People Business Partner
Job description
About the Position
Playson is looking for a People Business Partner with knowledge of the Ukrainian language who can operate close to the business, work directly with leaders on organisational challenges, and help maintain a high-performance environment without turning the company into a bureaucratic HR machine.
This role is not about running HR processes for the sake of process.
We are looking for someone who can:
- Help leaders make strong people decisions
- Maintain high talent quality
- Identify organisational risks early
- Ensure leadership, hiring, and performance problems do not silently accumulate over time
The PBP works primarily through leaders - not around them.
Responsibilities
- Partner with leaders on hiring, team structure, organisational effectiveness, performance, ownership gaps, and delivery risks.
- Push discussions toward decisions and outcomes instead of endless alignment loops.
- Help leaders define what “strong” actually means for critical roles and challenge weak hiring compromises.
- Support leaders in addressing underperformance early and directly.
- Identify early organisational signals such as leadership gaps, burnout, unhealthy dependencies, misalignment, or execution risks.
- Help improve feedback quality, leadership practices, and decision consistency across teams.
- Support practical and scalable organisational approaches instead of overcomplicated HR frameworks.
- Contribute to improving internal documentation, operational clarity, and AI-supported People knowledge infrastructure over time.
Requirements
- Knowledge of the Ukrainian language is a must
- 5+ years of experience in HRBP, Head of People, HRD, organisational partnership, or similar leadership-facing roles.
- Strong experience working with leaders in fast-moving environments.
- Ability to challenge stakeholders directly, constructively, and without unnecessary politics.
- Strong judgment and ability to operate in ambiguous situations.
- High level of ownership, maturity, and communication clarity.
- Ability to connect people and topics with business reality and execution impact.
- Comfortable with difficult conversations, organisational tension, and imperfect environments.
- Ability to remain calm, structured, and pragmatic under pressure.
- Ability to build trust with strong personalities and leadership teams while still being able to challenge them when needed.
- Ability to simplify complexity instead of adding bureaucracy.
- Strong business and organisational awareness.
- Interest in scalable organisational practices, operational clarity, and AI-supported People infrastructure.
We Value
- Clarity over ambiguity
- Direct communication over corporate politeness
- Speed with accountability
- Impact over activity
What We Offer
- Hybrid work & flexible schedule
- Medical insurance (+1 coverage option)
- Professional development reimbursement
- Online English classes
- Employee referral bonus program
Recruitment Process
- HR Interview
- Hiring Manager Interview
- Final Interview
If you are comfortable working closely with leadership, solving organisational problems, and helping strong teams scale without unnecessary bureaucracy, we’d love to hear from you.
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