Job Description

The Vice President of Human Resources, Corporate Functions is needed to provide strategic HR Leadership for WMAQ-TV, NBC Chicago and WSNS-TV, Telemundo Chicago, and NBC Sports Chicago, which are in the 3rd largest media market.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Lead and leverage HR processes and drive key HR initiatives across both television stations, 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.
• 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.
• Work closely with Labor Relations on collective bargaining issues, resolving grievances, and furthering NBCU’s relationships with its unions.
• 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.
• On-Site HR contact for all NBCU/Comcast tenants and studio clients.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum of 10 years of professional HR generalist experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of previous Employee Relations/Labor Relations experience.
• Demonstrates experience working with labor unions or unionized environments.
• Must be willing to work in Chicago, IL.

Desired Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or related field.
• MBA or master’ degree preferred.
• HR certification desired.
• Bilingual in Spanish a plus.

Eligibility Requirements:

• Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States.
• Must submit an attestation disclosing your COVID-19 vaccination status and, if partially or fully vaccinated, submitting your vaccination record no later than 7 days following commencement of employment.
• Must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 at the commencement of employment or adhere to enhanced protocols in select work settings or where jurisdictionally mandated.
• Must be willing to adhere to all Company COVID-19 workplace safety policies and protocols.

Additional Information

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