Director, Human Resources, CBS News

Overview & Responsibilities:
We are looking for a Director, Human Resources located in our largest news bureau. This role will provide strategic consultation to CBS News leaders as well as tactical and operational support on a wide range of topics including compensation programs, employee engagement, performance management, workforce planning, organizational design, learning and development, diversity, equity and inclusion. You will play a pivotal role in creating an environment where people thrive, partnerships prevail, and performance excels, making CBS News & Stations the best place to work. Live our values – foster inclusion; champion transparency, collaboration and communication; focus on staff development and encourage recognition. You should be someone who thrives in a fast-paced news environment to collaborate with our business leaders and help them drive their goals through tailor made HR strategies!

Your Day-to-Day:
•    Build strategic partnerships with leaders to foster an environment of innovation and excellence.
•    Understand and apply the business strategy to ensure alignment and high client applicability of HR initiatives and programs.
•    Translate business priorities into an actionable workforce plan while partnering with Finance to ensure accurate Head Count tracking and with Talent Acquisition to recruit, select and hire top talent.
•    Successfully lead employee relations investigations in partnership with legal and our in-house employee relations team as necessary.
•    Work with our Compensation partners to provide support including salary planning, approval of salary actions, promotions and job re-leveling.
•    Assist leaders in understanding organizational interdependencies of current workforce trends by using data to determine and recommend the appropriate implementation of people strategies.
•    Work collaboratively and continually innovate by improving processes, tweaking existing programs or introducing new initiatives to drive the right business outcomes.
•    Lead organizational capability through assessing talent, identifying competency gaps, and following through on the strategic movement of people.
•    Offer guidance and solutions on employee performance and team efficiency, along with feedback on style and leadership behaviors to improve work relationships, boost morale, and encourage retention.
•    Build and implement sustainable solutions related to Employee and Labor Relations matters.
•    Additional duties as assigned.

Basic Qualifications:
•    Bachelor’s Degree.
•    10+ years of well-rounded HR Business Partner experience.
•    Superior critical thinking ability and judgment, with understanding that breaking news exceeds all other priorities.
•    Strong functional HR knowledge; well versed in all areas of the HR function and stays current in emerging talent practices and developments.
•    Previous experience successfully leading complex employee relations investigations from intake to conclusion.
•    Proven track record of successfully working across all levels of the organization, demonstrating influence and consultative skills with employees, managers and senior leadership.
•    Advanced communication and collaboration skills with peers and Centers of Excellence partners.
•    Knowledge of federal, state and local laws and statutes which govern policies and practices of hiring, compensation and benefits and general employment.

Additional Qualifications:
•    Experience working in a news, media, broadcast, or other like industry is highly preferred.
•    Experience working with unions and building meaningful relationships highly preferred.
•    Demonstrated ability to understand complex business issues and develop HR initiatives/actions based on data and analytics to support business strategies.
•    Demonstrated process capabilities and metrics driven, adept at managing complex projects involving multiple collaborators.
•    Experience with HR legal issues and working with internal legal counsel.
•    Displays courage and confidence when tackling tough coaching situations while maintaining trusting client relationships.
•    Naturally curious, self-starter; able to work and seek out answers/resources independently and be the person people want to work with.
•    Highly responsive, client focused professional who works well in, and excels at navigating, a highly matrixed, team environment.
•    Operates with a high sense of urgency, initiative, follow-through and attention to detail.
•    Proactively anticipate issues while providing viable, alternative solutions to the business.
•    Proven ability to handle extremely confidential information, act with integrity and use discretion.
 

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CBS News and Stations, brings together the power of CBS News, 28 owned television stations in 17 major U.S. markets, the CBS News Streaming Network, CBS News Streaming local platforms, local websites and cbsnews.com, under one umbrella. CBS News and Stations is home to the nation’s #1 news program 60 MINUTES, the CBS News Streaming Network, the first 24/7 digital streaming news network, the award-winning broadcasts CBS MORNINGS, CBS SATURDAY MORNING, the CBS EVENING NEWS WITH NORAH O’DONNELL, CBS SUNDAY MORNING, CBS WEEKEND EVENING NEWS, 48 HOURS and FACE THE NATION WITH MARGARET BRENNAN. CBS News and Stations provides news and information for the CBS Television Network,  CBSNews.com, CBS News Radio and podcasts, Paramount +, all digital platforms, and the CBS News Streaming Network, the premier 24/7 anchored streaming news service that is available free to everyone with access to the internet. The CBS News Streaming Network is the destination for breaking news, live events, original reporting and storytelling, and programs from CBS News and Stations’ top anchors and correspondents working locally, nationally and around the globe. CBS News’ streaming services, across national and local, amassed more than 1.01 billion streams in 2021. Launched in November 2014 as CBSN, the CBS News Streaming Network is available on 30 digital platforms and apps, as well as CBSNews.com and Paramount+. The service is available live in 91 countries. CBS News and Stations is dedicated to providing the highest quality journalism under standards it pioneered and continues to set in today’s digital age. CBS News earns more prestigious journalism awards than any other broadcast news division.  

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Hiring Salary Range: $124,000.00 - 155,000.00. 

The hiring salary range for this position applies to New York, California, Colorado, Washington state, and most other geographies. Starting pay for the successful applicant depends on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and education.  The benefits available for this position include medical, dental, vision, 401(k) plan, life insurance coverage, disability benefits, tuition assistance program and PTO or, if applicable,  as otherwise dictated by the appropriate Collective Bargaining Agreement. This position is bonus eligible.  

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