Director, PE Business Partner - AI & UGC

Electronic Arts creates entertainment that inspires players and fans worldwide. Here, everyone is part of the story, part of a community that connects with the rest of the world. This role will support EA's AI & UGC organization, partnering with leaders who are building new capabilities at the intersection of technology, creativity, and player experience.

The People Experience Business Partner for AI & UGC builds the talent strategy and People Experience roadmap. You will partner with senior leaders to build leadership capability, enable business strategy, support organizational effectiveness, and develop people practices that help the organization scale with speed and discipline.

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategic Talent Building for Each Stage: Partner with leaders to design talent strategies that align with current needs while anticipating the next phase of growth.
• Lead Organizational Evolution: Help transition from startup structures into more defined teams, without losing velocity.
• Build Leadership Capability: Serve as a trusted advisor to leadership, balancing empathy with candor.
• Organizational Effectiveness: Identify structural or cultural barriers early and build lightweight, yet effective solutions.
• Use Data & Insights as Your Compass: Track people and organizational metrics and provide insights that inform decisions.
• Guide Workforce & Talent Planning: Translate business strategy into talent priorities, including workforce planning, succession, hiring strategy, and capability development.
• Raise the Talent Bar: Partner with leaders to build mission-aligned teams through thoughtful talent reviews and planning.
• Simplify How Work Gets Done: Help teams establish scalable operating rhythms, planning processes, and ways of working.

Requirements:

• 10+ years in HR/People Experience, with time spent in startups and high-growth environments.
• Proven ability to build HR/people infrastructure from scratch, and to reinvent it as organizations scale.
• Strong in org design, change leadership, and talent strategy.
• Demonstrated ability to balance speed with strategic scaling.
• Comfortable challenging leaders and inspiring them to think differently.
• Passion for building cultures that embrace experimentation and continuous reinvention.