People & Culture Partner

As a key member of our People & Culture team and a trusted partner to our studio youll be the driving force behind the daily employee lifecycle. Youll own the end-to-end experience ensuring every touchpointfrom the first hello to the final goodbyeis friendly professional seamless and uniquely PikPok.

What youll be doing:

• Partnering with Purpose: Acting as a trusted advisor to our people providing guidance on everything from performance to wellbeing and studio culture.
• Owning the Lifecycle: Managing the heavy lifting of P&Ccontracts onboarding offboarding and all the vital documentation in between.
• Driving PX Projects: Collaborating with the P&C Director and the team on strategic and operational initiatives that keep our studio humming and our people engaged.
• Staying Tech-Forward: Using data and tools to optimise and automate our processes to improve the employee experience and elevate our work.

If you have any questions about the role and/or would like more information before you apply - please send brief email to and we will help you out or clarify what we can.

Who You Are:

• An experienced people professional: Youre equally comfortable handling high-level strategic partnering and the essential administration that supports an ever-evolving agile workforce.
• Commercial yet empathetic & kind: you approach your work with a people-first mindset building genuine relationships across the studio while balancing commercial realities.
• A relentless pursuer of excellence: You dont just do HR; you strive to make it better clearer and more impactful.
• Culturally aligned: Youre genuinely curious collaborative and ready to take ownership in a safe supportive and fun workplace.

Skills/Experience:

You have 510 years of solid experience in P&C generalist roles mostly in the private sector in small to mid-sized creative/tech founder-led startups or high-growth businesses.

In-depth experiences leading successful contemporary P&C initiatives and change projects

You are a gifted writer and a clear verbal communicator. You can move between a casual chat and a formal document with ease.

Strong competency in managing complex ER situations while building strong trusted relationships with staff and colleagues

You lead with kindness. People feel safe coming to you and you handle sensitive challenges with grace and maturity.

You love finding better ways to do things using tech. You see the HRIS as a tool for empowerment not just a database.

You prefer the Wellington in-office vibe. While we can be flexible on hours you prefer being in the room most days to truly connect with the team.

A commercially thinking pragmatic People practitioner

A positive person with high resilience

Some games / tech or film industry experience would be great but not a deal breaker

A positive can-do attitude great work ethic and strong sense of initiative

A willingness to mentor support and inspire others

Strong competency in Google Suite products and contemporary HRIS platforms

Fluency in English we also have a team in Colombia - so bonus points if you speak Spanish

Free personal health insurance

Generous sick leave provisions

Free annual flu shots

Access to free confidential counselling sessions

Lab days game jams and other training opportunities

One time home buyer bonus

Staff referral recruitment bonus

Partial rebate on mobile device upgrades

Free drinks fruit and social events