Job Description

Overview

HR Advisor role at Frontier Developments. Frontier is an independent video game developer and publisher based in Cambridge, UK. The role can be in-studio or hybrid (minimum 3 days in the studio) with relocation support available.

What’s the role

We’re looking for a driven and solutions-oriented HR Advisor to join our People Team. This role delivers our People Strategy, provides high-quality generalist HR support across the company, and helps shape Frontier’s future through HR initiatives.

What you’ll be doing

• Provide day-to-day employee relations support and coaching to people managers.
• Manage HR casework including performance, absence, grievance, and disciplinary matters.
• Track and analyse HR metrics, offering insights and recommendations.
• Support the delivery of strategic People Team programmes across the employee lifecycle (e.g., succession planning, reward, L&D, change management).
• Collaborate with HR Business Partners to evolve people processes and drive continuous improvement.
• Act as a point of escalation for HR Assistants and provide expert HR guidance.
• Ensure HR policies are compliant with employment law, write and develop policies when required, and support managers with policy advice and guidance.
• Maintain accurate employee data in our HRIS.
• Deliver briefings and communications on HR topics and initiatives to the HR and wider People Team.

What you’ll bring

• Demonstrable experience in an operational HR role, ideally within a fast-paced technology or creative industry.
• Excellent understanding of UK employment law and experience handling sensitive ER issues.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to identify trends and act accordingly.
• Proactive and solutions-focused with a continuous improvement approach and confidence to implement processes.

Bonus if you have

• CIPD Level 5 qualification or currently working towards it.

What we can offer you

You will work with talented and passionate people to support, develop or publish our sophisticated and enduring games, in a creative, collaborative and inclusive environment. We love what we do, and we work hard to provide outstanding experiences for our players.

Wellbeing is a big focus at Frontier, and we are continually evolving how we can support our people. We encourage a healthy work/life balance and provide a range of wellbeing activities, initiatives and sessions to support both mental and physical health.

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, including a success-based annual bonus, share option schemes, life assurance, private family healthcare, flexible working hours, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, in-house subsidised catering, relocation support, Cycle to Work scheme, free bike servicing, and social activities and events.

If you need any reasonable adjustments during recruitment, please speak to your Talent Acquisition representative.