People & Culture Coordinator

Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery… the stuff dreams are made of.

Who We Are…

When we say, “the stuff dreams are made of,” we’re not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD’s vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what’s next…

From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.

Your New Role…

The P&C Coordinator is a key role supporting the CNN People & Culture team based out of the London Bureau offering a first-class HR service to all managers and employees across EMEA.

You will be actively involved in helping to deliver an HR agenda across the CNN International and CNN International Commercial teams in partnership with our HR centres of excellence and the local HR team.

Your Role Accountabilities…

• Employee Connection (EC):

Working closely the EC team you will be one of the first points of contact for employees who have specific questions ranging from benefits, policies, letters, contracts to name but a few!

• Internal meetings and projects groups :

Attend and participate in regular internal meetings with the employee connections team as well as other functions as required. Be an active member of specific project groups and to help improve on our processes and develop your own knowledge and skills.

• Recruitment :

Work with the department managers to help process and monitor open positions, create new job requisitions on workday and be the point person in tracking recruitment stats as required. You will ensure that all job descriptions are reviewed and have agreed salary ranges in place. Assist with freelancer requests and help educate hiring managers on our internal freelancer processes and systems.

• Immigration & Relocation :

Work closely with external providers/legal/global mobility and assist with visa applications and relocation submissions; monitor visa tracker (right to work) alongside the EC team.

• Onboarding and Offboarding :

Liaise with EC accordingly ensuring all onboarding / offboarding requests are processed correctly notifying the relevant teams as required Security, Business Operations etc). Be point of contact for induction and stay close to any exit interview data as well as consistently looking for ways on how we can improve their employee experience.

• Employee Relations :

Note-taking for Employee Relation cases, assist with meeting scheduling, letters, severance calculations, outplacement initiation (liaising with EC as required).

• Project Support :

Be an active team member attending projects as required, such as annual comp data validation, career banding, salary benchmarking review, P&C newsletter. Challenge the norm and always look for ways for us to deliver the best product to our teams as possible.

• Other Activities!

Outside of the day to day you could be involved in a variety of other areas of focus such as responding to ad hoc questions from employees which cannot be dealt via EC; ad hoc letters and tenancy references, occupational health submissions helping download/create/manage reports to creating organisational charts. If you want variety then this is the role for you!

Qualifications & Experience…

• Meticulous attention to detail with strong organisation skills and follow-through.

• Effective verbal and written communication skills.

• Experience balancing multiple deadlines in a busy environment.

• Good level of proficiency with Word and Excel; PowerPoint useful.

• Ability to effectively collaborate with team members to achieve shared goals.

• Enthusiastic and motivated with a good sense of humour!

• Flexible and adaptable approach to work; strong willingness to learn and get involved with duties outside of day-to-day job description.

• Must be discreet, diplomatic and able to manage highly confidential information.

• Desire to pursue a career in generalist HR.

• Experience with Workday or other HCM systems is desirable, but training can be provided.

• An Ability to remain calm under pressure is key.

Hybrid Working – This role is advertised as a Hybrid work model, that combines remote and in-office work, following our current company policy and to be agreed with your Line Manager. Subject to any applicable laws, WBD / your Line Manager reserves the right to change this working agreement where this is essential to business needs and upon reasonable notice to you.

How We Get Things Done…

This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.

Championing Inclusion at WBD

Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law.

If you’re a qualified candidate and you require adjustments or accommodations to search for a job opening or apply for a position, please contact us at [email protected].