Sr Manager, HR Business Partner

Job ID 10109726 Location Burbank, California, United States Business The Walt Disney Company (Corporate) Date posted Jan. 10, 2025

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Job Summary:

At Disney, we‘re storytellers. We make the impossible, possible. We do this through utilizing and developing cutting-edge technology and pushing the envelope to bring stories to life through our movies, products, interactive games, parks and resorts, and media networks. Now is your chance to join our talented team that delivers unparalleled creative content to audiences around the world.

At Corporate, you’ll partner with the best in the business to build one of the most innovative global businesses in any industry. Uniquely positioned at the center of an exciting, multi-faceted Company, the forward-thinkers at Disney Corporate constantly pursue new ideas and technologies to help the Company’s many businesses drive value, all the while gaining something valuable from the experience themselves. Come see the most interesting Company from the most interesting point of view.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Sr. Manager HR Business Partner (HRBP) who sits at the intersection of Human Resources and our Business Leaders. The individual is responsible for shaping the employee experience, ensuring the company’s talent grows in meaningful ways, and making business leaders and HR as successful as possible. In this role, the Sr. Manager leads and facilitates all HR programs and strategies to support the needs of the various corporate groups through collaboration with the clients, HR specialty groups and other HR business partners. They will serve as an expert consultant to business leaders on all talent matters, including DE&I, organizational effectiveness, leader effectiveness, change management, organizational design and learning needs/opportunities and conflict resolution.

Responsibilities

• Establishes and maintains an intimate understanding of the client organizations and the business, in the interest of building effective and productive working relationships with internal stakeholders and clients, at all levels of the organization.

• Plans and leads organization design projects to streamline and implement new structures, roles and/or processes that create speed, efficiency, and support rapidly shifting business demands.

• Proactively assesses business and organizational performance to recommend and drive action through a consultative, “influence without authority” approach.

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

• Drive diversity, equity and inclusion within the organization, personally and programmatically.

• Assesses organizational performance systemically, defining talent gaps and proposing HR solutions that support client business objectives.

• Coaches business leaders on key organizational and management issues.

• Plans and facilitates work sessions to develop business strategies (i.e. vision, mission, value, objectives) that help support organizational focus, efficiency, speed, and business results.

• Develop and execute a lifecycle approach to talent management focused on forecasting, staffing, on-boarding, development, performance management, career / succession planning, talent movement and retention, leveraging rigorous workforce analytics and insights.

• Partners with recruitment, focusing on acquiring and retaining top talent and on building pipeline for future needs.

• Uses understanding of individual and organizational dynamics to facilitate talent movement into and throughout the organization.

• Develops thoughtful, integrated approaches to promote diversity, equity and inclusion in talent attraction, development and retention.

• Assesses employee training and development needs based on business strategy in order to help close gaps between current and future skill sets.

• Leverages key specialty HR partners (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Organizational Development, Learning & Development, Compensation, Talent Acquisition and People Insights) to inform and develop HR strategies.

• Leads a small team of HR professionals; coaches, guides and develops team with emphasis on career, employee engagement and a focus on well-being.

Basic Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in human resources, organization development, training, or related talent management field

• 3+ years of leadership experience

• Demonstrated ability to work in and manage ambiguity – dealing with issues that do not always have a process or a system in place.

• Ability to leverage and analyze data to inform and develop people strategies.

• Ability to position self as credible (garners respect, acts with integrity, keeps commitments); proactive (has a point of view, challenges assumptions, takes initiative); and a trusted thought partner (builds relationships, delivers results).

• Demonstrated experience and ability to balance business partnering skills with employee advocacy.

• Ability to manage high level of complexity with degree of independence, balancing the need for collaboration with minimal supervision

• Experience leading and managing large scale projects

• Experience supporting technology clients a plus

The hiring range for this position in Burbank, CA is $165,700 to $202,500 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.

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About The Walt Disney Company (Corporate):

At Disney Corporate you can see how the businesses behind the Company’s powerful brands come together to create the most innovative, far-reaching and admired entertainment company in the world. As a member of a corporate team, you’ll work with world-class leaders driving the strategies that keep The Walt Disney Company at the leading edge of entertainment. See and be seen by other innovative thinkers as you enable the greatest storytellers in the world to create memories for millions of families around the globe.

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 Disney HR Strategies & Services, LLC, which is part of a business we call The Walt Disney Company (Corporate).

Disney HR Strategies & Services, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military or veteran status, medical condition, genetic information or disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. Disney champions a business environment where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a constantly evolving world.

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