Director, HR Entertainment & Sports Next

We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our theme parks and consumer experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, USA Network, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and Universal Studio Group, and have world-renowned theme parks and attractions through Universal Destinations & Experiences. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.

Comcast NBCUniversal has announced its intent to create a new publicly traded company (VERSANT) comprised of most of NBCUniversal's cable television networks, including USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and Golf Channel along with complementary digital assets Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow, GolfPass, and SportsEngine. VERSANT will have significant scale as a pure-play set of assets anchored by leading news, sports and entertainment content. Although you’ll be hired as an NBCU employee, your employment and the responsibilities associated with this job will transition to VERSANT in the future. By joining at this pivotal time, you’ll be a part of this exciting company as it takes shape. The spin-off is expected to be completed during 2025.

As a company uniquely positioned to educate, entertain and empower through our platforms, Comcast NBCUniversal stands for including everyone. Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives, coupled with our Corporate Social Responsibility work, is informed by our employees, audiences, park guests and the communities in which we live. We strive to foster a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture where our employees feel supported, embraced and heard. Together, we'll continue to create and deliver content that reflects the current and ever-changing face of the world.

VERSANT, Comcast Corporation’s (NASDAQ: CMCSA) planned spin-off, will be a leading independent publicly traded media company comprised of most of NBCUniversal’s cable television networks, including USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and Golf Channel along with complementary digital assets Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow, GolfPass, and SportsEngine. The well-capitalized company will have significant scale as a pure-play set of assets anchored by leading news, sports and entertainment content. The spin-off is expected to be completed during 2025, subject to the satisfaction of customary conditions.

Here you can:

VERSANT is looking for an HR Director to join their team! The HR Director will report to the SVP, HR, Corporate. In this role, you will be the key HR partner for several functions within the SportsNext and Entertainment businesses, and will help drive HR projects that span: onboarding, rewards and recognition, performance feedback, talent attraction and development, and HR’s business impact.  In the day to day, you will strategize in the areas of: organization design & integration, staffing, compensation planning, manager coaching, employee development, workforce planning and performance management. 

Responsibilites:

• Be the chief interpreter and implementer for HR policies, practices and procedures for all level of employees, looking to further the mission, values and strategic vision of the business.
• Champion both the employee perspective and the company needs to promote a positive, collaborative, respectful, and engaging work environment.
• Be a talent magnet, partnering with clients and our internal talent acquisition team, to create innovative and effective recruitment strategies seeking candidates from a diverse background and life experiences, and using exceptional candidate selection skills to build the best team for the organization.
• Be a project driver as needed for strategic HR team projects both local and company-wide, looking to ideate and execute programs that develop and engage our employees throughout their career life-cycle

Come join us if you are:

• An executer – You get things done!  Using strong business acumen, inciteful analytical skills, and superior process/project management skills you manage through competing priorities even with a matrixed environment
• A communicator with ease – You have a way with words; written and verbal
• Trusted counselor – You quickly gain trust and respect with anyone you come in contact with and can influence as needed, keeping a client-focused mindset
• A coach – You help bring the best potential out of the employees, managers, and partners you work with helping them to continue to develop and create a great place to work with one another
• A translator – You have vision – see the “big picture” and be able to boil it down to the appropriate HR and business strategy to make it work
• A self-starter – Motivated and can work with minimal guidance, finding the resources to help you out

What you’ll need:

• 7+ years of relevant, professional level HR experience
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience
• Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook

Desired Characteristics:

• Media Maven – already knowing the flow, logistics, and lingo of the media industry, or even better – knowing production, will help you have a quick transition and add instant impact in the role
• Team Leader – prior experience leading and developing an HR team, teaching HR expertise and giving meaningful feedback, will be great assets for this role
• Project Wrangler – expertise in seeing opportunities for improvement, gaining support, breaking down to bite-sized chunks, executing and seeking feedback will give you a superpower to strategically partner with clients and change workflow as opportunities arise

Eligibility Requirements:

• Must be willing to work overtime when required
• Must be willing to travel for work related business if necessary

Hybrid: This position has been designated as hybrid, generally contributing from the Universal City, CA office a minimum of three days per week.

This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks.

Salary range: $130,000 - $165,000 (bonus and LTI eligible).

As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

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If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to [email protected].

Although you'll be hired as an NBCU employee, your employment and the responsibilities associated with this job likely will transition to Versant in the future. By joining at this pivotal time, you'll be a part of this exciting company as it takes shape.