Lead HR strategy and partner with fulfillment operations to drive organizational design, change management, talent development, performance management, engagement, retention, and compliance. Build scalable people programs with HR Centers of Excellence and business leaders to support hiring, leadership development, diversity planning, and long-range workforce planning.
Job Description:
Our Opportunity:
Chewy is on a mission to become the most trusted and convenient destination for pet parents everywhere. To fulfill that mission as an Associate Director Human Resources Business Partner, you will collaborate across the business to drive organizational effectiveness and talent engagement with an emphasis on leading culture change at scale while enabling leaders to build, lead, and develop a diverse, high performing team. As the listening mechanism to and from the business, you will drive cultural initiatives, performance management, engagement, retention, and career development all in an effort to inspire our people to love where they work. To be successful, you must be both strategic and hands-on, motivated by the challenge to build culture at scale, and dedicated to crafting customer-centric HR solutions that ensure Chewy's long term success. This position will sit in our Plantation, FL, Boston, MA, or Seattle, WA offices.
What You'll Do:
What You'll Need:
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The base salary range for this role is $137,500 - $221,500.00.
We offer different types of insurance and benefits, such as medical/Rx, vision, dental, life, disability, hospital indemnity, critical illness, and accident. We offer parental leave, family services benefits, backup dependent care, flexible spending accounts, telemedicine, pet adoption reimbursement, employee assistance program, and many discounts including 10% off pet insurance and 20% off at Chewy.com.
Exempt salary team members have unlimited PTO, subject to manager approval. Team members will receive six paid holidays per year. Team members may be eligible for paid sick and family leave in compliance with applicable state and local regulations.
Chewy is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, gender, citizenship, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, results of genetic testing, veteran status, as well as any other legally-protected characteristic. If you have a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act or similar law, and you need an accommodation during the application process or to perform these job requirements, or if you need a religious accommodation, please contact [email protected].
To access Chewy's California CPRA Job Applicant Privacy Policy, please click here.
Our Opportunity:
Chewy is on a mission to become the most trusted and convenient destination for pet parents everywhere. To fulfill that mission as an Associate Director Human Resources Business Partner, you will collaborate across the business to drive organizational effectiveness and talent engagement with an emphasis on leading culture change at scale while enabling leaders to build, lead, and develop a diverse, high performing team. As the listening mechanism to and from the business, you will drive cultural initiatives, performance management, engagement, retention, and career development all in an effort to inspire our people to love where they work. To be successful, you must be both strategic and hands-on, motivated by the challenge to build culture at scale, and dedicated to crafting customer-centric HR solutions that ensure Chewy's long term success. This position will sit in our Plantation, FL, Boston, MA, or Seattle, WA offices.
What You'll Do:
- Implement overall HR strategies for Fulfillment HR Operations, driving a high-performing, highly engaged culture
- Work alongside HR leaders supporting Fulfillment Operations to collaboratively complete the long-term vision for key talent initiatives that consistently improve effectiveness and help us achieve our business goals
- Drive future organizational design and change management initiatives to help maintain a high-performing, motivated, and impactful team
- Engage with HR COEs and business leaders to build and complete timely, effective, and scalable people programs and processes which will support the business. These include (but are not limited to) team member relations, leadership development, talent assessment, building our hiring brand, diversity planning and organizational planning
- Complete long-range growth planning that impacts the engagement, performance, training, development, and retention of our workforce
- Partner with leaders to understand and anticipate hiring and development needs against the capabilities needed to deliver strategic objectives and support overall business goals
- Promote our company's Operating Principles throughout the organization
- Ensure organizational compliance with all Federal and State laws
- Position may require travel
What You'll Need:
- 7+ years of progressive HR Business Partner experience in fast-paced, high rate-of-change environments
- Bachelor's degree and/or Masters in a relevant field and appropriate HR certifications
- Demonstrable ability to influence and lead change with leaders
- Experience with aligning people strategy with business goals and growth
- Proven success in delivering high-impact people operations programs around performance management, culture, team member engagement and retention
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The base salary range for this role is $137,500 - $221,500.00.
- The specific salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including but not limited to the candidate's relevant experience, education, and work location. In addition, this position is eligible for 401k and a new hire and annual equity grant. C08+ positions may also be eligible for annual bonus.
We offer different types of insurance and benefits, such as medical/Rx, vision, dental, life, disability, hospital indemnity, critical illness, and accident. We offer parental leave, family services benefits, backup dependent care, flexible spending accounts, telemedicine, pet adoption reimbursement, employee assistance program, and many discounts including 10% off pet insurance and 20% off at Chewy.com.
Exempt salary team members have unlimited PTO, subject to manager approval. Team members will receive six paid holidays per year. Team members may be eligible for paid sick and family leave in compliance with applicable state and local regulations.
Chewy is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, gender, citizenship, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, results of genetic testing, veteran status, as well as any other legally-protected characteristic. If you have a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act or similar law, and you need an accommodation during the application process or to perform these job requirements, or if you need a religious accommodation, please contact [email protected].
To access Chewy's California CPRA Job Applicant Privacy Policy, please click here.
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