Manager, 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

The West Coast Studio Operations HR team at NBCUniversal is looking for a collaborative, results-driven and innovative HR Manager. This role joins a high-performing team of experienced HR professionals striving to exceed employee expectations and deliver an engaging, respectful and collaborative work environment.

We support the West Coast Studio Operations business at NBCU with a rich history in Film & TV as well as industry-leading production services, post production, stages & backlot, special events and a facilities team that keeps it all working.

In this role, you will be the key HR partner for several functions in the operation of a unique Hollywood-style, full-service studio lot.  In addition to providing HR leadership for all corporate employees at the Assembly Studio site, you will also provide regional support for employee relations matters and training needs in support of the production teams. Working closely with the Director, HR, this role will help drive HR projects that span: onboarding, rewards and recognition, performance feedback, talent attraction and development, and HR’s business impact.  In the day to day, you will strategize in the areas of: organization design & integration, staffing, compensation planning, manager coaching, employee development, workforce planning and performance management. 

Responsibilities:

• Be a business partner with HR expertise in leading resolution to complicated employee relations issues for represented and non-represented employees with a proactive, inclusive and fair approach, leveraging experts from our Labor Relations and Employment Law teams as needed
• Deliver consistent, high-quality HR support and ensure alignment across teams
• Be the chief interpreter and implementer for HR policies, practices and procedures for all level of employees, looking to further the mission, values and strategic vision of the business.
• Build trusting, supportive relationships with leaders and employees; proactively identify themes and recommend thoughtful, practical solutions.
• Be a key contributor in drafting documentation and exercise sound judgment while knowing when to escalate. 
• Partner with leadership to design and implement action plans that address performance, culture, and operational challenges; use data and insights to proactively identify and solve issues in a highly matrixed environment
• Champion both the employee perspective and the company needs to promote a positive, collaborative, respectful, and engaging work environment.
• Be a talent magnet, partnering with clients and our internal talent acquisition team, to create innovative and effective recruitment strategies seeking candidates from a diversity of backgrounds and life experiences, and using exceptional candidate selection skills to build the best team for the organization.
• Be a project driver as needed for strategic HR team projects both local and company-wide, looking to ideate and execute programs that develop and engage our employees throughout their career life-cycle

Qualifications

Let’s Talk About You…

• Executer – You get things done!  Using strong business acumen, insightful analytical skills, and superior process/project management skills you manage through competing priorities even with a matrixed environment
• Communicates with ease – You have a way with words; written and verbal
• Trusted counselor – You quickly gain trust and respect with anyone you come in contact with and can influence as needed, keeping a client-focused mindset
• Coach – You help bring the best potential out of the employees, managers, and partners you work with helping them to continue to develop and create a great place to work with one another
• Translator – You have vision – see the “big picture” and be able to boil it down to the appropriate HR and business strategy to make it work
• Self-starter – Motivated and can work with minimal guidance, finding the resources to help you out

What You Must Have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Industrial Labor Relations or related field, or equivalent combination of education and work experience 
• Minimum 6 years of relevant professional level HR experience; if you’ve worked with Unions, it’s a plus!
• Minimum 2 years of experience conducting complex employee relations investigations

What Would Make You a Stand Out:

• Previous HR experience in the content production industry would be preferred
• Master’s degree, PHR/SPHR, or SHRM Cert CP/SCP a plus

Additional Requirements:

• Hybrid: This position currently has a hybrid schedule, which requires contributing from the office a minimum of four days per week. The Company reserves the right to change in-office requirements at any time.

Additional Information

As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to AccessibilitySupport@nbcuni.com.