People & Organization Business Partner (Eastern Division)

The P&O Business Partner, Field Operations serves as a strategic partner to designated field and hospital leaders. This pivotal role drives the execution of people strategies, holistic programs, and tailored solutions to enhance efficiency and performance, ensuring delivery of VCA Objectives, Goals, Strategy, and Measures (OGSM). This individual will be responsible for delivering key people initiatives, talent management, and total rewards signature processes in partnership with functional leaders and P&O Centers of Excellence (COEs).

As a key member of the P&O Operations Field Team, this person will play a crucial role in embedding the VCA culture, building capabilities, providing leadership coaching, deploying culture/talent/Associate experience programs, and leading specified change initiatives.

Given the dynamic nature of our environment, this role requires a natural innovator with an entrepreneurial mindset who thrives in highly ambiguous and changing conditions. The ideal candidate will enjoy building solutions from scratch, ensuring they are "Fit-for-Veterinary Services," and driving organizational growth and strategic impact.

Note: This is a remote position offering the exciting opportunity to travel up to 50% of the time to visit field and hospital teams. Candidates must be located in the Eastern or Midwestern United States.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic support, coaching, and guidance to Associates and Leaders on a wide range of P&O matters, including total rewards, talent & culture, talent acquisition, workforce planning, performance management, change management, employer branding, retention & engagement, communication, and conflict management.

• Champion a "people first mindset" by supporting, training, and coaching Associates on field-facing P&O initiatives and signature processes.

• Collaborate closely with Field and Hospital leadership teams to develop and execute people planning, setting goals around people results, including recognition, retention strategies, and other people-related milestones.

• Utilize evidence-based approaches to identify trends, influence people strategies, and recommend workplace enhancements aligned with operational goals and priorities.

• Foster strong relationships with field and hospital leaders, balancing the needs and priorities of various stakeholders to ensure alignment and effective collaboration.

• Lead the local execution of current and future P&O (HR/People) programs with in-scope field and hospital Associates.

• Collaborate with the data team to analyze people metrics (monthly, quarterly, annually) and deliver strategic, actionable insights and recommendations for continuous improvement action plans, leveraging all available data resources.

• Build strong partnerships and collaborate with the Associate Relations & Support Office team to provide a holistic P&O support model.

• Represent the voice of the field teams in forums to champion a positive Associate experience and represent the voice of the support office with the field teams.

• Model the VCA and Mars Culture in decision-making, actions, and behaviors, while leading the execution of one or several signature processes such as the Mars Associate Survey (MAS) and Performance Development Process (PDP).

• Fulfill other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.

• 5+ years of experience in a P&O or HR business partner role, ideally within a large, multi-site organization.

• Expertise in talent management, talent acquisition, learning and development, associate engagement, total rewards, and organizational design and development.

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to influence and partner at all levels.

Additional Information

Compensation is negotiable based on education, experience, and other relevant credentials. The US base salary range for this full-time position is $115,000-$130,000. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process. Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only.

If you are a current associate, you will need to apply through our internal career site. Please log into Workday and click on the Jobs Hub app or search for Browse Jobs.

Benefits: We offer competitive compensation along with a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision and paid vacation/sick days, 401(k), generous employee pet discounts and more!

The information in this position description indicates the general nature and level of work to be performed. It is not designed to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of associates assigned to this job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, change in personnel, workload, or technical development)

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer - Veterans / Disabled. For a complete EEO statement please see our career page at vcacareers.com