Mars Veterinary Health Looking for Senior Manager, Talent & Culture at United States Full Time

The Senior Manager of Talent & Culture plays a critical leadership role in the design, development, delivery of T&C programs and strategies that support VCA’s objective, goals, strategies, and measures (OGSM) and associate experience. The Sr. Manager will have responsibility for driving multiple complex organization-wide projects/rollouts- from ideation through delivery and post-rollout analysis.

This role is highly visible across VCA’s support, field leadership, and hospital audiences. Incumbent must work successfully with all levels of leaders and associates. This role is also highly transformational; T&C programs are brand new to the organization and require substantial cross-functional collaboration, MVH and VCA stakeholder management, a fit-for-VCA approach, as well as exceptional project and change management skill.

Role & Responsibilities

In partnership with the Sr Director, design, develop, and deliver complex, organization-wide program implementation strategies for T&C projects:

• Bring best-practice thought leadership that shapes and enhances multi-year, stratified rollout plans by organizational audience.
• Lead the design and build of resources, training, tech, and organizational processes that bring T&C programs to life in meaningful ways and maximize associate and organizational impact.
• Support deployment and monitoring performance of Mars signature T&C programs.
• Create detailed, multi-year roadmaps for driving organizational change and program adoption.
• Determine how to measure program impact and provide analysis and recommendations to SLT, divisional VPs, BPs, and other key stakeholders.

With strategic direction and guidance from Sr Director, lead the ongoing design and build of the rollout strategy and roadmap for embedding Mars signature Culture programs, including MAS/impact planning, 2DM, and 5Ps across the entire organization.

• Assess current state, gaps, and establish roadmap and gameplan for next 3+ years
• Determine vision and purpose of programs and determine how to align organization in support over several years
• Align MAS and 2DM to tell complete story of associate experience
• Partner with SLT, senior ops and field leaders to determine 5Ps implementation strategy
• Collaborate cross-functionally to establish metrics, measures, and reports for providing status updates to key stakeholder groups, focusing more on associate and org impact than activity
• Partner cross-functionally to manage and monitor program performance and provide status updates and recommendations to key stakeholders (SLT, senior ops, field leaders, hospitals, P&O BPs, other COEs) of signature T&C programs.
• Provide thought leadership and subject matter expertise to influence Mars Veterinary Health Culture workstreams. Aligns MVH Culture Strategy with VCA’s, influencing fit-for-vet health Culture Programs development and communication, providing regular updates on VCA deployment progress of MVH Culture Programs.
• Partner with key stakeholders (Sr Director T&C, P&O BPs, SLT) in preparing for MDR and TDR talent sessions. Prepare reports and compile materials, as needed, for MVH MDR/TDR.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, psychology, business, or related field
• 10+ years of progressive experience in associate experience, L&D, project and change management roles
• Substantial experience leading complex projects, programs, and rollouts in large, multi-unit companies.
• HRBP experience, a plus
• PMP certification and/or Prosci-trained change practitioner
• Knowledge of and experience with methods and approaches to creating sustainable competitive advantage through human capital (Coaching, Facilitation, Succession Planning, Associate Engagement, Problem Solving, Change Management, etc.)
• Broad knowledge of T&C concepts, theories, and techniques
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrates sound decision making
• Strong interpersonal, communication, facilitation, and presentation skills
• Organized with a strong work ethic and self-starter characteristics
• Strategic thinking skills with a strong ability to collaborate for change, foster enthusiasm and drive to take action.

Additional Information

Compensation is negotiable based on education, experience, and other relevant credentials. The US base salary range for this full-time position is $98,000-$122,500. 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 need to apply through our internal career site. Please log into Workday and click on the Career worklet on the landing page or search for Find 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