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BluePearl Pet Hospital is currently looking to add a Senior HR Business Partner to join our team. This position will be supporting our Central Region.

The People & Organization (P&O) Business Partner serves as a strategic partner to designated management teams, focusing on enhancing the Associate experience, retention, development, and communication. This role contributes expert people knowledge to shape and implement business strategies, support change initiatives, and foster a culture aligned with our Five Principles. Key responsibilities include driving organizational development, attracting and retaining top talent, managing performance and succession planning, supporting learning and development, and promoting associate engagement, well-being, and capability.

As a Divisional HR Business Partner you will:

• Educate on and communicate roles and responsibilities to create high engagement levels and influence line managers and Associates to play their role effectively as "owners of engagement."
• Guide, train and direct designated hospital teams on the execution of P&O policies and processes. Apply the basic theories of behavioral sciences as well as change management, teambuilding, effective communication, feedback, coaching, mentoring, leadership development and facilitation.
• Support the execution of annual and on-going P&O processes such as talent and compensation reviews, performance development process, associate engagement survey, and others as necessary.
• Partner and advise on divisional people initiatives in support of the talent pipeline, including workforce planning, attraction, development, engagement.
• Partner with hospital and market leadership to create a performance culture (e.g. aligned business objectives, high quality development plans, regular and candid feedback, manager coaching, etc.).
• Train managers to effectively understand and use our performance and team development philosophy, tools and systems. Advise line managers how to build quality development plans according to associate needs.
• Proactively partner with Operations and Medical leadership to identify needs and/or risks within a hospital, ensuring P&O support is executed.
• Partner with P&O functions to deliver the highest level of support to our associates.
• Deploy content to assigned areas based on the Support Center and divisional needs.
• Apply employment law for standard cases appropriately and determine when to seek legal advice.
• Provide direct coaching and consultation to leaders to build and develop greater organizational capability.
• Analyze and leverage P&O metrics to drive results.

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business or related field (or equivalent combination of experience and education) required.
• Minimum six years of experience as an HR Generalist or related function with four years of business experience showing increasing responsibility.
• Knowledge of Talent & Performance Management, Engagement, Team Effectiveness, Organizational Design & Development, Change Management, Facilitation Skills and Coaching.
• HR training or certification preferred.
• Background in healthcare-related fields preferred (veterinary or human healthcare, pharmaceutical, etc.).

Qualifications:

• Strong knowledge of employment laws and practices.
• Ability to develop positive working relationships with hospital leadership.
• Demonstrated high level of confidentiality.
• Highly efficient with excellent organizational skills.
• Demonstrated communication, feedback, and coaching skills.
• Proven ability to effectively communicate, influence all levels of management, and cultivate trusting relationships with associates.
• Works well in a team environment.
• Strong multi-tasking ability.

Why BluePearl?

• Our passion is pets. We offer Trupanion pet insurance and discounts to our associates for pet treatments, procedures, and food.
• We encourage you to grow with us. Our associates are leveled by their skillset and move up in level as they gain more skills and experience. We are focused on developing our associates into leaders through talent development programs and leadership workshops. As a member of Mars Veterinary Health, our associates have endless opportunities to advance in their career.
• To transform and lead the industry through innovative quality medicine and care, we understand the importance of continuous learning. We offer annual continuing education allowance, free continuing education sessions, our own BluePearl University for training, and our clinicians have access to over 2,000 medical journals.

We value your health and well-being as an associate by providing you with the following:

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance options.
• Parental leave benefits
• Flexible work schedules
• 401k and retirement planning
• Time to reset, rewind, and reflect through our paid time off and floating holiday plans
• A regional licensed social worker who can provide guidance, advice, and tips/tricks on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle while working in a fast-paced emergency and specialty care environment
• We promote a family-like culture in our hospitals. We are all in this together. We believe in working together to lead the industry by enriching lives through remarkable care for pets.

BluePearl is committed to a diverse work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. We are an equal opportunity employer, and you will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance , and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Drug Free Workplace.#J-18808-Ljbffr