Director, Human Resources

Company Description

NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our global theme park destinations, consumer products, and experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through our powerhouse film and television studios, including Universal Pictures, DreamWorks Animation, and Focus Features, and the four global television studios under the Universal Studio Group banner, and operate industry-leading theme parks and experiences around the world through Universal Destinations & Experiences, including Universal Orlando Resort, home to Universal Epic Universe, and Universal Studios Hollywood. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation. Visit www.nbcuniversal.com for more information.

Our impact is rooted in improving the communities where our employees, customers, and audiences live and work. We have a rich tradition of giving back and ensuring our employees have the opportunity to serve their communities. We champion an inclusive culture and strive to attract and develop a talented workforce to create and deliver a wide range of content reflecting our world.

Job Description

Role Summary

Dynamic and exciting opportunity to provide human resources support for the Universal Destinations & Experiences (UDX) Talent & Culture organization.  The role responsibilities and opportunities include: organizational design and development, change leadership, talent succession planning, team engagement, managing employee relations issues, compensation planning, performance management, staffing, and HR process coordination.

Responsibilities

• Serve as HR contact and support for the UDX Talent & Culture organization.
• Serve as a thought partner with UDX Talent & Culture senior leadership team and other HR leaders regarding HR talent in areas that include compensation and title equity, talent reviews and succession planning, staffing/recruitment and transformation.
• Leverage opportunities to bring the best ideas forward to support and engage HR talent across NBCU Corporate and UDX.
• Collaborate with business leaders to design and implement employee development, career pathing and engagement programs.
• Partner closely with UDX and NBCU functional HR leaders to manage strategic initiatives for the corporate HR function, including employee engagement, retention, compensation/title analyses, employee relations matters, organizational structuring, career development/IDP’s & inclusion programs.
• Support day-to-day HR responsibilities including onboarding, off-boarding, performance management, reporting/analytics.
• Provide HR counsel to managers on employee relations issues, ensuring fair and consistent enforcement of policies and practices.
• Act as liaison to core staff functions by assisting with rolling out new initiatives and communicating information relating to career development, recognition programs, payroll, benefits, training and staffing.
• Mentor and provide guidance to HR staff related to their career goals. Build bench strength within the function by identifying training and development opportunities for talent throughout NBCUniversal, with an emphasis on talent retention and mobility.

Qualifications

Basic Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or related field or equivalent
• 7+ years of professional HR experience

Desired Characteristics:

• Proven business acumen, facilitation, conflict resolution and communication skills
• Knowledge and practical application of HR disciplines including employment and labor laws, employee relations, management & leadership development, performance management, organizational design and compensation philosophies
• Exceptional business partnership and influencing skills: able to establish credibility and rapport with operating leaders
• Project and process management skills, demonstrated track record of delivering results
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, strong client-support orientation, and the ability to work effectively with all levels of the organization and with a wide range of clients, individually and in groups within a matrixed environment.
• Proven employee-relations skill set; can earn trust and credibility with employees
• Demonstrated ability to influence, coach and counsel both employees and management
• Basic knowledg