What are the responsibilities and job description for the Group HR Director, West position at TEGNA Inc.?
About TEGNA
TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) serves local communities across the U.S. through trustworthy journalism, engaging content, and tools that help people navigate their daily lives. Through customized marketing solutions, we help businesses grow and thrive. With 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets, TEGNA reaches approximately 100 million people every month across the web, mobile apps, streaming, and linear television. For more information, visit TEGNA.com.
TEGNA is looking for a dynamic, business-minded Group HR Director for a great opportunity supporting an innovative media company. The Group HR Director leads the HR function for TEGNA's West region, to include approximately 1,300 employees across television stations in Denver, Boise, Phoenix, Portland, Sacramento, San Diego, Seattle, and Spokane. This includes regular communication with all HR Business Partners and station General Managers in the region on matters such as culture, leadership, performance management, talent strategy and talent priorities, succession planning and effective employee relations. The Group HR Director will be instrumental in facilitating an employee-oriented, high performing, diverse and inclusive workplace culture and must provide quality leadership to the HR Business Partners and General Managers across the region.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the HR function for a regional group of stations, usually 7-10.
- Primary HR Business Partner support to one station (and others temporarily as needed).
- Handle complex and/or sensitive day-to-day people issues.
- Strengthen management capabilities by providing guidance and coaching to managers and employees on the full range of people issues including employee advocacy/engagement, employee relations, performance management, career development, talent assessment, acquisition and retention and workplace investigations.
- Serve as a creative and strategic partner to station leadership, aligning human capital needs with company objectives.
- Anticipate and respond to changing business needs and serve as a thought partner to the business.
- Influence lasting change in assigned businesses by serving as a change advocate on company-wide strategies and initiatives.
- With General Managers and HR business partners, champion employee and organizational development including talent development, succession planning, performance management programs, skills gap analysis, and individual career development
- Partner with Legal, VP/GM and station leadership on employee relations and labor issues .
- Champion diversity and inclusion; drive and support efforts to promote a diverse and inclusive work culture
- Mentor/coach the HR business partner team to build internal HR capabilities and ensure long-term success of the function and the business.
- Work collaboratively with the broader Human Resources team on special projects and initiatives and best practice sharing.
- Effectively communicate TEGNA's value proposition to external candidates and serve as a brand ambassador for the company.
- Provide excellent customer service in terms of responsiveness, time management and communication.
- React productively to change, effectively work at an operational level with multiple stakeholders, and act quickly and confidently under pressure.
- Understand and adhere to local, state and federal employment-related laws.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree with a concentration in Human Resources or related field. Master's degree or HR certification is preferred.
- Minimum of 10-years of HR generalist experience is required, with heavy emphasis on leadership development, succession planning, employee relations and HR business partnering with leaders.
- Demonstrated ability to quickly establish effective relationships, collaborate, lead and influence.
- Record of success advising managers on the full range of HR/people issues.
- Proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment and deliver results for multiple stakeholders.
- A working knowledge of state and federal employment laws.
- Strong ethical standards and integrity.
Benefits:
TEGNA offers comprehensive benefits designed to safeguard the physical, mental and financial health of our employees and their families. TEGNA offers two medical plan options for full and part-time employees through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, as well as access to dental and eye care coverage; fertility, surrogacy and adoption assistance; disability and life insurance.
Our 401(k) program offers full, part-time and temporary employees the opportunity to contribute 1% - 80% of their pay on a pre-tax basis to TEGNA's 401(k). Contributions made up to the first 4% of pay are eligible for a 100% match from the company and are 100% vested from day one.
Regardless of participation in TEGNA medical plans, ALL employees and their eligible family members receive nine free virtual doctor's appointments with a physician through Teladoc, and 12 free annual therapy sessions with a licensed clinician through Spring Health.
TEGNA offers a generous Paid Time Off (PTO) benefit as well as nine paid holidays per year.
- Some jobs are covered by a collective bargaining agreement and thus some or all of the benefits described herein may not apply. For example, some newsroom bargaining unit employees receive health and retirement benefits under plans administered by the union.
EEO statement:
TEGNA Inc. is a proud equal opportunity employer. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, hiring and developing individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences to add to our collaborative culture. We value and consider applications from all qualified candidates without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, disability, medical condition, enrollment in college or vocational school, political affiliation, military or veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. TEGNA will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable law. If you are in need of an accommodation in order to submit your application, please email askhr@tegna.com
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Recruiters or Hiring Managers will never request payments, ask for financial account information or sensitive information such as social security numbers.
