Senior Manager, Human Resources, Production

This is a Full Time Job

Paramount (NASDAQ: PARA; PARAA) is a leading global media and entertainment company that creates premium content and experiences for audiences worldwide. Driven by iconic studios, networks and streaming services, its portfolio of consumer brands includes CBS, Showtime Networks, Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central, BET, Paramount , Pluto TV and Simon & Schuster, among others. The company delivers the largest share of the U.S. television audience and boasts one of the industry's most important and extensive libraries of TV and film titles. In addition to offering innovative streaming services and digital video products, Paramount provides powerful capabilities in production, distribution and advertising solutions.

Overview and Responsibilities:

Paramount Media Networks is seeking an experience, service oriented, innovative, and highly collaborative HR Production Partner to join their newly created HR Production division.

The ideal candidate will have a transparent, creative, and solution-oriented style, and will thrive in an environment where sifting through ambiguity and €˜operating in the grey€™ is the norm. Moreover, understanding, embracing, and promoting Paramount€™s values is key to ensure they are embedded in all that we do within the production environment. Promoting a culture that centers around diversity, equity, inclusion, respect, education, and support needs to be a passion.

Candidate will also be a team player, highly organized, tech savvy, and can analyze and synthesize data to give succinct answers and create reports & processes.

• Support the VP and EVP by helping to develop and support the strategic vision of the HR Production function, as well as managing the tactical/day-to-day HR responsibilities. T his includes but is not limited to:
• Attending production kick-off meetings and contributing from an HR perspective
• Organizing trainings, workshops, and programs
• Review and analyze production/business data to identify trends and recommend solutions to improve efficiencies, DEI initiatives and overall production employee experience
• Creating decks
• Create monthly and Ad/Hoc reports as needed
• Overseeing the update of various HR Production trackers, documents, and information sites
• Determine appropriate metrics to measure success of various programs and initiatives
• Together with VP, ensure an HR presence is established on productions and production employees know who we/HR are, and how to contact us
• Deploy a hands-on approach in effectively assessing the needs of production employees and driving efficient follow-up and reaction to those needs
• Together with VP, conduct production post-mortems and develop metrics to measure production€™s overall experience
• Work closely with PMN Production Management to understand production slates and priorities and keep VP and Coordinator updated
• At the direction of/or in partnership with the VP, field general ER and performance issues, and work closely with the appropriate labor, risk, and employment law representatives along the way
• Be an HR ambassador and trusted partner to PM€™s, UPM€™s, POC€™s; APOC€™s as well as below the line crew
• Propose and lead various HR Production initiatives

Basic Qualifications:

• 5 years experience in Human Resources
• Strong experience in Employee Relations, coaching and/or mentoring

Additional Qualifications:

• 4-year degree or requisite work experience in HR, Organization Development, Communications, or related fields desired
• HR Certification (SHRM, HRCI, SPHR) would be preferred
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills
• Ability to build relationships and balance employee advocacy with business objectives
• A €œhands-on€ Manager with a sincere interest in people, process, and contributing to a true service organization
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple priorities
• Demonstrated understanding of state, federal and local employment laws
• Knowledge of Benefits and Leave Administration
• Experience working with labor organizations and/or union environment