Manager, HR Business Partner

About the role

As a Manager, HR Business Partner, you will play a crucial role in creating a magical workplace where every employee is valued. This position ignites leadership success, inspires transformative change, and drives business results by harmonizing business goals with employee needs. You will deliver innovative solutions that foster development, belonging, and well-being through a people-centric approach, balancing business impact with employee experience. The role supports the Disney Advertising Sales client group, collaborating with leaders, HR partners, and cross-functional teams to execute HR strategies.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a consultant to business leaders on talent matters, including organizational effectiveness, leader effectiveness, organizational design, learning needs, and conflict resolution.
• Lead transformative and agile workforce initiatives aligned with long-term organizational goals, adapting to evolving priorities.
• Build relationships with internal stakeholders and clients at all levels to enable strategy creation and implementation in line with business priorities.
• Foster leadership success as a proactive thought partner, leveraging business data, metrics, and external market insights to inform decisions.
• Implement employee engagement strategies to cultivate an environment based on respect and shared values.
• Develop and execute a lifecycle approach to talent management by assessing organizational performance, identifying talent gaps, and proposing solutions.
• Coach and consult on organizational design and management issues, influencing decision-making processes.
• Lead large-scale change management efforts around culture and process evolution.
• Promote diversity and inclusion in talent attraction, development, and retention through thoughtful, integrated approaches.
• Facilitate the consistent application, implementation, and improvement of Human Resources programs.
• Manage day-to-day employee relations issues, escalating to Employee Relations partners as needed.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of progressively responsible experience as an HR Business Partner or equivalent role.
• Strong consultative and communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders.
• Ability to think strategically and navigate complex matrix environments.
• Proven track record as a credible, proactive, and trusted thought partner who delivers results.
• Ability to thrive within ambiguity and drive complex projects.

Preferred Qualifications

• Expertise in creatively solving complex business problems using data to craft compelling narratives and implement innovative solutions.
• Ability to assess organizational design needs, provide recommendations, and implement solutions.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.

Pay

The hiring range for this position in New York, NY is $145,800.00 to $178,000.00 per year. The base pay offered will take into account internal equity and may vary based on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to medical, financial, and other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.