Why Sony Interactive Entertainment?

Sony Interactive Entertainment isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is the company behind the PlayStation brand. As a subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation, we’re part of a proud legacy of innovation and excellence. SIE is a dynamic technology company, delivering cutting-edge hardware and network services to more than 100 million people and an entertainment leader, home to some of the most beloved and recognizable intellectual properties (IP) in the world. Our role at SIE is to create and nurture the experiences under the PlayStation brand, a name synonymous with entertainment excellence and creativity.

Location: London / HybridDuration: 6mEngagement Method: Umbrella/PAYE

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Role overview:**

As part of the People Experience team, you will have broad exposure to the full scope of an employee’s lifecycle. This will involve working alongside others in our People team which will maximise your exposure to all specialisms within the People function.

What you’ll be doing:

Provide professional PX support to colleagues within the EMEA region.
Managing cases in our ServiceNow platform, delivering a great customer experience and meeting SLAs.
Identifying case trends, seeking out opportunities for process improvement, proactively looking at ways to support employee and manager self-service and streamline our processes.
Managing family leave and flexible working requests, working with managers and employees to support the leave of absence and flexible working processes.
Managing benefits processes e.g. relating to long service awards, games code allocation etc.
Supporting the onboarding process and leading new starter inductions.
Carrying out pre-employment checks relating to referencing and/or right to work, ensuring compliance with our screening policy and Home Office requirements in a timely manner.
Maintaining accurate records in Workday and other HR systems, ensuring that documentation is stored appropriately and in line with data protection requirements.
Producing letters, contracts, and other employee documentation in an accurate and timely way.
Building strong working relationships with colleagues, partners, and the People team, treating employees fairly and in line with good practice and legislation.
Raising issues that cannot be resolved at first point of contact.

What we are looking for:

Experienced PX/HR Advisory role with exposure to HR processes, policies and best practice across multiple countries in the EMEA region.
Good communication skills in English and ideally one or more European language (Italian preference)
Someone who thrives in a team environment, working closely and collaboratively with others to deliver results.
Process improvement – proactively identifies areas for enhancement and promotes change.
Confident in leading in-person onboarding sessions, giving a great first impression of SIEE to new hires.
Demonstrates curiosity, seeks to understand the why as well as the how
Demonstrates a good understanding of the HR legal principles for UK and rest of EMEA and leads process and projects with a high degree of consistency
In-depth knowledge of UK right to work requirements and the ability to maintain compliance.
Exceptional organisational skills with a high attention to detail.
Ability to manage complex requests and a demanding workload, prioritising appropriately.
Customer focused approach, experienced in delivering excellence in service and support and working within agreed SLAs.
Systems knowledge of Workday or ServiceNow is desirable.

Benefits:

On Site Gym
Subsidised Café
Free soft drinks
On site bar
Access to cycle garage and showers

Please note, Sony Interactive Entertainment conducts background checks at the offer stage for all new employees (which may include criminal background checks for some roles) and will need to process personal information to support these checks.

Please refer to our Candidate Privacy Notice for more information about what personal information we collect, how we use it, who we share it with, and your data protection rights.

Equal Opportunity Statement:

Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender (including gender identity, gender expression and gender reassignment), race (including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, disability, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy, maternity or parental status, trade union membership or membership in any other legally protected category.

We strive to create an inclusive environment, empower employees and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond.

Sony Interactive Entertainment is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.