People & Culture Partner (HR)

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Role Overview

Based at Leavesden and reporting to the Senior People & Culture Partner, you will deliver a proactive, end-to-end HR generalist service. This includes partnering with Tours & Retail management as well as cross-functional teams to enhance employee experience, ensure compliance with employment legislation and company policies, and contribute to the success of the wider Warner Bros. Discovery business.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted advisor to the Tours Management Team, providing strategic and operational support on all people-related matters.
• Build strong relationships and understand business goals to deliver effective people and organisational solutions.
• Manage day-to-day employee relations issues such as sickness absence, misconduct, and grievances, while identifying root causes to prevent recurrence.
• Respond to HR-related queries in a timely and professional manner.
• Lead and contribute to projects within the annual People Plan, focusing on culture, process improvement, engagement, and wellbeing.
• Support performance management through coaching and capability development.
• Assist with recruitment processes and approvals using Workday.
• Oversee onboarding and induction processes to ensure a positive new starter experience.
• Champion and support organisational change initiatives aligned with Warner Bros. Discovery’s global vision.

Qualifications & Experience

• Prior demonstrable success as an HR Partner in a complex environment, supporting high-volume customer-facing teams.
• CIPD Level 5 or demonstrable equivalent experience.
• Skilled in managing complex employee relations cases including absence, misconduct, and grievances.
• Up-to-date understanding of UK employment legislation and its practical application.
• Experience supporting the full employee lifecycle including recruitment, onboarding, performance management, and organisational change.
• Proficient in HR systems, with working knowledge of Workday and Microsoft Office (particularly Excel).
• Confident communicator with strong relationship-building skills across all seniority levels.

Department Overview

Warner Bros. Discovery’s People & Culture (P&C) team provides leading-edge solutions to support the growth, development, and engagement of our employees across the organization.

Hybrid Working

This role is advertised as a Hybrid work model, combining remote and in-office work.

Championing Inclusion at WBD

Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. 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.