People Partner

pokemoncareers; Bellevue (WA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Pokémon Company International 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 strengthen manager effectiveness, guide workforce planning, and shape talent decisions through data-driven insights, organizational design, and scalable enablement resources. This role emphasizes collaboration and impact.

Qualifications

• 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 navigate complex people decisions.

Responsibilities

• 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 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

People partner

Talent management

Organizational effectiveness

Workforce planning

Coaching managers

Talent reviews

Succession planning

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 t