People Partner

Socket.dev; Bellevue (WA); Hybrid; USD 96,000 - 172,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company events

Competitive compensation

Healthcare premiums

Family leave

Life insurance

Income protection

401k matching

Pension contributions

Fitness reimbursement

Commuter benefit

LinkedIn learning

Relocation package

Hybrid work

Job summary

The Pokémon Company International in Bellevue, WA is seeking a People Partner to coach managers through performance, talent, and organizational challenges while building leadership capability and scalable practices.

You will partner with leaders to drive workforce planning, talent reviews, and stakeholder management, delivering frameworks and tools to improve manager effectiveness and organizational outcomes while aligning with the company's strategic priorities.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of experience in Human Resources, People Partnership, Talent Management, Organizational Effectiveness, Workforce Planning, or a related field.
• Experience coaching managers through performance, talent, leadership, and organizational challenges.
• Experience supporting workforce planning, talent reviews, succession planning, and organizational design initiatives.
• Strong judgment balancing employee, organizational, and business considerations.
• Experience leading through organizational change, growth, or transformation.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• Preferred: gaming, entertainment, technology, or consumer products.
• Preferred: Workday, Microsoft 365, AI-enabled productivity tools, and HR certifications (SHRM, PHR, SPHR).

Responsibilities

• Coach managers through performance management and development.
• Build manager capability through guidance, frameworks, and leadership enablement resources.
• Help managers 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.

Skills

Coaching managers

Leadership capability

Workforce planning

Talent management

Organizational design

Executive stakeholder mgmt

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

HR certifications

Tools

Workday

Microsoft 365

AI productivity tools

Job description

Get to know The Pokémon Company International

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.

Learn more online at corporate.pokemon.com and pokemon.com.

Get to Know the Role

• 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

What you’ll do

Manager Capability & Leadership Effectiveness

• 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.

Organizational Effectiveness

• 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.

Talent Strategy & Decision Support

• 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 decisions regarding talent, progression, mobility, and team capability.

Scalable Solutions & Manager Enablement

• Design and implement manager-facing playbooks, tools, frameworks, and resources that improve leadership effectiveness.
• Create scalable solutions that increase manager self-sufficiency and reduce reliance on ad hoc support.
• Contribute to manager enablement programs, decision frameworks, and operating standards.
• Improve the manager experience through simplification, standardization, and continuous improvement.
• Leverage technology, automation, and AI-enabled solutions to improve effectiveness and scalability.
• Contribute to the evolution of the People operating model and manager capability ecosystem.

What You’ll Bring

• 5-7 years of experience in Human Resources, People Partnership, Talent Management, Organizational Effectiveness, Workforce Planning, or a related field.
• Demonstrated success coaching managers through performance, talent, leadership, and organizational challenges.
• Experience supporting workforce planning, talent reviews, succession planning, and organizational design initiatives.
• Strong judgment and ability to balance employee, organizational, and business considerations.
• Experience supporting leaders through organizational change, growth, or transformation initiatives.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to understand organizational priorities and translate business needs into people solutions.
• Resilient, adaptable, and able to provide stability and continuity while supporting teams through change and transformation.
• Ability to influence leaders, navigate ambiguity, and drive effective people decisions.
• Experience developing frameworks, tools, programs, or processes that improve manager effectiveness and organizational outcomes.
• Strong communication, consulting, facilitation, and relationship-building skills.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• Preferred: Experience in gaming, entertainment, technology, or consumer products.
• Preferred: Workday, Microsoft 365, AI-enabled productivity tools, and HR certifications (SHRM, PHR, SPHR).

Why This Role is Special:

At The Pokémon Company International, in this role you will partner with leaders to navigate complex talent and organizational decisions while building the frameworks, capabilities, and practices that strengthen leadership effectiveness over time. The impact of your work will be felt across teams, helping create a high-performing organization where employees can grow, leaders can succeed, and great work can happen every day, ultimately enabling us to deliver exceptional experiences for Pokémon fans around the world.

Base Salary Range: For this role, new hires generally start between $95,638 - $127,250 per year. The full range is $95,638 - $172,256 per year. This range is applicable for the labor market where the role is intended to be hired. The final base salary is directly related to the candidate’s qualifications and professional experience uniquely.

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How you’ll be successful

• Passion for Pokémon: Develops an understanding of the Pokémon brand, the impact it has on our people, culture, business, fans, and communities, and applying that knowledge and passion to everything you do.
• Challenging the Expected: Approaches challenges with curiosity and creativity, embracing the possibility of failure as an opportunity to learn something new, develop innovative ideas, solve complex problems and identify unique opportunities.
• Integrity and Respect: Demonstrates integrity and respect by leading with empathy, listening to others, seeking out different perspectives, and taking personal responsibility for decisions, actions, and results.
• Dedicated to Quality: Takes ownership to maintain and promote high standards, looks for new ways to learn and improve, and embraces a growth mindset to seek and apply feedback from others in an effort to continuously improve.
• Building Relationships: Develops and strengthens relationships, adopting a "team first" mentality and working collaboratively to solve problems and meet shared goals.
• Delighting Customers: Listens and understands the interests and needs of our customers and stakeholders, making them feel heard and important, and embracing these learnings to continue delivering a unique Pokémon experience.

What to expect

• An innovative culture driven by impact, delivering meaningful outcomes.
• Company events that celebrate the spirit of Pokémon.
• Competitive cash-based compensation programs.
• 100% employer-paid healthcare premiums for you.
• Generous paid family leave.
• Employer-paid life insurance.
• Employer-paid long and short-term income protection insurance.
• US Employees: 401k Employer Matching.
• UK/IRE/MX Employees: Pension Employer Contributions.
• Fitness reimbursement.
• Commuter benefit.
• LinkedIn learning.
• Comprehensive relocation package for certain roles.
• Hybrid work environment.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this role. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required. Employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed. For roles in the United Kingdom, candidates will need the right to work. In some cases, and for some roles, the Company may be able to arrange a visa. For roles in Ireland, this role requires candidates to have the right to live and work in the Republic of Ireland. However, we welcome applications from all nationalities and may consider supporting an employment permit application, in appropriate and suitable cases.

The Pokémon Company International is committed to the inclusion of all qualified applicants for consideration in our job application process. If you require reasonable accommodation to complete a job application, pre-employment testing, or a job interview, or to otherwise participate in the hiring process, please contact the Talent Acquisition team at [e-mail].