Director, People Business Partner

We are UMG, the Universal Music Group. We are the world’s leading music company. In everything we do, we are committed to artistry, innovation and entrepreneurship. We own and operate a broad array of businesses engaged in recorded music, music publishing, merchandising, and audiovisual content in more than 60 countries. We identify and develop recording artists and songwriters, and we produce, distribute and promote the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful music to delight and entertain fans around the world.

Universal Music Group is currently seeking a Director, People Business Partner to manage the human resources (People Inclusion and Culture aka “PIC”) function for several business units. The Director serves as a key partner to senior management in driving the business as it relates to our people and organizational effectiveness. The Director is also responsible for managing the day-to-day HR activities including consulting and advising on policy and procedure, staffing, compensation, employee relations, culture and development, as well as organizational and change management.

• Build, develop and maintain strong collaborative working relationships with management and employees across multiple business units to deliver value-added PIC services
• Develop a detailed understanding of the client’s business – departments, jobs, structure, processes, financials, vision & strategy
• Influence and coach client leadership on sound people-related business decisions
• Proactively assess client needs for PIC services and develop strategies to meet those needs
• Address all employee relations issues and other immediate issues to minimize risk in close partnership with Legal Counsel and Employee Relations
• Manage a process-driven workload and transactional responsibilities
• Facilitate effective on-boarding and exit processes
• Ensure alignment between individual, business unit and corporate practices and serve as a credible activist, operational executor, business ally
• Promote positive employee relations and communication by counseling employees and proactively facilitating conflict resolution between employees; elevate issues as appropriate
• Coach employees and manager on career development, goal setting, performance improvement and people management
• Partner with PIC team on talent assessment, organizational design and learning and development initiatives
• Identify and recommend developmental, and culture enriching, initiatives in partnership with the Learning team
• Work in close partnership with the PIC COEs to ensure consistent PIC practices, approaches, roll-out of new initiatives
• Represent Universal Music Group and the PIC function in a positive light by gaining and maintaining knowledge of industry trends and general business knowledge/acumen

• Understanding of, and experience with, core aspects of Human Resource Management (staffing; employee relations; labor relations; performance management; leadership development; training; organizational planning; change management)
• Ability to think strategically and translate concepts into actionable items
• Previous talent management and succession planning experience
• Proven ability to influence decision making at the senior management level
• Courage to make tough decisions and deliver difficult messages with professionalism and poise
• Must possess consultative style and approach with proven ability to develop credible relationships
• Comfortable working in ambiguous business situations
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and project management skills
• Excellent communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills
• Exercise a high degree of professionalism and diplomacy in interactions with all levels of the organization
• Strong…