Specialist - Employee Services EMEA & APAC

Your New Role
Warner Bros. Discovery is searching for an Employee Services Specialist to join the Global Business Services (GBS) People & Culture (P&C) team. In this role, the associate provides an efficient and highly informative first point-of-contact service to all Warner Bros. Discovery employees, alumni, managers and business partners.

Focused on a seamless customer experience and great customer care, the Specialist uses information from multiple systems and resources to respond to inquiries; provides navigational support to employees on self-service/HR tools such as Workday and ServiceNow and routing/escalating inquiries for advanced support. Using the case management system, the Associate accurately processes, records, closes or escalates transactions in accordance with established service level agreements. This role collects required information or back-up documentation from employees or external customers. This includes tactfully asking customers probing questions to establish context and ensure the solutions offered or the escalation path is appropriate and most likely to succeed.

The Specialist role provides feedback internally, proposing new and effective ways to resolve problems and improve productivity (i.e., continuous improvement efforts), while maintaining broad knowledge of policies, procedures, and resources.

Your Role Accountabilities

• Analyze, capture, respond to, and resolve P&C, pay, policy, benefits, employee data, and various other types of requests from employees, managers, and other customers.

• Handle inbound requests via email, chat, the HR-Portal, or other access channels.

• Perform individual employee data transactions and data-entry in Workday and other systems.

• Troubleshoot payroll and payment-related matters, time off inquiries, recalculations, employment verifications (VOE/VOIs), direct deposit setups, pay and tax document re-issues, data updates, etc.

• Provide support for self-service and P&C technology tools for employees and customers.

• Ensure completeness of case notes, aligning with company and audit expectations, demonstrating excellent writing and communication skills.

• Educate customers to increase awareness of self-service resources and promote self-sufficiency.

• Ensure confidentiality of sensitive information and protect personal data when processing transactions and addressing employee inquiries.

• Provide mindful redirection and escalations to tier two support teams and other parts of the organization.

• Perform and track administrative (no call) departmental tasks, including report reviewing, data updates, mailing, filing, sending correspondence, and records management.

• Contribute to departmental projects as and when required.

Qualifications & Experience

• Experience: 0-2 years Human Resources administrative or related experience required, preferably from a global, HR Service Center environment. Must be able to maintain confidentiality and use confidential information appropriately.

• Education: High School diploma or equivalent experience in related field required.

• Shift Requirements: Ability to work an 8-hour shift expected to be scheduled between 8:30AM to 8:30PM India Standard Time, Monday through Friday, with flexibility when required

• Language Requirements: Must be fluent in English

• Technical Skills: Experience with Workday HR/payroll or other SaaS payroll and ServiceNow or other case management/knowledgebase tools preferred with ability to learn new technology and software programs. Experience preferred with Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

• Relationship Management: Strong relationship skills with ability to build and maintain effective collaborations. Recognized for reliability, integrity, and trustworthiness.

• Process Management: Stong aptitude for process improvements and problem solving. Ability to manage ad hoc high-volume activities in a fast-paced environment.

• Organizational Skills: Excellent planning, time management, prioritization, and follow-up skills. Has strong analytical skills and attention to detail.

• Communication: Exceptional communication and customer service skills, capable of interpreting and conveying complex information clearly, with minimal grammatical/mathematical errors, at all levels and in English. Must have flexible and adaptable attitude to cope with fast changing and complex environment