Employee Spotlight – Marina Sevastidou, HR Business Partner

wargaming.com:

Looking back even starting from my childhood, I have always enjoyed being around people, getting to know them listening to their opinions/concerns, and trying to provide useful input and guidance.  This passion matured and was nurtured more during my studies at the University where I naturally followed the humanitarian path. It was at that time that I began to get fascinated with the importance of people-related activities in defining the business strategy and being competitive as an employer of choice.

Getting a glimpse of the mutually dependent relationship between the people function and the business led me to the conclusion that a career in HR was the best choice I could make. 

Being in a role that allows me to stay close to the business and at the same time connected to the employees as well.   Operating in a fast-paced, performance-driven, and multicultural working environment that encourages me to come up with ideas on how to create the best employee experience and help achieve business priorities with relevant people solutions really excites me.

This would be getting promoted to my current role as global HRBP in 2022.  I felt that all the hard work, dedication, determination, and perseverance had paid off and I was trusted to do greater things.  Also celebrating the Company’s 20-year anniversary in 2018 and being part of this global team of Wargamers was a memorable moment for me.  

My advice for them would be to be curious and actively listen.  The knowledge I gained over the years by listening carefully to others, asking the right questions, and having the curiosity to dig into any given problem or situation has truly been invaluable.  Don’t be afraid to make mistakes, we all do.  Just be honest, admit your