Head HRBP – US Petcare

Zoetis•Parsippany, NJ

About The Position

The Head HRBP leads the HR agenda for all of US Petcare Commercial, including field sales, marketing, and commercial functions. The business is scaling its go-to-market models and building talent bench strength. This senior HR leader serves as a strategic partner to the commercial leadership team, sits on the extended US Petcare Commercial leadership team, and leads a small team of HRBP Managers and Senior Managers. The position reports to the VP HR, US Commercial and Global Diagnostics. The role owns the full people agenda, from day-to-day business partnership through multi-year talent strategy. It includes advising on organization design, workforce strategy, and talent decisions; leading and developing HRBPs; planning and calibrating talent; building succession pipelines; addressing retention and organizational health; and ensuring consistent HR policy application and compliance with employment law. The role partners with HR Centers of Excellence and Zoetis Colleague Services to deliver programs and represent business needs.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree required; Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Psychology, or a related field preferred.
10+ years of progressive HR experience, including substantial ownership of both HRBP and talent management responsibilities for a large, complex client group.
Experience leading and developing other HR professionals, ideally in a player-coach or people-manager capacity.
Proven ability to design and facilitate succession planning, talent calibration, and pipeline-building processes at scale.
Strong grounding in organization design and its effects on culture, decision-making, and business performance.
Ability to advise and influence senior and executive leaders, including pushing back when appropriate.
Strong analytical skills, including interpreting workforce data, identifying trends, and turning findings into actionable recommendations.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including presenting to executive audiences.
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-moving, matrixed environment.
Ability and willingness to travel within the U.S. as needed.
Must possess or obtain authorization to work in the U.S. for Zoetis.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree, MBA, or advanced certification such as SHRM-SCP, SPHR, or equivalent.
Background in learning and development, leadership assessment, or capability-building program design.
Direct experience supporting commercial, sales, or marketing-facing organizations.
Workday proficiency.
Experience in life sciences, animal health, or another regulated, field-intensive industry.

Responsibilities

Advise the US Petcare Commercial leadership team on organization design, workforce strategy, and talent decisions.
Lead, coach, and develop a team of HRBPs, establishing expectations for structure and business impact.
Partner with leaders on workforce planning, compensation strategy, performance management, and employee relations, using data and analytics.
Own succession planning for the US Petcare Commercial leadership bench and build ready-now and ready-soon pipelines for critical and commercial-facing roles.
Facilitate annual and mid-year talent calibration sessions and drive development plans for high-growth and critical talent.
Design and lead retention strategies for high performers and critical roles, including stay interviews and targeted interventions.
Lead organization design work during growth, restructuring, and go-to-market changes.
Assess team and organizational health and design culture interventions when engagement gaps arise.
Coach senior leaders on performance differentiation, accountability, feedback quality, and retention-linked decisions.
Ensure consistent application of HR policy and compliance with federal and state employment law, including EEO/AAP requirements.
Partner with HR Centers of Excellence and Zoetis Colleague Services to execute programs and represent business needs in shaping future programs.