Director, Human Resources

Job Title: Human Resources Director

Department: Human Resources

Reporting to: SVP, Human Resources

Employment Type: Full Time

Locations: Open to candidates who reside in an Audacy Market. Preferred Location: Midwestern or Southern United States. 

Work Arrangement: Hybrid (3 days in office)

The Director of Human Resources is an integral part of our Employee Relations team. In conjunction with the central HR team, the HR Director ensures the execution and success of HR plans, programs and practices for their specific business groups within Audacy. The ideal candidate is a master of building and maintaining truly authentic consultative relationships and strategic partnerships with employees and managers, including C Suite level executives. Must be a true collaborator with office coordinators, office support staff and IT. The candidate has coached employees at all levels, and is quick to become a trusted advisor. The ideal candidate has deep experience working with unions, in employee relations, change management, coaching, mentoring, mediating, policy implementation, internal communications and more.

This position is a hand-on leadership role with some direct reports and has the opportunity to support a book of local markets as well as corporate central teams. Part of the employee base includes high profile talent across radio, streaming and podcasts. As a member of the central HR team, there are opportunities for this position to also lead certain company wide HR initiatives and projects.

What You'll Do:

• Provides guidance and advice on employee relations matters, ensuring successful partnerships with leadership and employees alike across the organization.
• Consults and supports managers, while ensuring fair and respectful treatment of team members.
• Coaches and advises management on performance management and disciplinary matters.
• Conducts thorough, objective, prompt investigations on employee relations matters.
• Point of contact for employees and managers on company policies, programs and initiatives.
• Advises and implements employment terminations.
• Implements various projects and policies in conjunction with the central HR team and other key stakeholders, as they arise such as employee orientation and onboarding, mentorship programs, performance management, talent development, etc.
• Guides and supports local HR administrative staff with weekly meetings to address and resolve questions and ensure HR initiatives are executed.
• Partners with legal, finance, HR and management to facilitate various workforce initiatives such as reduction in force, restructures, acquisitions, etc.
• Ensures understanding, consistent application, and compliance of defined policies, programs and procedures and all state and local employment laws.
• Partners with management, Marketing, Employee Engagement Committee on value added strategic priorities such as employee culture initiatives, employee surveys, diversity, equity and inclusion and more.

More About You:

Required & Preferred:

• At least 5-10 years’ experience in Human Resources, Employee Relations and Employee Engagement

• Experience with collective bargaining agreements and working with high profile talent

• Union experience required

• Must possess knowledge of all state and local ordinances related to employment, as well a federal laws across the United States

• Skilled in coaching, mentoring and mitigating challenging employee issues, including performance management and performance improvement plans and terminations

• Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, along with the ability to manage multiple and competing demands.

• Track record of leadership, driving accountability across the HR function, and a hands-on approach to problem solving.

• Ability to build trust and good faith with a broad range of stakeholders

• Value-oriented behavior – trustworthiness, good listener, high integrity and maintains strict confidence.

Please be aware that Audacy will never ask you to send money at any point during the hiring process. Communication from legitimate Audacy representatives will only come from email addresses ending in @audacy.com. If you receive any suspicious requests or communications, please verify their authenticity before responding.

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Audacy, Inc. is a leading multi-platform audio content and entertainment company that connects with 200 million consumers. Powered by its exclusive, premium audio content that includes unrivaled leadership positions in news and sports radio, Audacy operates one of the country’s two scaled radio broadcasting groups, a rapidly growing direct-to-consumer digital audio platform, multiple audio networks, a major event business and a leading, award-winning podcast studio. Learn more at www.audacyinc.com, Facebook, X, LinkedIn and Instagram.

Audacy is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Audacy affords equal employment opportunity to qualified individuals regardless of their race, color, religion or religious creed, sex/ gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age (over 40), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, or other classification protected by applicable federal, state, or local law, and to comply with all applicable laws and regulations. Consistent with our commitment to equal employment opportunity, we provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities who need assistance in applying electronically for a position with Audacy, unless doing so would impose an undue hardship. To request a reasonable accommodation for this purpose, please call 1-610-660-5614. Please note that this phone number is to be used solely to request an accommodation with respect to the online application process. Calls for any other reason will not be returned. Reasonable accommodation requests are considered on a case-by-case basis.