People and Culture Generalist

About Playtech 

Founded in 1999, the company has a premium listing on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange and is focused on regulated and regulating markets across its B2B business. By leveraging its proprietary technology, Playtech delivers innovative products and services to ensure a safe, engaging and entertaining gaming experience. 

As the gaming industry's leading technology company, it combines business intelligence-driven software, services, content, and platform technology to drive excellence and innovation across the sector. Read more about who we are and what we do here: www.playtechpeople.com and www.playtech.com 

Here at Playtech, we genuinely believe that people are our biggest asset. Diverse thoughts, experiences, and individual characteristics enrich our work environment and lead to better business decisions. Embracing differences and maintaining transparency in our processes is the core of Playtech's overall commitment to responsible business practices. 

Ready to level up your career?

Playtech's People & Culture team is looking for a detail-oriented and proactive People & Culture Generalist with excellent stakeholder management, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Your Influential Mission: You Will…

• Manage the full employee lifecycle from onboarding through to offboarding, including employment contracts, employee records, immigration-related processes, onboarding activities, and probation administration across the UK and Gibraltar.
• Partner with managers and employees on employee relations matters, including disciplinary cases, grievances, absence management, performance concerns, workplace conflict resolution, and the timely escalation of complex or high-risk cases.
• Support performance and talent management by guiding managers on objectives, development plans, probation reviews, and employee development, while preparing documentation and supporting materials for investigations, disciplinaries, restructures, and other people-related activities.
• Support P&C operations and compliance by contributing to audits, maintaining employee data, ensuring compliance with employment legislation, UK GDPR, and company policies, and promoting the consistent application of People & Culture practices across the business.
• Drive employee engagement and culture by supporting wellbeing, DEIB initiatives, awareness campaigns, employee engagement activities, and cultural events across the UK and Gibraltar.
• Partner with the Senior People & Culture Director to deliver strategic people initiatives and projects, identify opportunities for continuous improvement, and support the successful delivery of People & Culture objectives.

Components for success. You...

• Have experience in a People & Culture or HR Generalist role.
• Have proven experience managing employee relations matters from initial advice through to resolution.
• Possess sound knowledge of UK employment law and People & Culture best practices.
• Have experience supporting performance management, employee development, and end-to-end employee lifecycle processes.
• Demonstrate excellent stakeholder management, relationship-building, and communication skills.
• Are highly organised and able to manage multiple priorities and workstreams simultaneously.
• Handle confidential information with professionalism, discretion, and attention to detail.
• Have experience working with HRIS systems, people technologies, and Microsoft Office tools.

You'll get extra points for...

• Holding a CIPD Level 5 qualification or equivalent experience.
• Supporting multiple jurisdictions, particularly the UK and Gibraltar.
• Being familiar with UK GDPR and employee data governance requirements.
• Bringing experience from a technology, international, or fast-paced commercial environment.

Thrive in a culture that values...

• A pragmatic, solutions-focused, and commercially minded approach.
• Strong collaboration, professionalism, and credibility.
• Adaptability, resilience, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Accountability, discretion, and attention to detail.
• Inclusive behaviours and a passion for creating a positive employee experience and workplace culture.

PEOPLE & CULTURE TEAM

Our People & Culture team partners with managers and employees across our UK and Gibraltar offices to deliver a seamless employee experience throughout the full employee lifecycle. We provide practical and commercially focused people support, lead employee relations and performance management activities, drive engagement and wellbeing initiatives, and contribute to strategic People & Culture projects that support business growth and organisational success.

Playtech is an equal opportunities employer. Our mission is to welcome everyone and create inclusive teams. We celebrate differences and encourage everyone to be themselves at work.

- Proven experience in a People & Culture or HR Generalist role. - Demonstrated ability to manage employee relations matters from initial advice through to resolution. - Sound knowledge of UK employment law and People & Culture best practices. - Experience supporting performance management, employee development, and end-to-end employee lifecycle processes. - Excellent stakeholder management, relationship-building, and communication skills. - Highly organized and able to manage multiple priorities and workstreams simultaneously. - Professionalism, discretion, and attention to detail in handling confidential information. - Experience working with HRIS systems, people technologies, and Microsoft Office tools.