Paul Evans Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

Leamington Spa, England, United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

• HR Leader with a proven track record of scaling and transforming HR functions.
• Leader for HR teams in EMEA, growing Zynga's EMEA employee population from 160 to ~1500 employees in 5 years through M&A and recruiting.
• Partner to US/West coast leadership team, representing the global People function and translating global people plans for leaders across the region.
• Manage, coach and develop HR professionals, driving people-related objectives for 30 HR and Recruiting professionals across the EMEA region.
• Collaborate with legal teams, senior leadership, and business managers to address complex people issues and drive positive outcomes.
• Create dashboards to analyse data, identify trends, and implement effective solutions to improve employee relations, enhance engagement, and address potential risks.

London, United Kingdom

Responsible for our HRBP functions across the UK and European studios, I lead teams of HRBP's and Recruiters for a growing number of M&A's across Zynga's growing business in Europe.

London, United Kingdom

• Rocksteady Studios is a multi-award winning video game developer. My role as Senior HR Manager Partner drives HR, talent and all People people related projects for a team of world-class Games industry professionals in.
• Strategic and tactical HR leader with a proven track record of success in the games industry.
• Partnered with senior leadership to solve HR and business challenges across the full lifecycle of recruitment, compensation & benefits, L&D, ER, and talent management.
• Managed a team of HR, Office Management and Payroll professionals and led the development and implementation of HR strategies that supported the studio's business goals.
• Led a review and update of outdated or non-compliant HR processes and policies, ensuring that the studio was compliant with all applicable laws and regulations.
• Used market survey data to design and gain support for new benefits & reward programs that aligned with the studio's culture and values.

International

• Business-focused HR leader with a proven track record of success in reducing costs, improving productivity, and optimizing resource utilization in the talent acquisition function.
• Partnered with TA Directors and teams across the globe to coordinate and manage the "Rhythm of Business" for the three large regions outside of the US (Europe, IMEA, and APJC).
• Led the annual $20m OPEX budget planning process and quarterly re-forecasts, ensuring that the function was aligned with the business's strategic priorities.
• Built and delivered monthly data insights to identify trends and guide budget decisions.
• Recommended changes to the permanent and contractor teams to optimise resource utilisation.
• Managed, coordinated, and delivered projects to enhance the recruiting experience with a new onboarding process and the implementation of a new applicant tracking system.Key Skills and Accomplishments

Microsoft Studios

• Initially hired to lead the HR function at our Rare Studio in the UK, my role expanded to provide end-to-end HR leadership and support to four of our European Studios. This role was highly autonomous leading HR and.
• Strategic and operational HR leader with a proven track record of success in the games industry.
• Partnered with senior leadership to provide end-to-end HR leadership to four European studios.
• Owned and delivered the ‘HR Rhythm of Business’ for the European studios, ensuring that the HR function was aligned with the business's strategic priorities.
• Led the HR function for an acquisition in Denmark, ensuring that the new studio was integrated into the HR function smoothly and efficiently.
• Start-up & org design of the Lift London studio, ensuring that the new studio had the right HR infrastructure in place from the start.

London, United Kingdom

This role managed the day-to-day HR function, line managing three HR Managers and six HR Advisors, who covered the full recruitment and HR workload. I also provided strategic HR support to the CEO, the Executive team and their direct report teams.

London, United Kingdom

Supporting the COO as part of his Leadership team - my role was the HR Business Partner to a large Engineering team in the Broadcasting business.

London, United Kingdom

I joined Red Bee Media (now Ericsson) to support the transition of BBC Broadcast into private ownership. This role was designed to develop line manager capabilities and support a change plan within the business to become a commercial entity.