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HR Business Partner (12 months FTC)

Job ID 10102176 Location London, United Kingdom Business The Walt Disney Company (EMEA) Date posted Oct. 03, 2024
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Job Summary:

About the Role & Team

This role provides HR business partnering support to Technology and Enabling (Corporate) Functions of The Walt Disney Company UK, supporting the business to deliver against their strategic objectives. It forms part of the UK HR leadership team driving and enabling the delivery of the UK HR people strategy.

A key focus of the role is managing a professional, effective and proactive relationship with the business by understanding their key business drivers and priorities and providing an effective collaboration with the Centres of Excellence to help the achievement of these.

As a member of the HR Business Partner team, it is important that key learnings and initiatives are shared within the team to ensure the team is effective and efficient.

This is an office-based role. 4 days working in the Hammersmith, London office with 1 day working from home (Monday or Friday).

What You Will Do

  • Drive the development and delivery of the people agenda, ensuring alignment with HR and business strategies, while actively supporting the HR agenda and business initiatives as a member of the client groups' leadership team.
  • Have a sound understanding of how the business operates, the key business challenges, drivers, and financials as well as staying current on current industry trends, technology advances etc. Participate in and influence the strategy planning process, the Annual Operating Planning process as well as local business planning
  • Proactively develop solid relationships with key business and HR team members to enable a solution-oriented approach, applying commercial thinking and business understanding to provide pragmatic HR solutions that align with both business needs and the HR agenda.
  • Engage with the Centres of Excellent to acquire specialist advice and facilitate improved solutions for your client groups. The key Centres of Excellence are; Employee Relations, Global HR Operations, Learning and Development, Compensation & Benefits, Talent Acquisition and HR Information Systems.
  • Manage annual HR processes with the business and Centres of Excellence, for example Merit, Talent Planning, Performance Management, and Organisational Change
  • In partnership with Finance, manage your client groups’ headcount and partner with the recruitment team to ensure recruitment is effectively handled.
  • Share knowledge/insights/external findings etc to ensure the team is kept up to date and a culture of feedback that enables ongoing improvement is developed

Required Qualifications & Skills

  • Demonstrable track record of managing client relationships - confirmed experience operating at the HR Business Partner/Manager level and managing clients at Director level and above
  • Demonstrable multi-discipline Human Resources experience
  • Shown experience of significant change management/OD experience including restructuring, redundancy, TUPE, Compromise agreements and redeployment
  • Evident experience in multi-national, fast-paced, progressive commercial organisations
  • Evident experience gained within a US multi-national or similar matrixed organisation

Preferred Qualifications

  • Demonstrable experience in ‘end to end’ project management of harmonisation and/or integration projects
  • Experience in operating within a shared service environment
  • Specific EMEA experience would be highly helpful
  • CIPD (or equivalent qualification) or working towards qualification
  • Familiar with relevant HR-oriented technologies and computer literate (Experience of Workday is desirable)

The Perks

  • 25 days annual leave
  • Private medical insurance & dental care
  • Free Park Entry: You will have the opportunity to enter any of our parks with your family and friends for free
  • Disney Discounts: you are entitled to discounts on designated Disney products, resort F&B and ticketing
  • Excellent parental and guardian leave
  • Employee Resource Groups – WOMEN @ Disney, Disney DIVERSITY, Disney PRIDE, ENABLED, and our Mental Health & Wellbeing Group, TRUST.

The Walt Disney Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to be a diverse workforce that is representative of our audiences, and where all can thrive and belong. Disney is committed to forming a team that includes and respects a variety of voices, identities, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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About The Walt Disney Company (EMEA):

Disney EMEA aims to drive growth, innovation and brand affinity across an extremely diverse collection of countries with a team of over 6,000 employees operating in 59 markets with offices in 29 countries.

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 The Walt Disney Company Limited, which is part of a business we call The Walt Disney Company (EMEA).

The Walt Disney Company Limited is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, colour, religion or belief, sex, nationality, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, disability or pregnancy or maternity. Disney fosters a business culture where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a rapidly changing world.

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