HR Director

MarketCast, Inc.; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

MarketCast, a leading company in marketing and data science, seeks a Human Resources Director to oversee HR functions in the western U.S. This role focuses on aligning business goals with employee engagement, managing complex HR issues, and implementing effective talent strategies to drive growth.

Benefits

401(k) Company Match

Health & Wellness Events & Benefits

Professional & Personal Growth Opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years of HR experience with business strategy resolution.
• Knowledge of compensation practices, employee relations, and performance management.
• Ability to manage complex employee relations issues and legal compliance.

Responsibilities

• Partners with business on talent strategies and implements action plans.
• Provides day-to-day HR support to leaders and employees.
• Analyzes trends and metrics to develop HR solutions and programs.

Skills

Communication

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Interpersonal skills

Education

SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP)

Coaching certification

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

MarketCast combines the power of research, technology, and data science to help marketers and researchers maximize their advertising impact and unlock brand Fandom.

Our data and insights guide critical marketing decisions, helping brands determine which fandom audiences to prioritize and product benefits to communicate, in addition to developing, launching, and measuring brand and advertising campaigns across media platforms. Today our clients represent the biggest names in entertainment, tech, consumer brands, and sports and video games, and our impact touches the lives of billions of people around the globe.

MarketCast is looking for a Human Resources Director to partner across all lines of business for the western U.S. region. This role reports to the SVP, Global HR. The HR Director position is responsible for aligning business objectives with employees and management in designated business units. The position formulates partnerships across the HR function to deliver value-added service to management and employees that reflects the business objectives of the organization. The HR Director maintains an effective level of business literacy about the business unit's financial position, its midrange plans, its culture, and its competition.

#FandomIsOurJam

We’re looking for someone who:

• Partners with the business on talent strategies and implements appropriate action plans
• Builds strong relationships with leaders by combining business understanding and human resources expertise, to provide meaningful insights and advice
• Day-to-Day HR Partnership: Provides hands-on HR support to leaders and employees on all HR-related matters
• Change Management: Supports leaders and teams through change, maintaining operational excellence and addressing potential challenges proactively.
• Partners with Total Rewards Center of Excellence to drive effective reward strategies and outcomes.
• Analyzes trends and metrics in partnership with the HR group to develop solutions, programs and policies.
• Manages and resolves complex employee relations issues. Conducts effective, thorough and objective investigations.
• Maintains in-depth knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of employees, reducing legal risks and ensuring regulatory compliance. Partners with the legal department as needed/required.
• Provides day-to-day performance management guidance to line management (e.g., coaching, counseling, career development, disciplinary actions).
• Works closely with management and employees to improve work relationships, build morale, and increase productivity and retention.
• Provides HR policy guidance and interpretation.
• Partners with talent acquisition on internal and external talent needs.
• Assists international employees with expatriate assignments and related HR matters.
• Provides guidance and input on business unit restructures, workforce planning and succession planning.
• Identifies training needs for business units and individual executive coaching needs.
• Participates in evaluation and monitoring of training programs to ensure success. Follows up to ensure training objectives are met.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

It’ll be helpful if you have:

• Minimum of 8 years of experience resolving complex business strategy with HR solutions, including transformation and effective strategies for supporting the employee lifecycle.
• Working knowledge of multiple human resource disciplines, including compensation practices, organizational diagnosis, employee relations, diversity, performance management, and federal and state respective employment laws.
• Experience helping businesses transform and grow.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to comprehend, interpret, and apply the appropriate sections of applicable laws, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, and policies.
• Ability to acquire a thorough understanding of the organization’s hierarchy, jobs, qualifications, compensation practices, and the administrative practices related to those factors.
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
• SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP) or SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) credential preferred
• Coaching certification preferred

Benefits and Perks:

• 401(k) Company Match
• Health & Wellness Events & Benefits
• Professional & Personal Growth & Learning Opportunities
• And, more

Our Purpose:

Fandom connects people with shared passions and builds communities around them. It offers them space to express their joy and love, whether that’s for superheroes, sports teams, or even small batch whiskeys. At MarketCast, we believe in the power of fandom. It’s as important for brands as it is for action heroes and we do fandom research, data science and analytics better than anyone on the planet. This obsessive focus on fans helps the world’s top creators, media platforms, and sports leagues transform followers into fanatics and investments into impact.

Our Core Values:

Curiosity Makes Us Tick

Our love of learning manifests in everything we do - from the surveys we field and the datasets we analyze to the technology we develop. Where others pause, we push forward, uncovering hidden meaning and answers. Always learning, always looking for more.

We Celebrate Wins

Whether its wowing clients with research or solving everyday challenges, we pause to honor great work and everyone who plays a role in it. We acknowledge and recognize great work and hustle that helps deliver the very best outcomes.

Trust is Always Trending

Trust means everything to us. It’s lending a hand when deadlines loom, always delivering on the promises we make, and calling out behavior that harms our culture. And our client’s trust is what makes all this possible, something we never take for granted.

We Roll with Change

We embrace change as an opportunity to learn, grow, and further develop. We do this by challenging our biases and rethinking how things have always been done in the past. This fresh, open-minded approach keeps us agile, innovating, and adapting in the face of uncertainty.

Diversity is Our Superpower

Our differences make us stronger. As researchers and data scientists, we have a responsibility to reflect the diverse audiences and communities all around us. Understanding people, opinions and life experiences fuels our insights and deepens our perspectives.

At MarketCast, we don't just accept difference - we embrace it, support it, and thrive on it for the benefit of our global culture and success. MarketCast is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know. Check us out: www.marketcast.com

Per the pay transparency law, the hiring range for this position is $100,000 to $135,000. As a candidate for this position, your salary and related elements of compensation will be contingent upon your work experience, education, skill set, and any other factors MarketCast considers relevant to the hiring decision. In addition to your salary, MarketCast believes in providing a competitive total rewards package for its employees. MarketCast offers employees a holistic and wide array of benefits such as subsidized medical, dental, and vision, free access to HealthJoy, ModernHealth, 401K match from day one, “flex time off, career and personal growth outlets, such as LinkedIn Learning, and two free monthly movie tickets. All benefits are subject to eligibility requirements, and the terms of our official plan may be modified or amended from time to time.

CCPA NOTICE: In accordance with the California Consumer Privacy Act, please note that we collect some or all the below categories of personal information from you as part of the application process and use it for the purposes indicated. Category of Personal Information: 1. Name, Contact Information (phone, email, address) Purpose: To be able to contact you 2. Information on work history and education Purpose: To be able to assess qualifications for the role 3. Race/ethnicity information (optional) Purpose: To comply with governmental reporting obligations 4. Veteran and military Status (optional) Purpose: to comply with governmental reporting obligation.

Qualifications

Behaviors

Preferred

Detail Oriented

Detail Oriented

: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

Team Player

Team Player

: Works well as a member of a group

Thought Provoking

Thought Provoking

: Capable of making others think deeply on a subject

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