Manager, Human Resources

NBCUniversal•Universal City, CA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The West Coast Studio Operations HR team at NBCUniversal is seeking a collaborative, results-driven, and innovative HR Manager. This role is part of a high-performing team of experienced HR professionals dedicated to exceeding employee expectations and fostering an engaging, respectful, and collaborative work environment. The team supports the West Coast Studio Operations business, which has a rich history in Film & TV and includes industry-leading production services, post-production, stages & backlot, special events, and facilities. In this position, the HR Manager will serve as the key HR partner for several functions within the operation of this unique content-creating city. The role involves driving HR projects related to onboarding, rewards and recognition, performance feedback, talent attraction and development, and demonstrating HR's business impact. Working closely with the Director, HR, this role provides day-to-day support to managers and employees, coaches leaders on people and performance matters, and oversees core HR cycles such as performance management, compensation planning, engagement, and development initiatives. The ideal candidate will exhibit solid judgment, clear communication, and the ability to manage multiple stakeholders while promoting a positive, people-centered environment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Industrial Labor Relations or related field, or equivalent combination of education and work experience
5+ years of relevant professional level HR experience
2+ years of experience conducting complex employee relations investigations
Strong business acumen
Inciteful analytical skills
Superior process/project management skills
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Ability to quickly gain trust and respect with anyone you come in contact with and can influence as needed, keeping a client-focused mindset
Ability to 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
Ability to see the “big picture” and be able to boil it down to the appropriate HR and business strategy to make it work
Motivated and can work with minimal guidance, finding the resources to help you out

Nice To Haves

Experience working with Unions

Responsibilities

Be a business partner with an HR expertise leading resolution by independently managing 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.
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 diverse background and life experiences, and using exceptional candidate selection skills to build the best team for the organization.
Be a project driver role 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, achieve measurable outcomes, and are executed on time.