Employee Relations Specialist (6-month FTC)

Location: Hybrid role based in London, United hirify.globaldom; six-month fixed-term contract.

Company

hirify.global is an interactive entertainment company focused on mobile games, including the Candy Crush franchise, and is part of Microsoft.

What you will do

• Manage end-to-end employee relations casework, including performance management, disciplinary, grievance, and absence cases.
• Maintain accurate case records and documentation through resolution.
• Facilitate training for HR professionals and people managers to strengthen employee relations capabilities.
• Coach HR Business Partners, HR Advisors, and HR Generalists on complex employee matters, risks, interventions, and performance management.
• Provide practical advice on sensitive employee matters, identify risks early, and support effective resolution.
• Support ad-hoc employee relations projects.

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience.
• Strong HR Advisory and/or Employee Relations experience, including hands-on ownership of complex employee cases from initial assessment through resolution.
• Demonstrable experience managing performance-related cases and broader employee relations matters, including disciplinary, grievance, and absence management.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and employee relations practices, with the ability to identify employment risks and issues.
• Sound judgment and decision-mahirify.global skills, including problem-solving, solution development, and preventive action.
• Confidence partnering with and coaching HR stakeholders through complex employee matters.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with stakeholders, employees, and HR peers.
• Comfort worhirify.global in a fast-moving environment with shifting priorities, ambiguity, and evolving processes.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of employment relations practices in Ireland.
• Experience supporting employee relations matters across multiple EMEA markets or within a regional EMEA remit.

Culture & Benefits

• Six-month fixed-term contract with hybrid worhirify.global in London.
• Applications are reviewed continuously, with priority given to candidates available to start in January.
• Work supports a diverse and inclusive environment within the games industry.