Senior People & Culture Partner

3 Weeks ago • All levels • Human Resource

Job Summary

Job Description

This role serves as the People & Culture Partner for Warner Bros. Discovery in Japan, providing end-to-end HR support across all lines of business. Responsibilities include driving P&C strategy, advising leadership, contributing to broader APAC/International projects, creating exceptional employee experiences, and partnering with other corporate functions. The ideal candidate will be an HR subject matter expert with strong business acumen, communication skills in Japanese and English, and experience in a matrixed environment. This role requires navigating the merger integration and building a strong culture within One WBD team in Japan.
Must have:
  • Drive P&C strategy
  • Advise Japan leadership
  • Contribute to APAC projects
  • Exceptional employee experience
  • Partner with other functions
  • Business acumen
  • Bilingual (Japanese/English)
  • Matrix environment experience
Good to have:
  • Project management
  • Process improvement
  • Experience in fast-growing tech company

Job Details

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...

This role will be the People & Culture Partner for Warner Bros. Discovery in Japan. The role holder will be accountable for end to end P&C support from strategic business partnership to employee experience across all our lines of business- from Theatrical, Networks, Consumer Products, Content Licensing, Anime Production, Japanese Film Production, Game, Streaming Service and corporate functions.

As we pivot from our multiple legal entities and lines of businesses to form and become One WBD Team on the back of a merger, we need to stay laser focused on building a strong culture where every individual can do their best work. We are looking for a passionate leader who loves making a difference and plays to win to spearhead our People & Culture work in the country. 

The incumbent should be an HR subject matter expert, but also practical and execution focused in their approach.  One should be comfortable to coach senior leaders in the business to be their trusted advisor as well as leverage resources/ CoE Support from the wider global WBD ecosystem and enjoy working in a diverse environment.

Your Role Accountabilities...

  • Drive the People & Culture strategy to meet the short-term and long-term needs to the business.
  • Actively contribute to the business strategy; provide People & Culture expertise and proactively create ways for building new WBD Culture in the region with focus on DEI.
  • Serve as People & Culture advisor, coach and partner to the Japan leadership team.
  • Contribute & participate in broader People & Culture projects across the APAC/ International.
  • Continuously strive to provide best practice advice and support, through information sharing internally and external benchmarking. 
  • Connect people, teams and organization to execute the strategy. Find ways for Managers/ Senior leaders to create meaningful connections with each other and their teams.
  • Create exceptional employee experiences through the employee lifecycle. Ensure our organization’s treatment of employees is fair, respectful, and consistent with our business values and objectives. Proactively provide creative and engaging solutions to motivate employees at different career points.
  • Partner with Legal, Comms, Finance and other corporate functions and Business leaders on managing any sensitive organization matters. 
  • Use data to analyze casework trends to produce strategic, proactive recommendations to P&C and the Business to proactively address and mitigate systemic issues 
  • Partner in Harmonization of people programs, policies and practices to sustain a positive work environment for all employees.  
  • Be operationally strong as well as hands on.

Qualifications & Experiences...

Experience

  • Ability to persuade, negotiate and communicate effectively and independently.
  • Able to influence in a matrix environment. Proven experience in conflict resolution practices within a sophisticated matrixed environment is helpful. 
  • Knowledge of Employee and Labor Relations practices, laws and regulations
  • Project management and process improvement experience a plus

Leadership

  • This individual must be self-motivated, showing strong initiative and excellence.
  • Build collaborative relationships within business and the People & Culture team- combination of strong gravitas and humanity. 
  • Enjoys working in agile fast paced environment. Previous experience in fast-growing technology company can be helpful. Apply good judgement to resolve problems & demonstrate flexibility.
  • Be a good team player to be able to work with anyone internally and externally.

Business Skills

  • Has business level communication skills in both Japanese and English
  • Has strong data and numbers process and handling skills in Excel.
  • Thrives in diverse multi-cultural/ multi regional teams.

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 with a disability and you require adjustments or accommodations during the job application and/or recruitment process, please visit our accessibility page for instructions to submit your request.

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