Vice President, Veterinary Services
About The Position
Humane Society Silicon Valley (HSSV) is seeking a Vice President, Veterinary Services to join their Leadership Team. This role reports to the President & Executive Director and is responsible for advancing HSSV’s veterinary services, clinical excellence, and medical priorities. The Vice President will lead a team of managers and over 25 veterinary support staff in a state-of-the-art facility, fostering a culture of collaboration, transparency, and shared accountability. This individual will provide vision and direction to veterinary programs, lead high-performing teams, and ensure the delivery of exceptional, evidence-based veterinary care. The role involves collaborating across the organization to strengthen operational performance, foster innovation, develop talent, and align veterinary services with HSSV’s overall strategic goals and mission.
Requirements
- Proven strategic and operational leadership experience within multi-level, cross functional teams working in a highly collaborative environment; animal welfare or veterinary practice highly preferred.
- Deep passion for the mission of HSSV: to save lives, keep families together, and create a better future for pets and their people.
- Proven experience leading and developing high-performing teams, with a demonstrated ability to inspire collaboration, drive results, and foster a culture of accountability and excellence.
- Ability to adapt to dynamic environments, drive results, and implement optimized solutions.
- Strong project, time management, organizational, and data analysis skills; ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
- Excel in key competencies: strategic thinking, integrity and ethical decision-making, strong interpersonal skills, accountability, transparency, and adaptability.
- Demonstrate sound professional judgment, maintains a high level of confidentiality, and applies strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills to achieve results.
- Outstanding interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills, with the ability to build trust, engage internal and external audiences, and influence outcomes with stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Develop operational strategies and resource plans for Veterinary Services in alignment with HSSV’s strategic priorities across shelter, clinic, and mobile environments.
- Build and maintain a strong, collaborative partnership with the Chief of Shelter Medicine to advance veterinary excellence and clinical practices.
- Lead and develop a high-performing team of Veterinary Services managers and support staff, fostering strong team dynamics.
- Establish and manage performance metrics and goal setting to drive accountability and results.
- Mentor managers with defined growth paths to strengthen leadership capabilities.
- Champion professional development initiatives to build staff competencies and support career growth.
- Build, strengthen, and sustain collaborative internal partnerships with HSSV’s veterinarians, senior leaders, and other stakeholders to co-design and deliver impactful initiatives.
- Cultivate alignment across cross-functional partners to advance programs such as spay/neuter and vaccination clinics, TNR efforts, and wellness services.
- Serve as a thought leader for the Community Pet Clinic, ensuring programs are rooted in collaboration.
- Develop and implement protocols that uphold the highest standards of care.
- Own and drive metrics to evaluate and continuously improve veterinary operations.
- Leverage systems, tools, and data-driven insights to optimize processes and deliver measurable outcomes.
- Lead budget planning and financial management for the team, including optimizing inventory, establishing purchasing standards, and managing staffing costs.
- Ensure full compliance with all applicable local, county, state, and federal regulations, including OSHA and DEA requirements.
- Build strong relationships that support shared understanding, readiness, and continuous alignment with evolving standards.
- Perform other job duties as assigned.
Stand Out From the Crowd
Upload your resume and get instant feedback on how well it matches this job.
What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
Education Level
No Education Listed
