People Business Partner in Oxford

We want you to #JOINTHEREBELLION! For 30 years we’ve been independently developing and publishing incredible video games at our multiple studios founded by Jason & Chris Kingsley, but Rebellion is more than just games. We have our own film studio, we create board games, publish books, and through 2000AD, publish comics and graphic novels such as the amazing Judge Dredd. We're looking for an experienced and commercially-focused People Business Partner to join our People & Talent team.

In this role you will work closely with leaders across your business areas, acting as a trusted advisor on all people-related matters. You will help deliver both people and business strategies, providing expert guidance, coaching, and practical HR solutions that support high-performing teams and a positive employee experience. This is an opportunity to play a key role in shaping our people agenda, influencing leaders, and creating an environment where both employees and the business can thrive.

This role is based at our riverside headquarters in Oxford, offering a creative and relaxed atmosphere where teamwork drives our success. We can provide a relocation package, including moving assistance, temporary accommodation, and full support to ensure a smooth transition to your new environment. We believe in the power of face-to-face collaboration and encourage working from our studios. However, we understand that flexibility matters, so we’re open to discussing hybrid options based on individual needs.

• Build strong relationships with leaders and managers, providing strategic and operational HR support.
• Coach managers on employee relations, performance management, organisational change, and people development.
• Support workforce planning, succession planning, and organisational effectiveness initiatives.
• Manage complex employee relations matters, ensuring compliance with UK employment legislation and company policies.
• Lead and support HR projects that enhance employee experience, improve processes, and support business growth.
• Champion company culture, engagement, wellbeing, and inclusion initiatives.

• CIPD qualified (Level 5 or above preferred).
• Proven experience as an HR Business Partner or People Business Partner in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and employee relations.
• Experience partnering with senior leaders and influencing stakeholders at all levels.
• Excellent communication, coaching, and relationship-building skills.
• A pragmatic, commercially-minded approach with the ability to balance strategic thinking and hands-on delivery.

We offer an extensive benefits package to our team including: 22 days holidays + Christmas closure (typically 4 days) & Bank holidays (increasing with service at 5 years – one day each year until you reach 31 days) Private Medical Insurance, healthcare cash plan, including dental and Vision Life Assurance, Income Protection & Critical Illness Cover Enhanced Family Leave Interest Free, Tax-Free loans Enhanced Pension Scheme EAP a range of Mental Health and Wellbeing Support Plus loads more… including a wide range of discounts, freebies, and social events!

This role is only open to applicants who have the permanent right to work in the UK. We are unable to provide or take over visa sponsorship, either now or in the future. Applicants must therefore be able to demonstrate their ongoing eligibility to work in the UK without the need for employer sponsorship.

Our riverside headquarters in Oxford places you a short walk away from the city centre. Renowned for its rich historical backdrop and esteemed educational institutions, Oxford offers a unique blend of tradition and modernity, with its beautiful architecture and green spaces. Oxford also boasts excellent transport links, making it easy to navigate both the city and the wider country. The city’s train station, just a short walk from our studio, offers frequent services to London, as well as direct routes to major cities like Birmingham, Manchester, and Reading and we also offer free parking at the studio.

Our open-plan office promotes teamwork and innovation, with regular interaction with senior management and other departments, alongside access to free hot drinks, a handy tuck shop onsite and a range of local pubs, cafes and dining options nearby helping make every workday enjoyable!

Whichever team you join at Rebellion we are proud of our open, friendly, and creative atmosphere. We love what we do, and we have fun doing it! As a big indie developer, we have complete creative freedom over our titles which allows us to work on a massive variety of projects across all the major platforms. Our size, stability, and the variety of in-house expertise across multiple industries, makes Rebellion completely unique! We work in our own way, and we celebrate that as the key to our success. We foster an inclusive culture where you are encouraged to be yourself, to express your creativity and your talent. We are people focused and will support you in every way to can be the best at what you do. We recognise the importance of enjoying what you do and having a healthy work-life balance. We offer a friendly, creative, and relaxed working atmosphere, with sensibly managed projects and a wide variety of benefits and development opportunities for all our teams to ensure you are fully supported with your physical and Mental Well-being.

We are actively recruiting for a diverse team and continue to add to our culture of growth and inclusion. Rebellion encourages innovation in all areas, and we look forward to hearing how you can help us to be better. We encourage all demographics of culture, gender, ethnicity, neurodiversity and beyond, because a representative team makes better products.

If you are interested in working at Rebellion, but this role doesn’t sound quite like you, we’re recruiting for a range of positions across the studio and we’re always happy to receive speculative applications via our website. Visit our Careers website to view all our live vacancies: Rebellion: Careers