[Hiring] Manager, Employee Relations @The Walt Disney Company

Role Description

Manager, Employee Relations – Project Hire

Disney’s Employee Relations function is responsible for engaging with employees and leaders at critical moments in the employee life cycle to ensure an equitable, inclusive, and respectful experience for all employees consistent with Disney’s policies, values, and culture.

We are looking for a Manager, Employee Relations (“ER”) for Disney General Entertainment who will be responsible for providing general ER support across our TV productions and corporate areas as needed. This role will primarily support TV productions for 20th Television/20th Animation, and FX.

The position may occasionally assist with casework associated with other studios under the Disney Entertainment banner as well as overflow cases for corporate areas and shared services like Business Affairs, Labor Relations, and Network groups. This function will provide ER expertise and services, including:

• Leading workplace investigations
• Policy creation and interpretation
• Performance management
• Medical accommodations
• Workplace training
• Organizational change assessment
• Crisis response
• Case data analytics
• Other workplace projects impacting the employee experience

The Manager, Employee Relations must be able to perform work with little supervision, exhibit superb written and verbal communication skills, handle a wide range of complex and highly sensitive employment situations, and demonstrate strong emotional intelligence to skillfully interact with cast and crew members and internal/external stakeholders at all levels of the organization.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 6 years Human Resources experience, and/or 5 years in Employee Relations required
• Demonstrated experience leading a wide variety of complex employee investigations and providing employee relations consultations with little supervision
• Excellent decision making, problem solving, critical thinking and root cause/analysis skills
• Advanced understanding of employment and HR related laws, regulations, policies, principles, concepts and practices, including Title VII, ADA, ADAA, FMLA and Canadian provincial/territorial labor laws
• High emotional intelligence and strong people skills
• Experience managing diversity and inclusion topics
• Ability to handle highly sensitive and confidential matters with compassion and equity
• Ability to work collaboratively, lead and influence at all levels within the organization, and make decisions while keeping all partners and leaders informed
• Experience working with senior executives in an “influence-without-authority” role
• Ability to position self as credible, proactive and a trusted thought-partner
• Independent work style, balancing the need for collaboration with minimal supervision
• Ability to manage multiple projects with strong time management and prioritization skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills

Requirements

• Television Production experience a plus and/or other related entertainment experience a plus
• International experience a plus

Benefits

• The hiring range for this remote position is $132,500.00 to $186,200.00 per year
• Factors in various geographic regions
• Base pay will take into account internal equity and may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience
• A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package
• Full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered