People Partner

tombola, born in 2006, have headquarters in Sunderland and offices across Europe in Milan, Madrid, Copenhagen and Gibraltar. Although they’ve grown and continue to grow they have kept their core values - to build a company they can be proud of.

They’re completely unique in that all of their games are designed, developed and managed in-house. One of the things that sets them apart from their competitors is always striving to take a responsible approach by putting their players first. They engage with players, ensuring they are in control and receive great value for money.

tombola are ambitious and growing quickly and while they might not be perfect (who is?) they’re always trying to be better and they’re on the lookout for folks to join their growing People team.

We’re delighted to be exclusively recruiting several new roles for tombola.

As People Partner you will be reporting to tombola’s outstanding Head of People - tombola are proud to enhance the working experiences of their people from when they join the business up to the point they leave. As People Partner you will co-create local people plans as well as delivering on the people strategy, focussing on things such as performance & talent management, engagement and team development.

tombola know that different areas of the business need different things at different times so as People Partner you will focus on working with local stakeholders, building what they need, when they need it - tombola keep people at the top of their agenda.

You will contribute to the planning and implementation of the people strategy, working with stakeholders in the business to ensure this lands in different areas whilst creating strong relationships with stakeholders to support them and their teams through coaching, organisational design advice and team development.

You will advise, guide and support people managers and stakeholders within your area on all people matters including some formal ER cases where appropriate, working with relevant support from people partners and people support advisors.

Using data and key metrics to understand where and how to add value to the employee experience  you will own the performance management process and its local implementation, and any key actions and insight that are generated.

You’ll support development initiatives that ensure tombola support their people's career growth at tombola and retaining their talent, you will drive team effectiveness through org design, advice & coaching and team development whilst supporting succession planning & L&D initiatives ensuring any solutions are localised based on the needs of the business area.

We’re looking for experience People Partners who have a passion for creating credible and innovative people solutions that are tailored and localised. You will bring a solution and customer focused approach to overcome any barriers to change and you will demonstrate an Agile mindset - able to innovate, test, learn and adapt. It would be fantastic if you have experience of working within a tech environment, or a volume based background could suit too.

This role attracts a really generous salary along with tombola’s amazing benefits which include a quarterly bonus, free food and snacks from the minute you arrive on site till the minute you leave, 25 days annual leave, free car parking, life assurance, onsite gym and much more. The role is hybrid with a requirement to be at tombola’s ‘state of the art’ offices in Sunderland 2 to 3 days per week.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Benefits**:

- On-site parking
- Work from home

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Sunderland: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- Human resources: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Sunderland