Experienced HR Business Partner – Strategic Talent Management and Development

At arenaflex, we're on a mission to revolutionize the way we think about entertainment, sports, and media. As a leading innovator in the industry, we're seeking an exceptional HR Business Partner to join our team in Los Angeles or New York City. This is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact on our organization and contribute to the success of our Programming and Product groups within the Trade, Development, and Character association.

About arenaflex

arenaflex is a global tech company that provides the innovative backbone and product development for Disney's top-notch real-time features, including Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+, and other industry-leading products that showcase Disney's unparalleled content and characters across our brands and establishments. Our Trade, Development, and Character association drives the product and tech infrastructure for payments, packaging, tiering, and other business and development stages across Disney's streaming products as well as the unified character across Disney's products, parks, and experiences.

The Role

As an HR Business Partner, you will play a critical role in leading and collaborating with all HR projects and initiatives on the side of the client group through partnership across key business and HR stakeholders. You will serve as a subject matter expert to business leaders on all talent matters, including organizational effectiveness, leader effectiveness, change management, organizational design, and learning opportunities.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain a deep understanding of the business, with a focus on building effective and useful working relationships with internal partners and clients.

• Proactively evaluates business and organizational performance to suggest and drive action through a consultative, "influence without authority" approach.
• Mentor leaders on HR strategies, processes, and management issues, including talent planning, learning and development, employee engagement and inclusion, and performance management to advance a culture of continuous growth and innovation.
• Embody a growth mindset; pursue alternative approaches to our work by demonstrating adaptability, agility, transparency, readiness, and global thinking.
• Respond promptly to leaders and employees with a focus on getting things done and delivering results.
• Analyze HR data and trends with the ability to present in a clear and compelling manner that informs recommendations.
• Stay on top of headcount/asset management and collaborate with Talent Acquisition and Compensation partners to ensure a seamless recruitment and hiring process.
• Utilize understanding of individual and organizational dynamics to work with onboarding, talent management, internal mobility, and overall team development.
• Collaborate with DEI functional groups and employee resource groups to execute and track the outcomes of key Inclusion initiatives.
• Evaluate talent capabilities and development needs based on business strategy. Collaborate with Learning functional partners to design and deliver development experiences to close gaps between current and future capabilities.
• Lead organizational design projects to streamline and implement new designs, roles, or processes that drive speed and productivity and support rapidly changing business needs.
• Partner with other HR colleagues, fostering a positive work relationship, and collaborating on projects and initiatives across various groups within Disney Entertainment and arenaflex.

Required Capabilities and Abilities

• Minimum 5 years of experience as an HR Business Partner, ideally within a tech company working with software development or product groups.

• Experience working with senior leaders in an "influence without authority" role.
• Ability to perform with a "focus in" mindset, equally proficient at thinking strategically and functionally.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and manage ambiguity - handling issues that don't always have a process or framework established, and potentially with conflicting needs or perspectives.
• Strong business acumen with a sharp ability to process new information quickly.
• Exhibited ability to influence and partner within a diverse organization to drive business results.
• Excellent analytical skills and the ability to rapidly interpret data, identify trends, and suggest solutions.
• Autonomous work style, balancing the need for collaboration with minimal management.

Education

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college, ideally in Business, HR Management, Psychology, or a related field, with relevant work experience.

Compensation and Benefits

The base salary offered will be commensurate with internal value and may vary based on the candidate's geographic location, work-related experience, skills, and qualifications, among other factors. A bonus or long-term incentive units may be included as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.

How to Apply

If you're a motivated and results-driven HR professional looking to make a meaningful impact, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity. Please visit our website to submit your application and join our team at arenaflex. Apply for this job