Staff HRIS Analyst-Recruiting and HCM

PlayStation; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job description

Why PlayStation?

PlayStation isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Today, we’re recognized as a global leader in entertainment producing The PlayStation family of products and services including PlayStation5, PlayStation4, PlayStationVR, PlayStationPlus, acclaimed PlayStation software titles from PlayStation Studios, and more.

PlayStation also strives to create an inclusive environment that empowers employees and embraces diversity. We welcome and encourage everyone who has a passion and curiosity for innovation, technology, and play to explore our open positions and join our growing global team.

The PlayStation brand falls under Sony Interactive Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation.

SIE’s People Team is continuing its journey to transform employee experience. We have a high-impact opportunity for a Staff HRIS Analyst to join the People Technology and Services team. This lead-level Product Owner will play a key role in leading and managing complex, global enhancement projects.

What you’ll do:

• Own and manage the global project portfolio related to Talent Acquisition systems, with deep accountability for current ATS and Workday Recruiting and Onboarding configurations.
• Drive standardization and globalization of recruiting processes, identifying inefficiencies and delivering scalable, system-enabled solutions.
• Collaborate closely with HR business partners, recruiting operations, IT, and HRIS to prioritize regional and global system enhancements.
• Lead discovery, documentation, and translation of business needs into technical requirements, followed by configuration, prototyping, testing, and hyper-care support.
• Manage and evolve the product roadmap, ensuring alignment with global strategy and business goals.
• Champion adoption and understanding of new system capabilities, including presentation of relevant Workday release features to internal customers.
• Maintain and improve integrations between existing Talent Acquisition System and other systems (e.g., Workday, Global Career Site).

Platform and Functional Expertise:

• Provide functional leadership with expertise in HCM, Recruiting, Security, Reporting, and Analytics.
• Configure and maintain key recruiting and onboarding processes across Workday and the ATS.
• Support performance and learning system configurations as needed.
• Act as a liaison to AMS partners and third-party consultants, driving standard methodology solutions and continuous improvement.

Operational & Support Responsibilities:

• Serve as an escalation point for complex ServiceNow tickets, including incident triage, bug research, customer issues, and resolution documentation.
• Develop and maintain training materials; deliver technical training and knowledge transfer sessions.
• Partner with multi-functional HR teams on critical initiatives and provide input to system strategy and roadmap.

Experience/Qualifications:

• 8+ years in Talent Acquisition technology.
• 7+ years of Workday functional experience, with emphasis on Recruiting, HCM, and Onboarding (configuration, security, reporting, integrations).
• Demonstrable experience in leading global projects and managing a product roadmap.
• Strong track record of partner engagement and influence at various levels of an organization.
• Experience as a process improvement advocate, leading change across systems and operations.
• Experience working in global, matrixed organizations.

Skills & Attributes:

• High attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy.
• Critical thinker with strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Demonstrable ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences.
• Able to work independently within a distributed team setting.
• Cultural sensitivity and inclusion approach.
• Solid understanding of system integration touchpoints and downstream impacts.
• Demonstrable ability to lead change and challenge the status quo in a constructive way.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in supporting talent acquisition systems such as Greenhouse.
• Experience mentoring junior team members or leading small project teams.

Benefits:

• Discretionary bonus opportunity
• Private Medical Insurance
• Dental Scheme
• 25 days holiday per year + wellness breaks
• On Site Gym
• Subsidised Café
• Free soft drinks
• On site bar
• Access to cycle garage and showers

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Equal Opportunity Statement:

Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender (including gender identity, gender expression and gender reassignment), race (including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, disability, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy, maternity or parental status, trade union membership or membership in any other legally protected category.

We strive to create an inclusive environment, empower employees and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond.

PlayStation is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.