People Partner, CNN International Commercial (1 Year FTC) in London

Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery… the stuff dreams are made of.

Who We Are… When we say, “the stuff dreams are made of,” we’re not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD’s vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what’s next… From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.

Your New Role… A fantastic opportunity to provide a proactive, pragmatic generalist People & Culture service to our CNN International Commercial teams across EMEA. Partnering with teams based in London, Paris and the UAE, this role plays a central part in supporting front-line sales and support teams within a fast‑moving, commercial environment at Warner Bros. Discovery. If you enjoy working closely with leaders, shaping people outcomes and adding real business value, we’d love to hear from you.

Your Role Accountabilities…

• Build and maintain trusted relationships across CNN International Commercial teams, delivering a responsive, high‑quality People & Culture service aligned to business priorities and objectives.
• Partner with managers on organisational change at individual and team level, ensuring legal compliance while providing constructive challenge and practical guidance.
• Communicate and implement Warner Bros. Discovery People & Culture strategies, including Inclusion initiatives, tailoring approaches to meet the needs of different teams.
• Support and coach line managers to manage performance, talent and employee experience effectively, drawing on Centres of Excellence expertise where appropriate.
• Work with managers to identify talent and succession plans, supporting the development of high‑performing teams for current and future needs.
• Act as the key interface with the Employee Connections team on headcount changes, ensuring job descriptions, organisation charts and related documentation are accurate and up to date.
• Contribute to wider People & Culture projects and international initiatives, continuously challenging ways of working to improve how the function supports the business.

Qualifications & Experience…

• Demonstrable experience of business partnering within a fast‑paced, high‑change, matrix environment.
• Strong commercial awareness with the ability to understand business priorities, connect insights across functions and influence outcomes.
• Proven experience of partnering with Centres of Excellence to design and deliver People & Culture initiatives that build capability and support culture.
• Experience of overseeing projects and change programmes across international or multi‑team environments.
• Ability to exercise independent judgement, making sound, compliant decisions that positively impact business performance while managing competing priorities.

Hybrid Working - This role is advertised as a Hybrid work model, that combines remote and in-office work, following our current company policy and to be agreed with your Line Manager. Subject to any applicable laws, WBD / your Line Manager reserves the right to change this working agreement where this is essential to business needs and upon reasonable notice to you.

How We Get Things Done… This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done.

Championing Inclusion at WBD Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law.

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