HR Manager

Vertigo Games; Rotterdam; Hybrid; EUR 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning opportunity

Job summary

Vertigo Games, a Rotterdam-based publisher and developer, is seeking an experienced HR Manager to own people and culture within the studio. You will guide directors and leads, drive performance reviews, manage payroll with a partner, and ensure HR policies align with corporate plans.

The role requires 5+ years in HR, excellent communication, and fluency in English and Dutch, with eligibility to work in the EU. You will collaborate with finance and management to maintain a great workplace.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience in HR roles within an international, dynamic organization.
• Degree in human resources, business administration or similar qualification.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong knowledge of employment legislation and regulations in the EU.
• Experience with requesting highly skilled migrant visas and handling 30% ruling guidance.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance to directors and leads, including training, counseling, and coaching employees.
• Drive performance review cycles and learning & development activities with directors and leads.
• Own and coordinate monthly payroll with an external payroll provider.
• Collaborate with finance for reporting, budgeting, and month-/year-end closing.
• Manage contract and sick leave in accordance with Dutch law.
• Maintain onboarding and offboarding processes and ensure employee wellbeing.
• Keep HRIS, pension, insurances, and NS Business Cards up to date.
• Implement HR policies aligned with company profile and corporate plans.
• Collaborate with finance, office manager, studio director and management to create a great place to work.
• Support recruitment in collaboration with hiring managers.
• Report to the board and Embracer Group.

Skills

HR management

Payroll

Dutch law

Stakeholder management

Recruitment

Payroll coordination

HRIS

Education

Degree in human resources or related

Tools

HRIS

Job description

We are Vertigo Games, an award-winning, multi-platform game publisher and developer based in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Vertigo Games offers a portfolio of quality games that provide novel, powerful and full-featured gaming experiences.

Recent games include The 7th Guest Remake, Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow, Metro Awakening, Arizona Sunshine VR Remake, and Arizona Sunshine VR 2. Vertigo Games is a PLAION Group company and part of the Embracer Group, the largest group of developers in the world. As our Rotterdam studio is in full production of its most ambitious project to date, based on a global franchise, and with plans to start the next project this year, we are looking to recruit a HR Manager to own and thrive people and culture within Vertigo Games.

If you have a hands-on mentality combined with a flexible attitude and are looking for a new and exciting challenge, then we should meet!

• Provide guidance to our directors and leads as well as training, counseling, and coaching our employees
• Drive performance review cycle and learning & development activities together with directors and leads
• Own and execute monthly payroll in collaboration with external payroll provider
• Collaborate with finance for reporting, budgeting, month- and year closing
• Contract and sick leave management according to Dutch laws and legislation
• Maintaining a seamless onboarding & offboarding process and ensuring workplace health of our employees
• Keeping HRIS, pension scheme, insurances, NS Business Cards updated
• Excellent execution and implementation of HR policies in line with company profile
• Implement corporate plans for a variety of HR matters and develop clear policies as well as ensuring policy awareness
• Collaborate with the finance team, office manager, studio director and management team to ensure a great place to work
• Support recruitment of new employees in collaboration with hiring manager
• Reporting to board, Plain and Embracer Group
• At least 5 years' experience in relevant HR roles within an international dynamic organization
• Degree in human resources, business administration or similar qualification
• Excellent communication skills and stakeholder management
• Good knowledge of employment legislation and regulations
• Experience with requesting highly skilled migrant visa's as well as assisting with the answer for the 30% tax ruling
• Skilled in dealing with absenteeism (especially in cooperation with an 'Arbodienst')
• English and Dutch on a professional level
• You are eligible to work in the EU

What we offer

• Opportunity to learn from the best in an international and creative market leader where you can make an impact;