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Warner Bros. Discovery Senior/People & Culture Business Partner (12 months FTC) in Auckland, New Zealand
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.
Primary Purpose of Position:
Act as a true business partner to senior stakeholders across Warner Bros. Discovery ANZ business to drive the people & culture strategy to meet the short and long term needs of the business.
Experience required:
The ideal candidate will be flexible, focused, with a ‘can-do’ attitude and the ability to thrive in a fast-growing and fast-paced challenging environment. They will have a collaborative leadership style with the ability to influence others into action and to think creatively about solutions. They will be confident in communicating with all levels of stakeholders and be able to build strong relationships with all production and news personnel, including, at times, high profile cast.
They need to be agile and adaptable, with the ability to think on their feet, sometimes in high pressurized situations. If you are a people & culture professional who likes to work methodically through processes this role is probably not for you. This role is often required to work on unique issues which means that there are not always clearly defined policies and processes to follow in these situations. So, if you are comfortable working with ambiguity and want to be able to use your knowledge and expertise to define the best solutions then this role provides that opportunity.
You will need to have good judgement with the ability to balance the needs of the company and people. You will have high ethical standards with demonstrated experience handling highly sensitive information. The majority of your work will be split between working with leadership based in NZ, but you will also cover projects and client groups across Warner Bros. Discovery ANZ.
Having recently been through significant change the business is now entering a new phase focused on building culture, engagement and delivering on the new business model.
Key Responsibilities:
Drive the People & Culture strategy to meet the short-term and long-term needs to the business.
Plan and lead programmes to drive engagement and build culture
Be adept at organisational design and implementation of change
Be operationally strong as well as hands on. Own & manage the employee lifecycle from Onboarding to Exit.
Diagnose people trends at large and within the organization, measure organization effectiveness and adjust strategy as needed.
Connect people, teams and organization to execute the strategy. Find ways for Managers/ Senior leaders to create meaningful connections with each other and their teams.
Create exceptional employee experiences through the employee lifecycle.
Partner with the relevant leadership teams and work closely with other leaders; be an escalation point for challenging production and news issues
Build collaborative relationships within People & Culture team internationally as well as business teams & individual employees in business.
Drive talent programmes in partnership with the leaders to identify, develop and retain a diverse and inclusive pool of talent and succession plans for Critical Roles
Lead or partner (as applicable) on P&C related projects and support the roll out of annual global HR initiatives.
Support a culture of ongoing honest and open feedback.
Be the P&C Partner on new and innovative business projects and lead on organisation and people focused priorities.Liaising with specialist functions (Reward, Legal etc) as needed
Competencies we are looking for:
Relationship management and influencing skills
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 team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.
Championing Inclusion at WBD
Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law.
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