At Arrowhead, the Senior HR Business Partner shapes and leads the people strategies that carry our studio's vision forward. They work closely with leadership to drive change, plan for what's ahead, and lead initiatives that reach across the whole organization.
This is a role for someone who brings deep HR and Labour Law expertise together with real business understanding, someone who can advise on complex matters, scale initiatives, and coach managers into stronger people leaders.
Stakeholders can rely on you for a wide number of areas such as strategic guidance on people growth and workforce planning and talent management initiatives. At its core, this role is about shaping a people first culture that aligns with where the studio is headed.
What you'll own:
Managing employee relations cases, including investigations and conflict resolution
Guiding leadership through reorganizations, restructuring, and workforce changes in line with Swedish employment law
Advising on and handling performance matters
Serving as an advisor and partner to senior leaders on people matters
Aligning HR strategy with business goals and the studio's long term vision
Leading change initiatives, performance strategies, and organizational design efforts
Driving engagement, inclusion, and development across the studio
Leading and executing high impact, cross functional HR projects
Supporting workforce planning and recruitment strategy for key roles and teams
Using HR and organizational metrics to inform strategic planning and improvements
Supporting leadership in planning for structural changes, growth, and succession
What you'll bring
Solid, proven experience as an HR Business Partner or in a similar senior HR role.
The ability to work independently and make sound judgment calls without needing close oversight
Professional fluency in Swedish and English, both written and spoken
Strong practical knowledge of Swedish employment law and labour relations
To be successful in this job, we believe you act as a key partner who drives both people outcomes and business outcomes. We believe you proactively spot gaps or risks and lead solutions that scale across the whole studio. We believe you can influence leadership decisions with clarity, data, and strong business context.
We also believe you show sound judgment and empathy in high pressure situations, and that you educate and empower managers to lead better through clear frameworks and support rather than just answers.
If you think that this position matches your background and skills, we would love to hear from you. Please submit your CV in English as soon as possible.
We interview candidates continuously and hire when we find a good fit.
Scope: Full-time: 40 hours per week with initial 6 month probation period.
Location: Office first, hybrid solution possible. You need to be eligible to work in Sweden.
We are a pet friendly office! You can expect to find dogs and occasionally some cats around.
Arrowhead Game Studios is a growing team of about 140+ people, best known for our co-op titles. Despite our size, we remain a friendly and down to earth bunch, who love to indulge in our passion for video games together.
Located in the heart of Södermalm, in Fatburen in the middle of the Game Dev scene we enjoy everything Stockholm has to offer. The is a a lot of different types of activities immediately available on our doorstep.
Our talented developers are crucial to our success, therefore we put a lot of emphasis in creating and maintaining a prosperous culture. We’re committed to open and transparent communication. Your ideas are welcomed, valued, appreciated - the ceiling for creative discussions is high.
We also have numerous work benefits for all our employees. You can read about them here!
“A game for everyone is a game for no one”
Arrowhead Game Studios is located in Stockholm, Sweden and we are a game developer focusing on creating immersive games for Console and PC. We have a team of ambitious, friendly and fun-loving developers challenging the game industry, while aiming to deliver an entertaining and high quality gaming experience. We’re most known for our co-op games and are the developers behind Magicka™, The Showdown Effect™, Gauntlet™ and Helldivers™.
Believability, Sociality and Playfulness.
These are the design pillars we take seriously here at Arrowhead. They mean that we aim to create games that have believable world design, gameplay that creates social connections between players and a playful approach to the game where you feel as if you are immersed in a fantasy. Arrowhead is always on the lookout for developers to act upon these pillars in developing our future AAA console title.
By challenging the creativity of the players, we create memorable experiences with humor and social interaction, that leaves you with stories to tell. We are known for our uncompromising game mechanics and intense cooperative gameplay, and are well underway of our next project: a 3rd person shooter featuring next-gen graphics, innovative co-op and agency for the community to alter the course of the game. This AAA game will share the satirical humor that fans of our previous games know and love.
Each team member at Arrowhead is passionate about making a kickass effort in order to create great games. To achieve this, we believe it is important to have dedicated, friendly and helpful people around you. We offer a driven and creative environment where small cross-disciplinary teams work tightly together to provide next generation game play experiences.
Are you interested in joining our kickass team? You can find all our current job openings on our jobs website: https://jobs.arrowheadgamestudios.com/
