People Partner, Warner Chappell Music

　　Job Description:

　　At Warner Music Group, we’re a global collective of music makers and music lovers, tech innovators and inspired entrepreneurs, game-changing creatives and passionate team members. Here, we know that each talent makes our collective bolder and brighter. We are guided by four core principles that underpin everything we do across all our diverse businesses:

　　Music is Everything: Music is our passion, and we can never get enough. Tastes, trends, and tech will change, but great artists and songwriters will always be our driving force.

　　Global Growth, Local Expertise: Music is a global language. Through communication and collaboration, our success can come from anywhere and translate everywhere.

　　Innovation and Insight: Pushing the boundaries requires the best information and the boldest imagination. We use both to create the future.

　　Empowered by People: Like the artists we serve and the music they make, our differences make us stronger. This is a place where every talent can belong and build a career.

　　We remain committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. We know it fosters a culture where you can truly belong, contribute, and grow. We encourage applications from people of any age, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, disability, veteran status, and any other characteristic or identity. Consider a career at WMG and get the best of both worlds – an innovative global music company that retains the creative spirit of a nimble independent.

　　At Warner Chappell Music (WCM ) , we shape the culture of songwriting and champion songs that resonate for generations by creating transformational opportunities for songwriters everywhere. Our people and culture are at the epicentre of our company, and we are looking for team members who share our service-oriented mindset and have a passion for looking after our songwriters.

　　As the global music publishing arm of Warner Music Group (WMG), we’re a collective band of music lovers, innovative connectors, and relentless supporters of our songwriters and catalogue of iconic works. We lead with curiosity, collaborate across departments, borders, languages, and genres, and we’re committed to delivering on the promises we make to each other and to our songwriters.

　　A little bit about our team:

　　The People team is a key part of Warner Music Group and is focused on attracting, retaining and developing exceptional people, enabling them to be the best they can be to drive Warner’s continued success in the market place. The team designs, implements and facilitates People programs around Recruitment, Management and Development, Employee Engagement, Compensation and Benefits and People Processes & Policies, to enable the people leaders within the business to execute best in practice. Our team also partners with the business to support key organisational initiatives. We are passionate about what we do, always striving for better, willing to focus and commit and happy to roll up our sleeves to support our colleagues.

　　Your role:

　　Our People team is evolving – we are looking for a creative, curious and commercially orientated business partner to engage with our business and drive the People agenda. A broad role, operating as a People Partner to our local UK client group, with the opportunity to get involved with work in Europe occasionally and covering all elements of the employee lifecycle. You will provide support on operational issues, effectuating the delivery of People strategy, advising on and challenging senior management thinking. The role partners with specialist teams to deliver people initiatives. Your cultural curiosity will yield great ideas and pragmatic ways to deliver these initiatives and enhance the employee experience!

　　Here you’ll get to:

　　Provide excellent People business partnering:

　　Understand priorities, objectives and leadership styles in order to challenge and advise designated business leaders and managers.

　　Tackle strategic and operational HR issues, provoking thinking and providing business feedback to maximise overall employee performance and productivity

　　Create and maintain strong working relationships with stakeholders in designated client groups.

　　Challenge and coach leaders to continually grow and build high-performing teams

　　Advise and influence on workforce planning, organisational design and development, talent management and talent retention

　　Lead on client group merger and acquisitions and entry into new markets from a people partnering perspective

　　Working in close partnership with senior leaders, manage:

　　The annual merit and bonus planning process for your business groups, in partnership with Compensation and Benefits

　　Talent Review: Mapping high potential employees, development planning and relevant people data capture in Workday and other tools

　　Succession planning and supporting leaders to build training / hiring plans

　　Engagement survey feedback and action planning

　　Restructures: plan, action and deliver information and consultation processes that balance commercial and legal requirements, change management and communications

　　Coach, mentor and dialogue with the People Operations to deepen their knowledge and understanding of what is taking place in the business. Provide supportive feedback in a timely manner and ensure that style and approach is flexed to their specific needs and way of working

　　Manage employee relations issues with business leaders:

　　Performance management (PIPs), grievance, disciplinary and organisational change processes. Make recommendations for the best approach. Responsible for all required documentation, for example, meeting notes and formal letters

　　Run investigations as needed, coaching the manager and supporting the collection of relevant documentation. Ensure peer to peer review takes place when appropriate

　　Work with WCM Global People Coordinator, UK and European FDs to collate and update regular reporting, organisation chart updates and data management

　　Manage and advise on policy, process and employment law and where required input on any policy change

　　Support managers in dealing with any short and long term absence issues; from advising on policy to workforce planning. Work with the People Operations and Benefits Teams to manage the cases, using benefits appropriately. Support any return to office (RTO) questions in partnership with the People Operations Team

　　Review and understand financial data (headcount, forecasting etc) to understand commercial impacts and opportunities related to people

　　Review data and notes collated from exit interviews, look for themes and, where appropriate, raise feedback to leaders and support in any change required

　　Using people data, analyse client group themes and share insights

　　Partner with People team specialists (e.g. compensation and benefits, talent and development, talent acquisition, people operations and people technology) and regional resources to use existing practices and knowledge to successfully deliver programs, initiatives and deliver on day to day requirements

　　Special partnership with Talent Acquisition to ensure all parties, TA, People Partnering, hiring managers and department heads are all aligned on approach and we manage a solid pipeline of talent coming into the business

　　About you:

　　Demonstrable experience of working in a rapidly changing environment

　　Proactive communication, customer/stakeholder management

　　Maintain a high tolerance of ambiguity and offer a flexible approach

　　Apply critical thinking, problem-solving and analytical skills to cut through complexity

　　CIPD Qualified (or international equivalent)

　　Demonstrate a data driven approach – you are highly analytical and able to draw insight from data and use/promote technology enablement

　　Advocate the talent agenda and act as a culture champion

　　Experience of talent management, talent development, performance management, discipline & grievance, change management including restructuring and redundancy

　　Experience of working relatively autonomously with designated client groups and of working closely day to day with senior management, coaching where appropriate

　　Good knowledge of employment law and strong previous experience of applying knowledge when providing day to day advice

　　Project management and delivery capabilities

　　Culturally curious, an inquisitive networker who uses insight from the external world and stays on top of trends in the market

　　Driver of change

　　Proven track record in generalist advisory/manager role

　　Good conflict management, negotiation and influencing skills

　　We’d love it if you also had:

　　Experience working within the music, tech or media industry, although certainly not essential

　　Experience of HR systems (Workday)

　　Some knowledge / experience of working with client groups in Europe

　　WMG is committed to inclusion and diversity in all aspects of our business. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and will evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, religious creed, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, marital status, medical condition as defined by state law (genetic characteristics or cancer), physical or mental disability, military service or veteran status, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

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