Senior People Business Partner

Veterinary Emergency Group

Senior People Business Partner supporting leaders across Veterinary Emergency Group’s U.S. veterinary emergency hospitals.

Posted 8/7/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $125,000 - $175,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Human Resources strategy, performance management, and employee relations within high-growth operational environments. Capable of leveraging people data to drive engagement, retention, and organizational effectiveness.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Human Resources Business Partner ExperiencePerformance ManagementEmployee Relations ManagementData Analysis and DiagnosisCoaching and Leadership Development

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Hard Skills

Talent ReviewsSuccession PlanningEngagement Action PlanningDocumentation of HR PoliciesEmployment Law Considerations

Soft Skills

EmpathyCuriosityAccountabilityInfluencing Senior LeadersCoaching Through Ambiguity

Tools & Technologies

WorkdayHR Systems

Certifications & Qualifications

PHRSHRM-CPSHRM-SCP

Industry Keywords

HealthcareRetailHospitalityVeterinaryHigh-Growth Operational Environments

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as the People Business Partner for an assigned region, translating business priorities into practical People strategies
Partner with Market Owners and hospital leaders to strengthen hospital performance, leader effectiveness, talent health, retention, engagement, and the VEGgie experience
Spend meaningful time in hospitals across the geography to build trusted relationships and ground People support in field realities
Coach leaders through performance management, employee relations, conflict, engagement, difficult conversations, and sensitive people matters
Support talent reviews, succession and development planning, engagement surveys, performance reviews, retention initiatives, compensation reviews, and growth plan adoption
Use people data and field insights to identify risks, diagnose root causes, and provide practical recommendations
Partner with People COEs, Talent, Legal, VQ, and regional operations teams on change adoption and People initiatives

Requirements

What you’ll need

3–5+ years of progressive Human Resources / People experience, including HRBP or People Business Partner experience
Experience supporting distributed, field-based, multi-site, healthcare, retail, hospitality, veterinary, or similarly high-growth operational environments strongly preferred
Strong business judgment connecting People decisions to operational outcomes
Credibility to influence senior field leaders, challenge constructively, coach through ambiguity, and handle high-stakes situations
Experience managing complex employee relations issues, difficult conversations, documentation, HR policies, and employment law considerations
Ability to recognize patterns in data and field signals, diagnose root causes, and turn trends into recommendations
Experience with performance management, talent reviews, succession planning, development planning, engagement action planning, and leader coaching
Comfort spending significant time in hospitals with frontline teams
Ability to travel up to 50–70% of the time
Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Business, or related field preferred
PHR, SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, or similar certification a plus
Experience with Workday or similar HR systems preferred
Empathetic, humble, curious, and accountable approach to work

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive compensation of $125,000–$175,000 plus bonus and benefits
Comprehensive health and wellness benefits starting on day one
Free therapy or counseling
Paid parental leave, up to 12 weeks at 100% of regular salary
Inclusive fertility and family-building care for all types of families
Unlimited PTO for vacation or sick days
Employee referral program
Casual office attire
Ability to bring your fur baby to work
VEG swag
Food in the fridge
Free lunches twice a week
Company laptop
Monthly cell phone reimbursement
Free parking and shuttle from the White Plains Metro-North station