People & Culture Partner/hr Business Partner

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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.

Warner Bros. has been entertaining audiences for more than 90 years through the world’s most-loved characters and franchises. Warner Bros. employs people all over the world in a wide variety of disciplines. We're always on the lookout for energetic, creative people to join our team.

**Your New Role**

The People & Culture Partner GSA provides HR delivery to specific business units across Germany, Switzerland & Austria (GSA) as well as corporate functions across the specific legal entities. The role is responsible for guiding leaders/managers within the business unit on how to appropriately manage and resolve complex HR issues including, but not limited to employee relations, performance management, employee development, compensation, internal mobility, staff retention, people acquisition, headcount and position management, compliance matters, working closely with the VP P&C GSA, People Solutions, COEs, HRS, Employment
- and Corporate
- Legal teams as required.

**Your Role Accountabilities**
- Provide day-to-day generalist HR support to all business areas within the business unit
- Drive the execution of local / regional / global HR programmes and projects.
- Partner with business/functional leaders to deliver changes to structures, job roles and definitions, reporting lines, new ways of working, process improvements and the relevant legal/consultation requirements in the territory.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the financial drivers of each business area.
- Supports Finance on annual budgeting, forecasting, and tracking of all ongoing people costs.
- In collaboration with the WBD Compensation & Benefits team, provide advice and support to managers on employee compensation matters, remaining up to date with local market trends and practices.
- Manage the annual merit review (and bonus schemes) ensuring fair, consistent and appropriate rewards in line with budgets.
- Escalate complex team or people issues to VP P&C GSA in a timely fashion as appropriate.
- Take proactive steps to ensure all local policies and procedures are updated regularly to take account of new and forthcoming employment legislation.
- Ensure Workday is updated regularly and properly maintained to facilitate accurate reporting and integrity of all people data.
- Develop strong working relationships with our HR Centers of Excellence to support the implementation of HR programmes and initiatives.
- Provide administrative HR support to employees and territory leaders along the entire employee life cycle.
- Emphasize the importance and value of the WBD Culture.
- Encourage teamwork and collaboration in the local offices, looking for ways to increase affiliation to WBD whilst shedding legacy business affiliations and siloes.
- Foster a diverse and inclusive workplace and ‘one company’ mindset as a critical priority

**Qualifications & Experience**
- Undergraduate degree and/or recognised HR qualification.
- Solid experience in a generalist HR capacity supporting leaders and managers.
- Solid understanding of employment law across GSA and up-to-date knowledge of the latest regulatory developments/changes.
- Strong analytical skills and understanding of the specific challenges of each business area. Ability to coach EMEA People Partners in this regard.
- Able to quickly and effectively assess situations, define problems, establish facts and draw valid conclusions by leveraging data to help form points of view, proposals, and drive decisions.
- Hands-on and, proactive in identifying areas of improvement in client areas.
- Strong service delivery orientation in combination with an inquisitive mind and a highly collaborative nature and a real desire to help each of the business areas in the territory and confidently push-back where appropriate.
- A completer/finisher, able to get things done and be proactive and responsive.
- Able to appropriately prioritise activities, manage multiple tasks simultaneously, and work efficiently to meet tight deadlines.
- Committed to diversity and inclusion, employee engagement and fostering a ‘one company’ mindset in each territory.
- Strong communication and presentation skills (both written and oral)