Director of People Success

Director of People Success
We’re seeking a dynamic and commercially minded Director of People Success to lead our multi-country People Partnering function across the Company. We currently operate in a hybrid model from our main offices whilst also supporting a significant number of remote employees, and our workforce represents more than 40 nationalities, making this a truly global and multicultural environment.

This is a pivotal role at the intersection of strategy, governance, and operational excellence; ideal for an HR leader who thrives in complex and high-growth international environments.

You’ll shape and deliver our People Partnering agenda, ensuring that our leaders and teams are supported with the right structure, talent, and culture to scale successfully across Spain, Malta, France, and the UK.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Governance
Business Advisory and Trust: Act as the primary strategic People consultant to senior leadership in core business verticals, offering pragmatic, sound, and commercial advice to drive our organization to becoming a performance-driven culture.
People Strategy Integration: Partner with senior leadership to translate business goals into a cohesive, scalable People Success strategy that measurably drives performance, productivity, engagement across all locations.
Global People Partnering Strategy: Define and lead the People Partnering operating model, establishing direction, priorities, and standards that align with company strategy and executive expectations.
Organizational Health & Design: Collaborate strategically across the People Team to proactively diagnose and address organizational challenges, by developing scalable solutions for growth and transformation.
Tactical Management & Team Execution (the Day-to-Day)
Team Leadership: Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing People Partner team, ensuring alignment, accountability, and professional growth across multiple geographies.
Employee Relations Expertise: Act as the escalation point for complex or high-risk cases, managing investigations and disciplinary matters with precision and respect for local legislation.
Local Policy Stewardship: Ensure country-specific policies are consistently applied, communicated, and embedded within the business, maintaining compliance and trust.

Requirements

Experience & Expertise
10+ years of progressive HR experience, with at least 5 years leading HR/People Partner teams.
Prior experience in the iGaming, online gambling, or B2B technology platform sector is highly advantageous, particularly within organizations operating under multi-jurisdictional, regulated environments.
Proven success managing People operations across multiple European jurisdictions, ideally including Spain, France, Malta, and/or the UK.
Strong leadership presence and the ability to influence senior stakeholders across a distributed organization.
Exceptional judgment in managing complex Employee Relations issues and organizational change.
Skills & Attributes
Strategic Mindset: You see the big picture by connecting People strategy directly to business outcomes.
Commercial Acumen: You understand how organizational design and workforce dynamics impact financial performance.
Legal Literacy: Deep understanding of EU and local labor frameworks, ensuring compliant and pragmatic decision-making.
Change Leadership: Comfortable navigating ambiguity, driving transformation, and building trust in fast-moving environments.
Analytical Precision: You use data and People analytics to diagnose, decide, and deliver.
Multilingual Advantage: Fluency in English is required; Spanish fluency is a strong plus.

Benefits

Great career development opportunities
Hybrid working model
International Health Insurance
Health and Wellbeing Package (350 EUR per year)
Birthday Day Off
Me Time - 1 day off per year

About Gaming Innovation Group

We are an award-winning iGaming platform and sportsbook provider supplying industry-leading solutions to our partners and their players. We specialise in helping online and land-based operators expand their iGaming and sports betting business on a global scale, focusing on innovation and customisation to power localised customer experiences and intimate user journeys. As a regulated markets specialist, we offer compliant entry into 36+ complex regulated markets around the world.

Our powerful iGaming platform is built to be scalable, open and user-centric, rapidly integrating with our partners' existing tech and preferred third parties. It provides a personalised user experience through our suite of real-time marketing tools, real-time data, and real-time rules engine, allowing our partners to build their own automated bespoke rules, without the need for coding knowledge.

Our sportsbook is built mobile-first and provides a premium player experience through our Bet builder, comprehensive Live betting capabilities and Player props. Our partners benefit from tailored odds, personalised margins, and risk management strategy, increasing the players’ personalised experience. Our partners benefit from an in-house trading team available 24/7 through direct communication channels, delivering unparalleled agility and service to all our partners, around the clock.

Our Hiring Process

Stage 4:

Interview with Team Members

Stage 5:

Reference Check

Stage 6:

Offer

Stage 1:

Applied

Stage 2:

Talent Acquisition Interview

Stage 3:

Hiring Manager Interview

Stage 4:

Interview with Team Members

Stage 5:

Reference Check

Stage 6:

Offer

Stage 1:

Applied

Stage 2:

Talent Acquisition Interview

Stage 3:

Hiring Manager Interview

Stage 4:

Interview with Team Members

Stage 5:

Reference Check

Stage 6:

Offer

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Department

PeopleOps

Employment Type

Full Time

Location

Marbella

Workplace type

Hybrid

Reporting To

Kevin Norville