Manager, HR Business Partner - The Walt Disney Company
Burbank, CA
About the Job
We have an exciting opportunity for a Manager, HR Business Partner who sits at the intersection of Human Resources and our Business Leaders! This role will support clients within The Walt Disney Studios, primarily focused on the Disney Music Group, the music hub for The Walt Disney Company, encompassing all aspects of music commercialization and marketing: recorded music (Walt Disney Records and Hollywood Records), Disney Music Publishing, and Disney Concerts.
The individual is responsible for shaping the employee experience, ensuring the company’s talent grows in meaningful ways, and making business leaders and HR as successful as possible. In this role, the manager facilitates HR programs and strategies to support the needs of the various groups through collaboration with the clients, HR specialty groups and other HR business partners. They will serve as an expert consultant to business leaders on talent matters, including organizational design and leader effectiveness, talent and change management, learning needs/opportunities, DEI and employee engagement!
What You Will Do
+ Establishes and maintains deep understanding of the client organizations and business, in the interest of building effective and productive working relationships with internal partners and clients.
+ Proactively assesses business and organizational performance to recommend and drive action through a consultative, “influence without authority” approach.
+ Coach business leaders on HR policies, processes and management issues, including talent planning, learning and development, employee inclusion and engagement, and performance management to promote a culture of continuous growth and development.
+ Challenge the status quo; pursue different approaches to our work by demonstrating flexibility, nimbleness, transparency, agility and global thinking.
+ Respond to leaders and employees with sense of urgency and appropriate follow through.
+ Analyze HR data and trends with the ability to present in a clear and compelling way that influences action on recommendations.
+ Advise on headcount/resource management and partner with Talent Acquisition and Compensation functional partners to ensure an effective recruitment and offer process.
+ Use understanding of individual and organizational dynamics to facilitate onboarding, talent management, internal mobility, and overall team development
+ Partner with DEI functional teams and employee resource groups to implement and track the success of key Inclusion initiatives.
+ Assess talent capabilities and development needs based on business strategy. Partner with Learning functional partners to create and deliver development experiences to help close gaps between current and future abilities.
+ Lead organization design projects to streamline and implement new structures, roles and/or processes that create speed and efficiency and support rapidly shifting business demands.
+ Collaborate with other HR Business Partners, fostering a positive work relationship, and partnering on projects and initiatives across multiple groups within The Walt Disney Studios.
Required Qualifications & Skills
+ 5+ years progressively responsible experience as an HR Business Partner or within an HR function
+ Experience working with senior executives in an “influence without authority” role
+ Ability to perform with a “roll-up your sleeves” attitude, equally adept at thinking strategically and operationally
+ Demonstrated ability to work independently and manage ambiguity – dealing with issues that do not always have a process or a system in place, and potentially with conflicting priorities and/or perspectives.
+ Strong business sense with a keen ability to quickly digest new information.
+ Demonstrated ability to influence and partner within a diverse organization to help drive business results.
+ Ability to position self as credible (garners respect, acts with integrity, keeps commitments); proactive (has a point of view, challenges assumptions, takes initiative); and a trusted thought-partner (builds relationships, delivers results).
+ Excellent analytical skills and the ability to quickly interpret data, identify trends, and recommend solutions.
+ Independent work style, balancing the need for collaboration with minimal supervision.
Preferred Qualifications
+ MBA or Master’s Degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development or related field
Education
+ Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or combination equivalent work experience
The hiring range for this position in Burbank, CA is $129,000 to $165,000 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.
Job ID: 10074266
Location: Burbank,California
Job Posting Company: The Walt Disney Studios
The Walt Disney Company and its Affiliated Companies are Equal Employment Opportunity employers and welcome all job seekers including individuals with disabilities and veterans with disabilities. If you have a disability and believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or apply for a position, email Candidate.Accommodations@Disney.com with your request. This email address is not for general employment inquiries or correspondence. We will only respond to those requests that are related to the accessibility of the online application system due to a disability.
The individual is responsible for shaping the employee experience, ensuring the company’s talent grows in meaningful ways, and making business leaders and HR as successful as possible. In this role, the manager facilitates HR programs and strategies to support the needs of the various groups through collaboration with the clients, HR specialty groups and other HR business partners. They will serve as an expert consultant to business leaders on talent matters, including organizational design and leader effectiveness, talent and change management, learning needs/opportunities, DEI and employee engagement!
What You Will Do
+ Establishes and maintains deep understanding of the client organizations and business, in the interest of building effective and productive working relationships with internal partners and clients.
+ Proactively assesses business and organizational performance to recommend and drive action through a consultative, “influence without authority” approach.
+ Coach business leaders on HR policies, processes and management issues, including talent planning, learning and development, employee inclusion and engagement, and performance management to promote a culture of continuous growth and development.
+ Challenge the status quo; pursue different approaches to our work by demonstrating flexibility, nimbleness, transparency, agility and global thinking.
+ Respond to leaders and employees with sense of urgency and appropriate follow through.
+ Analyze HR data and trends with the ability to present in a clear and compelling way that influences action on recommendations.
+ Advise on headcount/resource management and partner with Talent Acquisition and Compensation functional partners to ensure an effective recruitment and offer process.
+ Use understanding of individual and organizational dynamics to facilitate onboarding, talent management, internal mobility, and overall team development
+ Partner with DEI functional teams and employee resource groups to implement and track the success of key Inclusion initiatives.
+ Assess talent capabilities and development needs based on business strategy. Partner with Learning functional partners to create and deliver development experiences to help close gaps between current and future abilities.
+ Lead organization design projects to streamline and implement new structures, roles and/or processes that create speed and efficiency and support rapidly shifting business demands.
+ Collaborate with other HR Business Partners, fostering a positive work relationship, and partnering on projects and initiatives across multiple groups within The Walt Disney Studios.
Required Qualifications & Skills
+ 5+ years progressively responsible experience as an HR Business Partner or within an HR function
+ Experience working with senior executives in an “influence without authority” role
+ Ability to perform with a “roll-up your sleeves” attitude, equally adept at thinking strategically and operationally
+ Demonstrated ability to work independently and manage ambiguity – dealing with issues that do not always have a process or a system in place, and potentially with conflicting priorities and/or perspectives.
+ Strong business sense with a keen ability to quickly digest new information.
+ Demonstrated ability to influence and partner within a diverse organization to help drive business results.
+ Ability to position self as credible (garners respect, acts with integrity, keeps commitments); proactive (has a point of view, challenges assumptions, takes initiative); and a trusted thought-partner (builds relationships, delivers results).
+ Excellent analytical skills and the ability to quickly interpret data, identify trends, and recommend solutions.
+ Independent work style, balancing the need for collaboration with minimal supervision.
Preferred Qualifications
+ MBA or Master’s Degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development or related field
Education
+ Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or combination equivalent work experience
The hiring range for this position in Burbank, CA is $129,000 to $165,000 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.
Job ID: 10074266
Location: Burbank,California
Job Posting Company: The Walt Disney Studios
The Walt Disney Company and its Affiliated Companies are Equal Employment Opportunity employers and welcome all job seekers including individuals with disabilities and veterans with disabilities. If you have a disability and believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or apply for a position, email Candidate.Accommodations@Disney.com with your request. This email address is not for general employment inquiries or correspondence. We will only respond to those requests that are related to the accessibility of the online application system due to a disability.
Source : The Walt Disney Company