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HR Business Partner

TEGNA Inc. · Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Full-timeHybrid · 3 days in office5-10 yrs$100k–$115kListed as no visa sponsorshipBroadcast Media Production and Distribution
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In short

Partner with leaders on organizational and cultural change, transformation, succession planning, and initiatives that support a high-performance workplace. Coach managers and employees on engagement, performance, career development, talent, training, recruitment and retention, and workplace investigations while collaborating with HR colleagues and ensuring employment-law compliance.

What they're looking for

MUST-HAVE SKILLS

Employee RelationsLeadership DevelopmentPerformance ManagementChange ManagementEmployee EngagementSuccession PlanningTalent AssessmentWorkplace Investigations

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Human ResourcesHR Business PartnerEmployee RelationsLeadership DevelopmentPerformance ManagementChange ManagementEmployee EngagementSuccession PlanningOrganizational TransformationTalent Assessment

Requires a bachelor's degree in Human Resources or a related field and 5–7 years of HR generalist or HR business partner experience; a master's degree or HR certification is preferred. Candidates should have employment-law knowledge, recruitment experience, strong advising and conflict-resolution skills, proficiency with Microsoft Office and social media recruiting, and the ability to collaborate and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.

About the employer

TEGNA

At TEGNA Inc., our mission is clear: We help people thrive in their local communities by providing the trusted local news and services that matter most. With 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets, TEGNA reaches more than 100 million people on an average monthly basis across the web, mobile apps, streaming, and linear television. Together, we are building a sustainable future for local news.

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Each TEGNA station has Roku and Amazon Fire TV apps, offering live and on-demand news, weather and sports coverage. TEGNA produces trusted, impactful and innovative content across platforms. We tell stories that matter, act as an advocate for those in need and help bring positive change to our communities. Our award-winning journalists have been recognized with numerous national honors including Edward R. Murrow, Alfred I. duPont, George Foster Peabody, George Polk, Walter Cronkite and Emmy awards. In everything we do, we are driven by our strongly held values: We demand the truth. We work smarter. We do the right thing. We win. We offer innovative solutions to help businesses reach consumers across television, digital and over-the-top (OTT) platforms, including Premion, our OTT advertising service.

INDUSTRY
Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
COMPANY
Privately Held
HEADQUARTERS
McLean, Virginia
SIZE
5,001-10,000on LinkedIn
OFFICES
1 on LinkedIn
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Questions about this role

Is this TEGNA Inc. role remote?
Tagged hybrid · 3 days in office.
What does it pay?
The posting lists $100,000–$115,000 a year.
Does it sponsor visas?
Listed as no visa sponsorship.
What experience does it ask for?
Listed as 5-10 years.

The posting, in full

TEGNA Inc. helps people thrive in their local communities by providing the trusted local news and services that matter most. With 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets, TEGNA reaches more than 100 million people monthly across the web, mobile apps, streaming, and linear television. Together, we are building a sustainable future for local news.

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About TEGNA

TEGNA Inc. helps people thrive in their local communities by providing the trusted local news and services that matter most. With 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets, TEGNA reaches more than 100 million people monthly across the web, mobile apps, streaming, and linear television. Together, we are building a sustainable future for local news.

TEGNA is looking for a dynamic, business-minded HR Business Partner (HRBP) to support an innovative media company. Areas of experience will include employee relations, leadership development, performance management, change management, and employee engagement.

The HRBPs must be results-oriented and partnership focused, with an approach that is responsive to and aligned with business strategies. Selected candidates will be instrumental in facilitating a high- performance workplace.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with leadership teams on organization and culture change, transformation initiatives, succession planning
  • Provide guidance and coaching to managers and employees on employee engagement, performance management, career development, talent assessment, training, acquisition and retention, and workplace investigations as appropriate
  • Work collaboratively with Human Resources colleagues on special projects and initiatives and best practice sharing
  • 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 laws regarding employment, wage and hour, OSHA and related laws
  • Provide excellent customer service in terms of responsiveness, time management, and communication
  • Champion and lead efforts to promote a high-performance work environment

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree with a concentration in Human Resources or related degree. Master's degree or HR certification is preferred.
  • Minimum of 5 - 7 years of HR generalist/HRBP experience is required
  • A working knowledge of employment laws and multi-level recruitment experience
  • Proficient knowledge/ability with all Microsoft Office Applications and using social media applications in recruiting
  • Record of success advising managers on the full range of HR/people issues
  • Demonstrate professional presentation and conflict resolution skills
  • Demonstrated ability to quickly establish effective relationships, collaborate, lead and influence
  • Proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment, and deliver results for multiple stakeholders
  • Strong ethical standards and integrity
  • Union environment and negotiation experience a plus

This is a hybrid position requiring 3 days in the station. Moderate travel will be required to support additional client groups. #LI-MS1

Pay Range

$100,000—$115,000 USD

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

Recruiting Fraud Alert:

To all candidates: your personal information and online safety are important to us. Only TEGNA Recruiters or Hiring Managers will reach out to you regarding consideration of your application or background. Communications with TEGNA employees will either come from a TEGNA email address with a domain of tegna.com or one of our affiliate station domains.

Recruiters or Hiring Managers will never request payments, ask for financial account information or sensitive information such as social security numbers.

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