Director, People Team (Temp)

Job Description:

At Warner Music Group, we’re a global collective of music makers and music lovers, tech innovators and inspired entrepreneurs, game-changing creatives and passionate team members. Here, we turn dreams into stardom and audiences into fans. We are guided by three core values that underpin everything we do across all our diverse businesses:

• Curiosity: We do our best work when we’re immersing ourselves in culture and breaking through barriers. Curiosity is the driving force behind creativity and ingenuity. It fuels innovation, and innovation is the key to our future.
• Collaboration: Making music and bringing it to the world is all about the power of originality amplified by teamwork. A great idea, like a great song, travels globally. We ignite passions and build connections across our diverse community of artists, songwriters, partners, and fans.
• Commitment: We pursue excellence for our team and our talent. Everything in music starts with a leap into the unknown, and we’re committed to keeping the faith, acting with integrity, and delivering on our promises.

We remain committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. We know it fosters a culture where you can truly belong, contribute, and grow. We encourage applications from people of any age, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, disability, veteran status, and any other characteristic or identity.

Consider a career at WMG and get the best of both worlds – an innovative global music company that retains the creative spirit of a nimble independent.

Job Title: Temp - Director, People Team

A little bit about our team:

The WMG People Team aims at driving the business forward by partnering with leaders to help them build their organizations and make decisions on employee related objectives. Our team focuses on coaching managers on how to lead teams, resolving employee relations issues, helping employees grow at WMG, and being a thought partner on business decisions in the workplace.

Our People Team provides support to employees within Central Functions (Corporate) including Recorded Music groups such as Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation (WMX & WRMGO) and Alternative Distribution Alliance (ADA) for areas including organizational development, performance management, learning and development, employee relations, as well as general human resources support.

Your role:

The Director, People Team will act as a hands-on thought partner for business leaders on all matters regarding People and will provide day-to-day counsel and coaching on employee relations issues, organizational development and design, performance management, talent development, and compliance.  This individual will act as a liaison to centralized HR functional areas such as compensation, benefits, payroll, learning and development, plus talent acquisition.  The Director, People Team  will also be a contributor and project manager on various People initiatives.

Here you’ll get to:

• Provide day-to-day counsel on matters concerning employee relations, including performance improvement (disciplinary process), employee investigations, HR compliance, law, and government regulations.  Supports consistency through policy interpretation, execution, documentation, and by following procedures & standards.
• Support the team in driving culture transformation within your supported client groups.
• Act as a key influencer in driving change. Establish and keep strong, positive, consultative relationships by working closely with business leaders and other employees.
• Partner with Regional HR teams to provide HR services to teams across multiple countries and regions. 
• Collaborate with senior management to align HR initiatives with business goals, foster employee engagement, and drive talent management strategies.
• Lead and support organizational development and change management initiatives globally.
• Conducts research, contributes to projects and timelines, and participates as a hands-on contributor on teams and committees toward the successful completion of various HR Initiatives.
• Coordinates with Compensation on benchmarking and salary analysis for current employees and new hires.
• Under the direction of HR Leaders, drives the Merit and Bonus process.
• Ability to coach and make recommendations to effectively resolve problems or issues, by using judgment that is consistent with standards, practices, policies, procedures, government regulation and law.
• Work with Talent Acquisition to translate hiring needs, and ensure the effective filling of entry-level, professional, and technical job openings.
• Assist in conducting exit interviews and new hire three month check ins; compil