Skillz
Website:
skillz.com
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About The Role
If you want to build, develop, and see your impact, join Skillz and level up your Career!
Skillz, the first publicly-traded mobile eSports platform that hosts billions of casual mobile gaming tournaments for millions of players worldwide, is revolutionizing the gaming industry. By fostering social competition within games, the Skillz platform helps developers build multi-million dollar franchises by enabling real-money activity in their games and providing operational support while connecting players through fair, enjoyable, and meaningful competition.
At Skillz, we understand the thrill of achievement and the satisfaction of overcoming challenges. Want to join a team made up of alums from Apple, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Tesla, Twitter (X), Roblox, Zynga, Samsung, Lyft, EA, Riot, Nexon, Gameskraft, PlayStation, Unity, Scopely, Tinder, Intel, Deloitte, EY, Twitch, DraftKings, Wynn Resorts and more? Learn more to see if Skillz is the right fit for your next career move!
Why Skillz
- Culture of Impact: Join a united team of builders, creators, innovators, and entrepreneurs driven by the desire to win. At Skillz, we create value, obsess over our product, and make a difference in the world.
- Comprehensive Benefits: Enjoy peace of mind with our comprehensive benefits package, which includes 100% coverage for medical, dental, and vision expenses for both you and your dependents. Additionally, take advantage of our 401K matching, equity incentives, pre-tax benefit options, and more.
- Wellness Support: Enhance your well-being with our array of wellness initiatives, including meditation and mental health resources, physical fitness coaching and classes, family planning assistance, health and parenting guidance, virtual therapy sessions, and more.
- Time off: We offer competitive paid time off (PTO) & company holidays to help you recharge and pursue your passions.
- Las Vegas Headquarters: Skillz strongly believes in a five-day a week, collaborative office environment at our 36,000+ square foot headquarters. Enjoy free breakfast and catered lunches, snacks, a full-size gym with showers, commuter benefits, insurance, team bonding events and many more.
- Recognized Success: Skillz has earned recognition as one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies, CNBC's Disruptor 50, San Francisco Business Times' Best Places to Work, Forbes' Next Billion-Dollar Startups, and the #1 fastest-growing company in America on the Inc. 5000 list, and many more.
- Development Opportunities: We hold our employees to high standards while providing them with professional growth opportunities. We operate like a startup, and encourage all of our employees to collaborate and voice feedback about our product and ways we can improve as a business. We believe in never settling, and that also pertains to your growth.
Responsibilities
- Lead People Operations activities for the Bangalore office, including onboarding, performance management, employee engagement, compensation, compliance, and offboarding.
- Partner with executive leadership to define organizational structures, workforce plans, and People strategies that align with business goals.
- Localize global People policies and processes to ensure compliance with Indian labor laws and alignment with cultural expectations.
- Identify opportunities to improve the employee experience and retention through thoughtful programs, manager enablement, and data-driven initiatives.
- Develop and implement scalable, well-documented HR processes and systems to support a growing regional team.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with global People teams to ensure consistent experiences while honoring regional needs.
- Provide coaching and guidance to managers and team leaders on performance, employee relations, and team development.
Experience
- 12+ years of experience in People Operations, HR, or Talent leadership roles, with regional or global exposure.
- Proven track record of building and leading People functions in high-growth or fast-paced environments.
- Deep understanding of Indian labor laws, HR compliance, and local employment practices.
- Ability to think strategically while also executing hands-on projects and improvements.
- Demonstrated success in partnering with executive stakeholders and influencing cross-functional teams.
- Experience in scaling People programs, improving hiring quality, and reducing attrition.
- Strong project management, communication, and leadership skills.
- Familiarity with modern HR systems and tools (e.g., Greenhouse, Confluence, BambooHR) is a plus.
Location: Onsite, Bangalaru, Karnataka
Travel Requirement: None
Join Skillz and Let's Redefine the Boundaries of Gaming!
Together, we'll create a world where skill, passion, and innovation thrive. We look forward to having you on board!
Skillz embraces diversity and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As part of our commitment to diversifying our workforce, we do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, sex, gender, gender identity, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, citizenship, veteran status, or disability status, and we operate in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
Skillz embraces diversity and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As part of our commitment to diversifying our workforce, we do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, sex, gender, gender identity, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, citizenship, veteran status, or disability status, and we operate in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance
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