Gbs Engagement and Onboarding Lead

Job Description

Every great story has a new beginning. We're excited to announce that Discovery and WarnerMedia have combined to become Warner Bros. Discovery. WBD is a premier global media and entertainment company offering audiences the world's most differentiated and complete portfolio of content, brands and franchises across television, film, sports, news, streaming and gaming. We're home to the world's best storytellers, creating world-class products for consumers. From brilliant creatives to technology trailblazers and beyond, join us as we step into the next chapter.

LOCATION: Atlanta/Knoxville/Warsaw

The Job

The Engagement and Onboarding Lead will hold a key leadership position within the GBS Strategy & Transformation Organization and wider GBS organization. This role will be responsible for managing, developing, and implementing the communications, strategies, plans and onboarding/employee engagement programs for the multi-functional GBS organization. This role will involve working globally with internal GBS stakeholders and partnering closely with the People & Culture organization.

The Daily

Support the Head of GBS Strategy and Transformation in all GBS people mobilization activities across locations, which include, but not limited to:
• Plan and deliver activities to build and mobilize the leadership for the Head of Shared Services and Transformation
• Support leaders to on-board and mobilize their teams
• Support team formation activities (e.g., Teambuilding events etc.)
• Working with Head of GBS and Strategy and Transformation leaders to build a unique employee experience, based on the WBD Culture principles and develop GBS branding to be rolled out within GBS and across WBD
• Build a strategy to continue to attract, nurture and retain talent for GBS
• Partner with the People & Culture (P&C) Business Partner and GBS Strategy and Transformation leader to define and build a sustainable long-term Continuous Improvement strategy (focusing on people and services)
• Manage stakeholder and leadership engagement and communications
• Define and implement the people enablement activities – project manage activities, identify and escalate risks and issues
• Partner with the P&C Business Partners to ensure global templates, tools and process are applied and activities are aligned to the wider people transition activities
• Develop and implement an internal communication plan to engage employees globally, keep them informed, build a sense of team and embed the WBD culture
• Support the knowledge transfer activities
• Develop high level training plan, covering tools, processes, policies and specialist areas (e.g., customer service training)
• Oversee delivery of this training via WBD Learning and Development team, Integration Workstreams or third-party providers

The Essentials:
• Minimum 7 years of experience in change and / or internal communications roles
• Proven success in developing and executing communications strategies and plans
• Evidence of understanding and successful application of change management and / or communication theory
• Successful track record of leading large scale global communications and engagement initiatives
• Experience in set-up of or working in a GBS / Shared Services environment is desirable
• Excellent writing and editing skills
• Resilient and able to deal with ambiguity
• Strong people skills
• International experience required

Education, Professional Training, Technical Training or Certification
• Bachelor's degree in a related field (e.g., strategic communications, public relations, internal communication) required
• Membership of professional body (e.g., CIPR, IOIC) preferred

Knowledge/Skills
• Excellent management, decision-making and interpersonal skills
• Strong planning, organization and analytical skills
• Attention to detail and accuracy as well as strong organizational skills
• Results oriented mindset with a drive to achieve objectives
• Ability to assess and measure impact and to prioritize accordingly
• Ability to work in a fast-paced matrixed environment
• Ability to develop and maintain collaborative business relationships
• Ability to interact with all levels of the organization
• Proven ability to build confidence and trust with internal and external constituencies and
history of providing excellent customer service
• Strong management, training, and development experience and skills
• Demonstrated ability to contribute to a culture of excellence, integrity, and accountability
• Willingness and ability to travel internationally

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, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.

If you're a qualified candidate with a disability and you need a reasonable accommodation in order to apply for this position, please contact us at recruitadmin@warnermedia.com.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rzjjj3-52-14-8-34-42 in your application.