VP, Human Resources, NBCU Local

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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 theme parks and consumer experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, USA Network, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and Universal Studio Group, and have world-renowned theme parks and attractions through Universal Destinations Experiences. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.

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.

Comcast NBCUniversal has announced its intent to create a new publicly traded company ('Versant') comprised of most of NBCUniversal's cable television networks, including USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and Golf Channel along with complementary digital assets Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow, GolfPass, and SportsEngine. The well-capitalized company will have significant scale as a pure-play set of assets anchored by leading news, sports and entertainment content. The spin-off is expected to be completed during 2025.

Job Description

NBCU Local is the division of NBCUniversal that includes 11 local NBC television stations, 28 local Telemundo stations and their digital channels and websites and 4 Regional Sports networks, 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, sports 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

This is a dynamic and highly visible opportunity for a senior human resources leader to provide overall strategic human resources support and leadership to the NBCUniversal Local businesses located in New York, including both the NBC (WNBC) and Telemundo (WNJU) TV stations. The VP, Human Resources will partner closely with senior executives and other leaders across the company to offer guidance on matters such as organizational design, employee relations, compensation planning, succession planning, and staffing and development.

Responsibilities

Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• Lead and leverage HR processes and drive key HR initiatives across the duopoly 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
• Work closely with Labor Relations on collective bargaining issues, resolving grievances, and furthering NBCU’s relationships with its unions
• 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
• 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
• Collaborate closely with Corporate HR teams (i.e. HR Operations, Learning Development, Compensation, and Legal) to execute on responsibilities.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications
• 12+ years of professional HR experience, including prior experience in a leadership role
• Strong interpersonal skills. Demonstrated leadership, facilitation and coaching skills
• Previous Employee Relations/Labor Relations experience

Desired Characteristics
• Bachelor’s degree in human resources or related field
• Strong 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
• Experience with Labor Relations, ideally supporting a represented workforce and handling union relations
• Strong 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
• Strong employee-relations skill set; can earn trust and credibility with employees in assigned groups and be able to build rapport
• 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
• 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

Additional Requirements:
• Must be willing to work in New York NY
• Must be willing to submit to background investigation
• Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States

Hybrid: This position has been designated as hybrid, generally contributing from the office a minimum of three days per week.

This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks. Learn more about the benefits offered by NBCUniversal by visiting the Benefits page of the Careers website. Salary range: $200,000 - $240,000 (bonus and long-term incentive eligible)

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 AccessibilitySupport@nbcuni.com. Read more