HR Compliance Manager

Location: London, United Kingdom; hybrid working

Company

hirify.global, part of Sony Interactive Entertainment, develops gaming hardware, network services, and entertainment experiences for a global audience.

What you will do

• Build and lead the EMEA People Compliance framework, including governance, controls, ownership, reporting, risk assessments, and remediation.
• Establish policy governance and translate employment legislation and regulatory changes into scalable policies, processes, training, and guidance.
• Oversee right-to-work, immigration, background screening, fixed-term employment, statutory reporting, and employee-mobility compliance programs.
• Lead personnel-file governance, retention standards, access controls, audits, and employee data-rights request processes across Workday, SharePoint, and other People platforms.
• Coordinate HR controls for internal and external audits, including SOX, and support M&A due diligence, integration planning, and acquisition onboarding.
• Lead the UK and Ireland Leave of Absence function and manage relevant vendors, budgets, reporting, automation, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Requirements

• 7+ years of relevant HR or People compliance, governance, or related experience across multiple EMEA countries.
• Strong knowledge of employment compliance, policy governance, regulatory change, risk and control frameworks, audits, and assurance.
• Experience translating legal and regulatory requirements into practical People policies, processes, and controls in partnership with Employment Legal.
• Knowledge of GDPR and employee data governance, with strong project management and data literacy.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders across Legal, Privacy, HR, and Technology in a global matrixed organization.
• Experience managing and developing a team; Workday, ServiceNow, or comparable HR or case-management experience is preferred.

Nice to have

• Experience establishing a regional People compliance or employment-policy capability from the ground up.
• Experience operating across multiple European jurisdictions with significant employee-representation requirements.
• Experience supporting HR transformation, centralization, integration, or global People initiatives in Europe.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid working in London.
• Discretionary bonus opportunity and London Allowance where applicable.
• Private medical insurance and dental scheme.
• 25 days of annual holiday.
• On-site gym, subsidized café, free soft drinks, on-site bar, cycle garage, and showers.
• Background checks are conducted at the offer stage for new employees.