Associate Manager, People Business Partner - Enabling Functions/Labor Relations

About the position

The Associate Manager, People Business Partner will support Conde Nast's Enabling Functions and Labor Relations divisions by assisting with the delivery of people initiatives, programs, and processes that help drive business results while enhancing company culture. Under the guidance of the SVP, Enabling Functions and the VP, Labor Relations, the Associate Manager will work across internal client groups supporting 275 employees who are part of a global Enabling Functions organization and approximately 600 US based union employees and will assist with delivering operational, strategic and consultative partnership. The ideal candidate will be willing and able to roll up their sleeves and problem-solve anything that comes their way. Based on the needs of our team and clients, we are constantly evolving how we work and who we work with.

Responsibilities

• Assist Enabling Functions and Labor Relations People Partners with the implementation of various people programs and the timely resolution of a wide range of employee relations matters.
• Provide support in Enabling Functions and Labor Relations on a range of ER issues including investigations, disciplinary matters and grievances, as well as coaching and supporting line managers to ensure cases are addressed in a timely and professional manner, attending meetings and taking notes where appropriate.
• Support communications with the company's union representatives and collect information to share with the union.
• Understand key elements of the collective bargaining agreements and ensure compliance.
• Support People Business Partners and managers in navigating a unionized workforce.
• Advocate and offer guidance and coaching to employees concerning work-related issues and work to resolve issues in a proactive and positive manner.
• Build credibility, trust, and positive working relationships with employees across the organization.
• Manage the preparation of people data in order to produce reports on a regular or ad hoc basis for people related initiatives to analyse trends and highlight improvement opportunities to business stakeholders and People team.
• Serve as a first point of contact for employee questions or issues across the divisions, using sound judgment in responding to questions accurately, collaborating with HR COE's on matters such as benefits or leaves of absence, and escalating issues as needed to senior people partners.
• Own full-cycle employee onboarding and offboarding for the US - assist employees with all new hire and departure logistics, conduct new hire check-ins and exit interviews, partner with line managers to ensure seamless transitions, and report key metrics and qualitative themes.
• Process data changes such as promotions, terminations, and job requisitions through Workday.
• Use strong understanding CN's global business model to maintain accurate global data records for each division including headcount/workforce planning reports and org charts. Use data records to support key projects such as turnover, job architecture, performance reviews, engagement survey, etc.
• Work collaboratively and effectively across the organizational matrix, especially with other people and business functions including Talent Acquisition, Labor Relations, HR Operations, Legal, Finance, and Local Market HR teams.

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree and 2-3 years prior experience in human resources.
• Previous experience in the media/entertainment industry and/or at a global organization is a plus.
• Agility to support and champion organizational and project changes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Self-starter, proactive, resourceful, and solutions oriented.
• Process and detail oriented, including strong organization, time management, and prioritization skills - ability to multi-task and work well under time constraints in a fast paced environment.
• Highly collaborative and comfortable navigating inputs from multiple stakeholders across a globally matrixed organization.
• Strong EQ with ability to maintain confidentiality and use discretion.
• Prior experience managing a high volume of people data, with an analytical mindset.
• Tech savvy with strong knowledge/experience in Workday HRIS, Word/Powerpoint/Excel, and corresponding G-Suite applications (and/or ability to learn new technologies very quickly).

Benefits

• 401k
• health_insurance
• dental_insurance
• vision_insurance
• paid_holidays
• paid_volunteer_time
• tuition_reimbursement
• professional_development