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Manager, HR Business Partner

Job ID 10147194 Location Mumbai, India Business Industrial Light & Magic Date posted Apr. 22, 2026
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Job Summary:

The Manager, HRBP is responsible for planning and executing HR Programs and strategies to support the needs of ILM through collaboration with stakeholders, HR specialist groups and other HR business partners.    This role will support a client group within ILM and partner closely with other HRBP’s.  They will serve as an expert consultant to production leaders on talent matters, including organizational design and leader effectiveness, talent and change management, learning needs/opportunities, DEI and employee engagement! 

What You Will Do 

  • Establishes and maintains deep understanding of the client organizations and business, in the interest of building effective and productive working relationships with internal partners and clients.  

  • Handling Employee Relations/ Grievance Handling, Performance Management, Talent Planning/ Development, and partnering with Global Compensation/Operations teams  

  • Emphasize a consultative approach, requiring the ability to quickly understand the business, anticipate needs, and provide solutions to business priorities 

  • Handle key HR projects across all client groups. 

  • Explicitly requires strong organizational and process management skills and the ability to function in a matrixed co-leadership environment. 

  • Coach production leaders on HR policies, processes and management issues, including talent planning, learning and development, employee inclusion and engagement, and performance management to promote a culture of continuous growth and development. 

  • Assists in designing and implementing HR solutions to business strategies, initiatives and challenges 

  • Partners with the compensation team to lead pay for performance programs including annual merit review, bonus, promotions and out of cycle requests. 

  • Partner with Talent Management and Training to assess talent capabilities and development needs based on business strategy. 

Required Qualifications & Skills 

  • 8+ years of experiences as a Human Resources manager in any areas of organization development, talent acquisitions, talent development, ER, and compensation and benefits with Min. 3 years of HRBP experiences supporting multiple client groups. 

  • Experience working with senior executives in an “influence without authority” role 

  • Ability to perform with a “roll-up your sleeves” attitude, equally adept at thinking strategically and operationally 

  • Demonstrated ability to work independently and manage ambiguity – dealing with issues that do not always have a process or a system in place, and potentially with conflicting priorities and/or perspectives. 

  • Strong business sense with a keen ability to quickly digest new information. 

  • Excellent communication and influencing skills. 

  • Excellent analytical skills and attention to details. 

  • Ability to gain trust and work effectively across multiple stakeholders. 

  • Ability to identify the best solution and outcome for the organization and to balance between business partnership and employee advocacy. 

  • Proactive, self-starter who can deliver results in a fast-paced environment. 

 

Education 

  • A Masters degree in Human Resource Management will be preferred.   

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About Industrial Light & Magic:

Founded in 1975 by George Lucas, ILM is the leading effects facility in the world, serving the motion picture, commercial production, and attraction industries. ILM has created visual effects for over 325 feature films and has played a key role in seven of the top 10 worldwide box-office hits of all time and has contributed to 25 of the top 50. ILM has set the standard for visual effects, creating some of the most stunning images in the history of film. At the forefront of the digital revolution, the company continues to break new ground in visual effects, VR, AR, and Immersive Cinema.

About The Walt Disney Company:

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

This position is with Lucasfilm Visual Effects (India) Private Limited, which is part of a business we call Industrial Light & Magic.

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