Head of People & Culture

Job description

Playson is a global B2B game provider operating in 20+ regulated markets across Europe and beyond. We design and deliver high-quality online slot games, engaging promotional tools, and a reliable platform that powers some of the industry’s leading operators. With a portfolio of 100+ games and 30M+ monthly players across dozens of markets, we combine creativity, technical excellence, and a focus on long-term performance.

Our culture is built around ownership, trust, and curiosity - we work in cross-functional squads and tribes, inspired by the Spotify model, and value autonomy, open communication, and practical problem-solving.

Role Description

We’re looking for a strategic and hands-on leader to drive our People & Culture vision - someone who can scale a high-performance, feedback-driven culture, challenge the status quo, and act as a trusted partner to our leadership team.

You will manage a cross-functional squad (People Business Partners, Talent Acquisition Partners, and Talent Sourcers) and work closely with leaders across the business to build the cultural foundations that empower teams to perform, grow, and evolve with the company.

What You Will Do:

  • Design and drive People & Culture initiatives that align with Playson’s values, shaping an organizational culture rooted in ownership, curiosity, and trust

  • Act as a key advisor to senior leadership (including Shareholders and Executive team)

  • Manage and develop a cross-functional People team, fostering collaboration, ownership, and innovation within the squad

  • Oversee strategic hiring plans, ensure thoughtful workforce planning, and drive continuous improvements in how we attract, assess, and retain top talent

  • Lead and support initiatives around team growth, reorgs, capability building, and scaling healthy team dynamics. Use qualitative and quantitative data to inform decisions

  • Embed continuous feedback practices into our culture, performance, and development frameworks

  • Ensure people-related processes are efficient, lightweight, automated where possible, and intuitive - allowing focus to remain on building the products and driving business outcomes

  • Tackle operational issues pragmatically and efficiently, keeping the bar high and the systems sustainable

What We Expect From You:

  • Proven experience in a senior People/Organizational leadership role, ideally in a product-led or tech-driven environment with a fast pace and high ambiguity, including start-up and scale-up expertise

  • Experience across People Ops, Talent Acquisition, Internal Comms, and Employer Branding and the ability to lead cross-functional people teams across these domains

  • Hands-on mindset: you know when to zoom in and support operational work and when to zoom out and strategize

  • Experience building distributed, high-performing product-centric teams, and leading people functions across geographies and several business hubs

  • A business-centric mindset and curiosity to understand the key business drivers of growth, empowering it with capabilities in the People team

  • Passion for experimenting, iterating, and challenging assumptions – you push for better, not more

  • Comfort navigating ambiguity, growth pains, and cultural shifts with empathy and sharp business sense

  • Strong communication skills and an ability to influence across different levels of the organization

  • Fluent in English

Bonus If You Have:

  • Experience in iGaming industry

  • Experience working in remote-first or distributed teams

  • Exposure to Agile environments, flat structure organizations, or cross-functional squad operating models

  • Familiarity with HR tech stacks and tools (Ashby, HiBob, Notion, etc)

  • Previous work in competitive digital talent markets

Perks and Benefits:

  • Work from anywhere in Europe, or choose a hybrid setup in one of our hub locations - your schedule, your choice

  • Represent Playson at leading iGaming exhibitions and global events, contributing to our strategic presence

  • Join the leadership team with a direct hand in shaping our People strategy and business evolution

  • Receive a competitive salary fixed in EUR, with structured performance reviews

  • Benefit from a transparent quarterly bonus system, averaging 75% to 125% of a monthly salary based on company results

  • Enjoy unlimited paid vacation and sick leave - we focus on outcomes, not hours.

  • Access full medical insurance for you and +1

  • Grow through leadership development, executive coaching, and professional learning opportunities

  • Connect regularly through strategic offsites, team gatherings, and internal events that reinforce alignment and culture

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