive employee lifecycle experience.
• Analysing people data and metrics to drive decision-making and present insights to senior stakeholders.
• Coaching and mentoring HR colleagues and leaders to continuously elevate our people practices.

What we’re looking for:

• Proven experience as a Senior HR Business Partner or equivalent role.
• Strong commercial acumen and experience working closely with leadership teams to influence business outcomes.
• Deep understanding of employment law, HR policies, and best practices in the UK (and ideally international).
• Track record of successfully delivering large-scale organisational and cultural change initiatives.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, scaling organisation with a mix of onsite, hybrid and remote workers.
• Strong examples of using data-driven solutions to shape decisions and measure impact.
• Passionate about diversity, equity, and inclusion and embedding inclusive practices across the employee journey.
  
  

What we offer:

When you join Jagex you can look forward to a generous Perks & Benefits package including:

• Private Healthcare, including Dental Plan.
• Minimum 6% Pension contributions.
• Employee Assistance Programme & onsite Counselling.
• Life Insurance.
• Discretionary annual performance bonus.
• Enhanced family leave policies from day 1.
• Flexible working hours.
• 25 days annual leave + Bank holidays & the option to buy/sell holidays + so much more!

About Jagex:

Jagex is a leader in developing and publishing deep, engaging online games that connect millions of players worldwide. Best known for the RuneScape franchise, which includes two of the world’s longest running and most successful MMORPGs, in Old School Runescape and Runescape, and the open-world survival crafting game, Runescape: Dragonwilds; we have proven success in delivering immersive Forever Games and fostering strong player communities.

We strive to foster an inclusive workplace built on trust, autonomy, and a shared passion for creating forever games.
Our values guide everything we do: We Embrace Fellowship by collaborating and sharing openly. We Hone our Craft by always learning and improving; we Honour our Vows by being honest and transparent; we are our Customers’ Heroes by striving to understand our team & player needs, and we Seize The Day by making the most of every opportunity.

With over two decades of experience, and over 400 people in our team, we continue to innovate in live game development, leveraging data-driven insights, and a commitment to player-first game design. We have a diverse and talented team where creativity, collaboration, and community-driven game development drives everything we do.

As part of Jagex, you’ll have the opportunity to work on a globally successful franchise, contribute to exciting new projects, and be part of a company that hugely values both our employees and our players.