Talent Acquisition Advisor

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Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery… the stuff dreams are made of.

Who We Are…

When we say, “the stuff dreams are made of,” we’re not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD’s vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what’s next…

From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.

Your New Role

The Advisor, Talent Acquisition is responsible for the acquisition and placement of top talent both internally and externally to support the growth of the Technology & Operations function across the EMEA region, based in Poland.

This role serves as a key business partner to ensure best-in-class attraction, sourcing, assessment, selection and onboarding of candidates for all roles up to Senior Director level, positioning Warner Bros. Discovery as an Employer of Choice.

Your Role Accountabilities:

• Build strong relationships with key P&C Partners within Technology & Operations.
• In response to business needs, manage full-cycle recruitment, which includes but is not limited to the following:  

• Lead kick-off meeting with hiring executives, to understand their business unit, department and position needs, and develop recruitment strategies to source, attract and recruit key positions. 
• In partnership with hiring executives, develop an effective interview and sourcing strategy, with an eye toward internal and diverse talent.  
• Write engaging job postings to better attract target audience.  
• Leverage tools to source viable candidates (Workday, Phenom, LinkedIn, etc.).  

• Engage and assess candidates for company and position viability, providing the Hiring Manager with candidate shortlists that are diverse and representative. 
• Partner with hiring executive on candidate slate from initial presentation to finalist selection, coaching them to develop new practices and capabilities with regards to interviews and selection procedures. 
• Negotiate salary terms and process subsequent offer details. 

• Build and leverage network (business resource groups, professional organizations) to become a subject matter expert and continually grow and develop talent pipeline. 
• Attend key industry/function related events where relevant.   
• Proactively support, educate and advocate for internal talent.   
• Participate in special projects that support continuous business process improvement.  
• Work with Early Careers to identify early careers opportunities where appropriate within the region.
• Work closely with Operations to ensure that a superior candidate experience reflective of our values is being adhered to across all recruitment.  
• Update and manage WBD’s ATS (Workday) on a timely basis to ensure accurate reporting on statistics on time to fill, costs, and source of hire. 
• Keep up to date with industry news.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Solid recruitment experience either in-house and/or in recruitment agencies
• Skilled in project management (able to effectively manage expectations, follow timelines, and communicate progress).  
• Able to influence hiring executives with regards to recruitment practice and selection activities. 
• Strong work ethic, accountability, and ownership of work.  Able to multi-task and self-prioritise.  
• Capable of absolute discretion and confidentiality.  
• A sense of urgency and pace with a strong customer satisfaction focus, able to build effective relationships and collaborate with a wide variety of individuals. 
• Commercial - curious about the business and actively influences and contributes to discussions.
• Willing to challenge and debate issues that matter.
• Clear thinking - willing to make sound and prompt decisions.
• Credible and results driven - able to lead major projects and change programmes. 
• Role models WBD values.

How We Get Things Done…

This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/  along with some insights from the