The Group VP People & Culture Partner is a key position within Warner Bros. Discovery’s People and Culture team. The position will partner with leadership to provide solutions to employee-related matters, maintaining a balance between being a strategic business partner and employee champion. This position will continuously challenge the status quo and develop initiatives that ensure Warner Bros. Discovery remains an employer of choice.

• Understand the top business priorities to develop and execute against the people strategy in line with the business goals, refining business objectives through the lens of People & Culture and talent management
• Ensure the workforce, including current and future leaders, is high-performing, motivated and continually improving
• Oversee complex Employee Relations matters in partnership with the People Relations team, and the execution of annual People & Culture processes
• Strategically partner with all People & Culture specialist functions to provide ‘seamless’ support and guidance to the business including Staffing, Learning & Development, HRIS, Compensation & Benefits
• Coach senior leaders to actively manage change and improve organizational effectiveness through workforce strategy, organizational design, and talent planning
• Foster a culture of inclusiveness, openness, and honesty within the organization along with championing organizational values and diversity
• Work with the executive leadership team to establish a sound plan of management succession that corresponds to the objectives of the company.
• Provide support to executives, offering feedback and advice on employee and organizational issues
• Identify skills gaps through effective resource planning and provide up-skilling processes to bridge these gaps
• Develop, lead, and shape a wide range of People & Culture projects and initiatives across the business
• Oversee a team of People & Culture Partners supporting the global Technology & Operations function
• Continually strive to provide ‘best practice’ HR advice and support, through information sharing internally and external benchmarking

• A Bachelor’s degree in Business, Human Resources or related field, or equivalent experience
• Strong experience as an HR Partner to a global Technology & Operations organization preferred
• Experience working in a highly matrixed organization with large complex teams
• Experience with integrating teams into shared service centers
• Ideal candidate will have deep experience and success in leading a dynamic HR team across various regions and lines of business
• An executive committed to constantly refining and improving all areas of the organization
• High executive presence with the ability to exert influence within the organization by clearly expressing goals and initiatives that garner buy-in and enthusiasm
• Ability to adapt quickly to a competitive and changing business landscape. Must understand how to focus the organization on planning for tomorrow, not only on executing today
• Ability to pull from a variety of backgrounds including HRBP, OD, talent strategy, HR COEs, compensation, benefits and the business