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Director, Human Resources

NBCUniversal

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 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

NBCU Local is the division of NBCUniversal that includes 11 local NBC television stations, 28 local Telemundo stations, 3 Regional Sports Networks and their digital channels and websites, as well as a group of out-of-home properties and a production company. The stations produce and deliver compelling and unique local news, information and entertainment programming to viewers in the communities they serve, which include New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Dallas-Fort Worth, Washington, D.C., Miami, San Diego and Connecticut, with a goal of connecting to their audiences anytime and anywhere.

Role Summary

The Director of Human Resources is needed to provide strategic HR Leadership for WVIT, the NBC station in the Connecticut market.

Here you can:
  • Lead and leverage HR processes and drive key HR initiatives across both television stations, including staffing, performance management, compensation planning, succession planning, training and development, rewards & recognition, organizational effectiveness and employee communication
  • Create and execute a comprehensive employee relations strategy
  • Partner and collaborate with various business leaders on growth strategies and cost challenges; provide HR guidance and input on decisions and execute in order to enable these strategies
  • Work with managers to build a career path for employees, identifying opportunities for training, new skill acquisition, and advancement
  • Work closely with Labor Relations on collective bargaining issues, resolving grievances, and furthering NBCU's relationships with its unions
  • Help to drive change within the organization, to include adoption of new technologies, workflows, staffing models, and organization structures
  • Identify, select, develop and retain world-class talent and ensure a dynamic pipeline
  • Provide executive coaching to department leaders, offering feedback and advice on employee and organizational issues
  • Uncover, assess and propose opportunities for HR process improvements
  • Provide interpretation of HR policies, practices and procedures to employees and managers
  • Work with leaders and employees to establish and maintain a positive work environment, which encourages the full use of diverse talents and abilities; act as an employee advocate; help drive various corporate and division business initiatives
Qualifications

Here you'll need:
  • Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or related field.
  • 7+ years of professional HR experience
Desired Characteristics
  • MBA or master' degree preferred. HR certification desired
  • Solid interpersonal skills. Demonstrated facilitation and coaching skills
  • Previous Employee Relations/Labor Relations experience
  • Proven business acumen, facilitation, conflict resolution and communication skills
  • Knowledge and practical application of HR disciplines including employment and labor laws, employee relations, management & leadership development, performance management, organizational design and compensation philosophies and knowledge of OSHA and workplace safety
  • Exceptional business partnership: able to establish credibility and rapport with operating leaders
  • Project and process management skills, demonstrated track record of delivering results
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, strong client-support orientation, and the ability to work effectively with all levels of the organization and with a wide range of clients, individually and in groups
  • Excellent employee-relations skill set; can earn trust and credibility with employees in assigned groups
  • Open and easily approachable
  • Previous experience with a union-represented workforce is a plus
  • Proven influencer; demonstrated ability to coach and counsel both employees and management
  • Basic knowledge of Labor Relations
  • Ability to handle multiple priorities and lead change
  • Takes ownership; able to establish self as the 'go-to' HR resource for client organizations
  • Prior media/television industry experience preferred

Hybrid : This position currently has a hybrid schedule, which requires contributing from the Hartford, CT 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 View email address on click.appcast.io.

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