Head of HR

The Head of HR is a strategic and operational leader responsible for shaping and delivering the people agenda across the business. Reporting directly to the Managing Director, the role partners closely with senior leadership to build a high-performance and collaborative culture that supports the company’s growth and long-term success.

This role is primarily office-based to support collaboration, teamwork, and visibility across the organisation. The Head of Human Resources is expected to work from the office 4 days per week, with 1 day per week working from home.

This role balances strategic HR leadership with hands-on execution, ensuring HR policies, processes, and practices are aligned with business objectives while delivering a positive and engaging employee experience.

Key Responsibilities Strategic:

Leadership

• Act as a trusted advisor to the Managing Director and leadership team on all people-related matters.
  
• Lead organisational design, workforce planning, and succession planning to support current and future needs.
  
• Champion a culture of collaboration, teamwork, and accountability across the organisation.
  

People & Culture

• Foster an inclusive, high-performing workplace where employees feel engaged, supported, and motivated.
  
• Lead employee engagement initiatives and use feedback to drive continuous improvement.
  
• Oversee performance management frameworks, ensuring consistency, fairness, and development-focused outcomes.
  
• Support leadership capability through coaching, development programmes, and targeted interventions.
  

Talent Acquisition & Employer Branding 

• Provide strategic oversight to the HR Generalist. 
  
• Ensure effective hiring strategies that attract high-quality, diverse talent aligned with company values.
  
• Strengthen the employer brand to position the organisation as an employer of choice.
  

HR Operations & Compliance

• Oversee all core HR operations, including policies, procedures, contracts, and employee relations.
  
• Ensure compliance with employment law and best practice, proactively managing risk.
  
• Lead complex employee relations matters with professionalism, discretion, and sound judgement.
  
• Continuously review and improve HR processes to ensure efficiency and scalability.
  

Office & Workplace Management

• Line manage the Office Manager, ensuring a well-run, collaborative, and productive office environment.
  
• Support initiatives that enhance the in-office experience and reinforce the importance of team presence.
  

Leadership & Team Management

• Lead, develop, and mentor the HR team, setting clear objectives and fostering a culture of ownership and collaboration.
  
• Encourage strong cross-functional relationships and partnership across the business.
  

Skills & Experience
Essential

• Proven experience in a senior HR leadership role, ideally reporting to executive-level leadership.

• Strong generalist HR background with experience across employee relations, talent, and culture.

• Demonstrated ability to operate at both strategic and hands-on levels.

• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills.

• Sound knowledge of employment law and HR best practice.

• Experience managing and developing high-performing teams.

Desirable

• Experience using HR systems, particularly BambooHR.

• Experience overseeing or working closely with payroll processes.

• Collaborative, approachable, and people-focused leadership style.

• Commercially minded, with the ability to align people initiatives to business outcomes.

• Confident decision-maker with high levels of integrity and discretion.

• Resilient, adaptable, and comfortable managing change.

Benefits

• €1,000 Annual Wellness Allowance.

• Wellness & Work-Life Balance

• Employee Assistance Program - €250 per annum

• Birthday Leave – enjoy an extra day off to celebrate your special day

• Anniversary Leave – enjoy an extra day for every year at Joi Gaming.

• Friday Drinks & Lunch – a weekly get-together to connect with your team

• Hybrid work – 1 day from home per week

• Remote work abroad – work from anywhere for up to 1 month per year

• Free parking for cars and motorbikes