HR Lead – Remote Gaming Studio

About the role

This is a hands‑on HR leadership role within a fully remote, cross‑disciplinary game development environment. You will own the full employee lifecycle and partner closely with leaders to build scalable people processes.

Key responsibilities

• Own full‑cycle recruitment across the studio, from intake to offer negotiation and closing.
• Plan hiring proactively with team leads, identify talent gaps and build structured interview processes.
• Manage candidate pipelines, ATS workflows, recruiting metrics and ensure a positive candidate experience.
• Coach managers on interviewing, hiring decisions and HR policies.
• Benchmark salaries, design competitive offers and ensure internal consistency.
• Oversee onboarding, employment contracts, payroll forecasts, leave management, benefits and off‑boarding.
• Handle terminations professionally, ensuring legal compliance.
• Act as a neutral HR partner for conflicts, personal challenges and sensitive matters.
• Monitor early attrition indicators and support engagement and retention initiatives.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to strengthen culture, values and employee experience.

Required profile

• 7+ years of HR experience, including in medium‑to‑large technology companies.
• Strong full‑cycle recruitment experience in technology or gaming environments.
• Proven ability to run efficient, rigorous hiring processes using structured interviews and scorecards.
• Experience handling employee relations, conflicts and difficult conversations with neutrality.
• Fluent English with excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Required skills

• Hands‑on experience with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and recruiting metrics.
• Proficiency with Atlassian tools, specifically Jira and Confluence.
• Experience using Slack as a structured communication platform.
• Daily familiarity with AI tools and interest in applying AI to HR workflows.

What we offer

• Fully remote work within Europe, based in Switzerland.
• Significant ownership and autonomy over recruitment, HR operations and people initiatives.
• Close collaboration with senior leadership and cross‑disciplinary teams.
• A collaborative, self‑managing environment built on trust and communication.
• Opportunity to shape HR practices and company culture in a growing remote organization.
• Exposure to international HR practices across a distributed European workforce.