HR Director, Niantic Labs
International
Occasional travel required.
2-3 days a week in office
Augmented reality software development
Job no longer available
Augmented reality software development
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
Occasional travel required.
2-3 days a week in office
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To use emerging augmented reality (AR) technology to enrich our experiences as human being in the physical world.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field
- 10+ years of HR experience with at least 5+ years in a senior HR leadership role within the EU and UK region
- Strong knowledge of EMEA & APAC labor laws and regulations
- Excellent leadership skills
- Proficiency in HRIS and other HR-related software
- Ability to work in a fast-paced hybrid environment and handle stress appropriately and/or ability to solve practical problems and be sufficiently adaptable to handle dynamic situations with little advance notice
- Experience working on cross-functional teams with ability to communicate effectively through written and verbal communications, including synchronous interactions with others
- Travel: Occasional travel required
What the job involves
- The HR Director, International, will lead the HR function across the UK, EMEA & APAC regions. This role involves developing and implementing HR strategies aligned with the company's business objectives, managing HR operations, and ensuring compliance with labor laws
- The HR Director will work closely with senior leadership to foster a positive and inclusive workplace culture, drive talent management initiatives, and support organizational growth
- 1. Strategic HR Leadership
- Develop and implement HR strategies that support the business goals and objectives
- Lead, design and collaborate on Global HR projects/programs
- Partner with leadership to align HR initiatives with overall business strategy
- Provide strategic guidance on organizational design, workforce planning, and talent management
- 2. Talent Management
- Collaborate with talent acquisition on efforts to attract, recruit, and retain top talent across the region
- Develop and implement talent development programs, including training, leadership development, and succession planning
- Oversee performance management processes and ensure they are effectively executed
- 3. Employee Relations
- Foster a positive and inclusive workplace culture that promotes employee engagement and well-being
- Address employee relations issues, conduct investigations, and resolve conflicts in a fair and consistent manner
- Implement initiatives to improve employee satisfaction and retention
- 4. HR Operations
- Ensure HR policies and procedures are compliant with local labor laws and regulations
- Oversee HR administration, including payroll, benefits, and HRIS (Human Resources Information Systems)
- 5. Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging (DEIB)
- Champion DEIB initiatives and ensure they are integrated into all aspects of the HR function
- Develop programs and policies that promote diversity and inclusion within the organization
- Monitor progress and report on DEIB metrics and achievements
- 6. Change Management
- Lead change management efforts to support organizational transformations and initiatives
- Communicate effectively with employees at all levels to ensure understanding and alignment with changes
- Provide coaching and support to managers and employees during transitions
- 7. HR Metrics and Reporting
- Develop and maintain HR metrics to measure the effectiveness of HR programs and initiatives
- Prepare and present reports to senior leadership on HR activities, trends, and outcomes
- Use data to drive decision-making and continuous improvement
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Niantic Labs is a software development company creating augmented reality mobile games, such as Monster Hunter Now, Pikmin Bloom, and Pokémon GO, that encourage players to go outside, explore, and meet people. The company was formed in 2010 as an internal startup within Google. Since its inception, hundreds of millions of people have used its products and services.
Although Niantic made a name for itself in the mobile gaming industry through the success of Pokémon Go, the company is hoping to become a platform for other developers to build location-aware AR apps on top of. In 2022, it released a location mapping software for AR, allowing AR experiences to be grounded to a physical location, like the front of a building or a park monument, rather than just floating aimlessly through a phone’s camera view.
Niantic plans to use this platform for an AR-based metaverse, an alternative to Meta’s plans for a VR-based metaverse that renders us bound to VR headsets. The company believes that an AR metaverse on a 3D map of the world will play a critical role in the next transition in computing, and raised funds to make this vision a reality in 2021.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-14% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
Nov 2021
$300m
SERIES D
Dec 2018
$245m
SERIES C
Total funding: $774.3m
Company HQ
Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
John Hanke
(CEO)Having studied for an MBA at UCB, John worked as a Producer for 3DO before co-founding Big Network and Keyhole. He then spent over 11 years at Google as VP of Product, before leaving in October 2015 to found Niantic.
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