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Senior HR Advisor

Job ID 10109024 Location London, United Kingdom Business The Walt Disney Company (EMEA) Date posted Dec. 23, 2024
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Job Summary:

About the Role & Team

The Senior HR Advisor is part of the Business Partner team and provides proactive and commercially focused support to relevant business area they partner with. The role works globally and needs to develop key relationships with UK, US and EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) stakeholders.

The role will play an active role in the day-to-day business support and advice across the employee lifecycle and HR initiatives including recruitment, change management, talent planning, annual compensation planning, diversity and inclusion initiatives and employee relations.

For this role to succeed the Senior HR Advisor must develop close working relationships with the HR Business Partners to execute the business and HR objectives, providing appropriate escalation when necessary.

The role will also interface with HR Center of Excellence’s (COEs) and HR Operations team to leverage specialist resources and advice as required in Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development, Compensation & Benefits, and Global HR Operations.

This is an office-based role. 4 days working in the Hammersmith, London office with 1 day working from

What You Will Do

  • Provide a trusted HR advisory service and administrative support across multiple client groups and segments, act as a first point of contact to UK employees and leaders within Technology and Enabling Functions on a range of HR generalist matters relating to the employee lifecycle.
  • Work with the Senior and HR Business Partner to support the business client groups and key stakeholders to deliver against the TWDC business and HR strategy.
  • Support the HR Business Partners by facilitating and coordinating the maintenance of critical HR information and processes including headcount management, organisation charts, key recruitment metrics, ER case management, reward data.
  • Assist the deliverable of annual HR processes, such as salary and bonus review, talent planning, commitment setting and quality conversations, intern enrolment, induction programme etc.
  • Own end to end ER cases, including performance improvement plans, flexible working requests, disciplinary, grievance, and sickness absence.
  • Support the exit interview process, ensuring conversations are managed by the appropriate level within the Team.
  • Support managers with Headcount Management processes on areas such as repurposing roles, monitoring where roles are needing help to move for approval, and support on use of the Workday system.
  • Act as liaison point and build strong relationships with HR Centre’s of Excellence; Compensation & Benefits, Learning & Development, Talent Acquisition, GHRO, Organisation Management.
  • Take full ownership for maintaining and updating organisation structure charts in the Employee system of record (Workday) for the relevant business area.
  • Responsible for ensuring the accuracy of headcount requests, records in Workday and acting as a key liaison point for the Compensation team, also providing an interface with GHRO on administrative areas such as contracts, letters, employee changes etc.
  • Involvement in wider HR team projects and initiatives such as reorganisations, DE&I, Employee Engagement, etc.
  • Deputise for the HRBPs, where appropriate.

Required Qualifications & Skills

  • Experience of multi-national, matrix based, commercial organisations
  • Experience working with Technology and Enabling Functions client groups preferable
  • Proven generalist HR advisory experience
  • CIPD qualified or studying towards
  • IT savvy across core business applications and remote working tools (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Slack, Zoom)
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and communication skills with the ability to remain calm under pressure and to cope with people in emotive situations
  • Able to work autonomously and to multi-task and prioritise workloads given by multiple stakeholders
  • Able to work with all levels in the organisation and with stakeholders across the world

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 the necessary accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive all benefits 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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