VP, Human Resources - Finance

NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. 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.

Our impact is rooted in improving the communities where our employees, customers, and audiences live and work. We have a rich tradition of giving back and ensuring our employees have the opportunity to serve their communities. We champion an inclusive culture and strive to attract and develop a talented workforce to create and deliver a wide range of content reflecting our world.

Comcast NBCUniversal has announced its intent to create a new publicly traded company ('SpinCo') 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.

Role Summary:

Dynamic and highly visible opportunity for a senior human resources business partner, providing overall strategic human resources support for the NBCUniversal Finance organization and global Finance function, as well as the Corporate Strategy, Controller & Accounting, Financial Planning & Analysis, Procurement and Tax teams.  The Vice President, Human Resources will partner closely with the senior most executives in finance, including business unit CFOs, providing HR support and guidance. This position reports to the Global Head of HR, Corporate Human Resources, leading a team of HR business partners in New York, Los Angeles and London, and will be based in NBCUniversal’s offices in Manhattan, NY.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Work closely with the company’s senior finance leaders to create and foster a community across the company-wide finance function; build strong relationships with business CFOs, as well as other senior finance leaders, and develop an in-depth knowledge of our finance talent at all levels across the company, their unique talent needs, as well as function-wide trends and challenges
• Help communicate and bring to life the vision, values, goals and objectives of NBCUniversal’s Chief Financial Officer throughout the finance function
• Lead and leverage HR processes and drive key HR initiatives across the Corporate Finance departments, including staffing, performance management, compensation planning, succession planning, training and development, rewards & recognition, organizational effectiveness and employee communication
• Partner closely with embedded HR business partners to build consistency and cohesion within the business finance organizations and ensure a proactive awareness of key HR initiatives impacting business finance employees 
• Own ‘talent’ across the company’s finance function, to include building a robust pipeline for finance roles, maintaining competitive compensation, identifying common development opportunities, and ensuring the selection and promotion of the best finance talent across the company
• Lead identification and movement of key finance talent across the enterprise by partnering with business HR leaders, CFOs and Talent Acquisition
• In partnership with Comcast HR, work to attract world-class entry-level finance talent to our organization; partner with Comcast HR to develop and refine pipeline and development programs to ensure they meet NBCUniversal’s finance talent needs
• Provide executive coaching to both Corporate Finance and Business Finance leaders, offering feedback and advice on employee and organizational issues
• Partner with Corporate and Business Finance leaders on enterprise-wide strategic Finance initiatives
• Collaborate with finance leadership and corporate talent development to design and implement employee development programs
• Where needed and in partnership with other HR leaders, act as an HR liaison to the finance function operating as a resource on finance issues that may have broader HR implications across the company
• Work with Corporate Finance leaders and employees to establish and maintain a positive, motivating and inclusive work environment

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or related field
• Minimum of 15 years of professional HR experience, including experience in an HR leadership role

Desired Characteristics:        

• Positive, can-do approach to obstacles. 
• Take work seriously, but yourself less seriously. 
• Operates with empathy, honesty, and respect for your colleagues
• Able to have fun; strong team spirit and sense of collaboration, thrives in a team and can work independently
• Strong understanding of the media business, ability to facilitate meetings, conflict resolution and communication skills
• Knowledge and practical application of HR disciplines including employment and labor laws, employee relations, management & leadership development, performance management, organizational design and compensation philosophies
• Strong relationship building and business partnership: able to establish credibility and rapport with employees at all levels.  Demonstrated ability to influence, coach and counsel both employees and management
• Project and process management skills, demonstrated track record of delivering results
• Takes ownership; able to establish self as the ‘go-to’ HR resource for client organizations
• Strong diplomacy and ability to work across a matrix/decentralized finance function

Additional Requirements:

Hybrid: This position has been designated as hybrid, generally contributing from the 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. Learn more about the benefits offered by NBCUniversal by visiting the Benefits page of the Careers website. Salary range: $200,000 - $240,000 (bonus and long-term incentive 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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