Sr Talent Acquisition Advisor

1 month ago

Shanghai, Shanghai, China WarnerMedia Full time
Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery... the stuff dreams are made of.

Who We Are...

When we say, "the stuff dreams are made of," we're not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD's vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what's next...

From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.

Your New Role

Reporting to the Senior Talent Acquisition Manager, the Senior Advisor, Talent Acquisition is responsible for the acquisition and placement of top talent both internally and externally to support the growth of Warner Bros. Discovery's businesses across the Greater China region.

This role serves as a key business partner to ensure best in class attraction, sourcing, assessment, selection, and onboarding of candidates for all roles up to Senior Director level, positioning Warner Bros. Discovery as an Employer of Choice.

Your Role Accountabilities
  • Build strong relationships with key P&C Partners within the APAC region.
  • Standing in as point of contact for escalations when necessary and attending management meetings for the Greater China region when needed.
  • In response to business needs, manage full-cycle recruitment, which includes but is not limited to the following:
  • Lead kick off meeting with hiring executives, to understand their business unit, department, and position needs, and develop recruitment strategies to source, attract and recruit to fill key positions.
  • In partnership with hiring executives, develop an effective interview and sourcing strategy, with an eye toward internal and diverse talent.
  • Write engaging job postings to better attract target audience.
  • Leverage tools to source viable candidates (Workday, Phenom, LinkedIn, Liepin, BOSS and other local job boards etc.).
  • Explore new sourcing channels and recruitment partners to help increase WBD's top of funnel and candidate reach in Greater China.
  • Engage and assess candidates for company and position viability, providing the Hiring Manager with candidate shortlists that are diverse and representative.
  • Partner with hiring executive on candidate slate from initial presentation to finalist selection, coaching them to develop new practices and capabilities with regards to interviews and selection procedures.
  • Negotiate salary terms and process subsequent offer details.
  • Build and leverage network (business resource groups, professional organisations etc) to become a subject matter expert within the Greater China region and continually grow and develop talent pipeline.
  • Attend key industry/function related events where relevant.
  • Proactively support, educate, and advocate for internal talent.
  • Lead and/or participate in special projects that support continuous business process improvement.
  • Work with Early Talent to identify early careers opportunities where appropriate within the Greater China region.
  • Work with Employment Branding to share WBD's employer value proposition and establish us as an employer of choice in Greater China.
  • Work closely with TA Operations to ensure that a superior candidate experience reflective of our values is being adhered to across all recruitment.
  • Update and manage WBD's ATS (Workday) on a timely basis to ensure accurate reporting on statistics on time to fill, costs, and source of hire.
  • Keep up to date with industry news.
Qualifications & Experience
  • Solid recruitment experience either in-house and/or in recruitment agencies, ideally with experience hiring for sales and corporate function roles.
  • Previous experience hiring for a multinational company.
  • Skilled in project management (able to effectively manage expectations, follow timelines, and communicate progress).
  • Able to influence hiring executives with regards to recruitment practice and selection activities.
  • Strong work ethic, accountability, and ownership of work.Able to multi-task and self-prioritise.
  • Capable of absolute discretion and confidentiality.
  • A sense of urgency and pace with a strong customer satisfaction focus, able to build effective relationships and collaborate with a wide variety of individuals.
  • Commercial - curious about the business and actively influences and contributes to discussions.
  • Willing to challenge and debate issues that matter.
  • Clear thinking - willing to make sound and prompt decisions.
  • Credible and results driven - able to lead major projects and change programmes.
  • Role models WBD guiding principles.
How We Get Things Done...

This last bit is probably the most important Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.

Championing Inclusion at WBD

Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law.

If you're a qualified candidate and you require adjustments or accommodations to search for a job opening or apply for a position, please contact us at

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