People Operations Generalist

Western Veterinary Partners (WVP) is a private equity backed company that acquires, invests in, and supports veterinary practices and animal hospitals throughout the Western United States. WVP is a highly acquisitive company focused on continued growth and expansion into new markets and states. Post-acquisition, WVP supports its partner practices with the non-clinical side of the business by providing industry proven non-clinical business support services.

As the People Operations Generalist (POG), at Western Veterinary Partners, you will serve as the day-to-day contact for the administration of full life cycle People Operations support. Partnering with the People Operations Team, this position will support various activities to include Change management, benefits administration, employee relations, performance management, compliance, and leaves of absence. This position will be a key contributor of our organizational goals and people strategy to provide our team with prompt and best in class support. Candidates must live in the Denver metro area as this role supports remote work.

To Thrive in this position candidates should be able to:

• Support the “New Hire Experience” through the facilitation of new hire on-boarding and assist with administrative functions as necessary.
• Serve as a key resource in the onboarding and integration of new Team Members to the organization.
• Contribute and serve as point of contact for onboarding, I9 verifications and auditing, personnel files, and building foundational relationships with new hires.
• Be a chaperone of benefits administration to managers and staff which includes enrollment assistance and responding to basic benefits-related questions.
• This position will be responsible for providing basic employee relations support and escalate to the People Operation Partners as needed.
• Primarily responsible for the administration, coordination of all leave of absence activities including serving as the liaison with our leave of absence vendor.
• Assist with the construction of important policies, procedures, and support initiatives for policy implementation.
• Maintain and ensure the accuracy and timeliness of reports including headcount, turnover, leave of absence, compliance, and others as assigned.
• Support the People Operations department’s shared email inboxes to provide support and response then delegate as needed.
• Complete daily People Operations mail sorting and respond to data requests such as wage requests and worker’s compensation.
• Operating daily within ADP Workforce Now to monitor, measure, and maintain People Operations related information and activities.
• Support the validation of compliance with Federal, State and other Local regulations.
• Completes special projects and other duties as assigned.
• A high level of customer service energy.
• Must be able to maintain confidentiality at all times.
  
  

Required Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration or similar.
• 4 years of HR Generalist experience.
• Experience with a multi-state, multi-entity, private equity, growth organization strongly preferred.
• SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP, PHR, SPHR or the ability and willingness to work toward this goal, preferred.
• Effective, clear, and persuasive oral and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills, highly organized, accurate, thorough; ability to collaborate effectively with all levels of the company.
• Demonstrates a positive, Team-oriented attitude; must possess the ability to work in a fast paced, team-oriented environment.
• Self-directed, highly organized and can easily navigate ambiguity and create order.
• Candidate must reside in the Denver metro area (hybrid 2 days in office required).
  
  

Our salary ranges are primarily determined by role, level, and location. The range provided for each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all US locations. The salary range for this opportunity is $55,000 - $75,000 annually. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. The Company offers competitive compensation along with a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision benefits, vacation, sick leave, 401(k), and more depending on location. You will be provided more detailed information about compensation and benefits for your specific location. Where required under applicable law, WVP provides eligible employees with paid sick leave, health emergency leave, and similar benefits programs, all in accordance with the requirements of state and local law depending on the location of the practice you support.

WVP is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic. Hiring decisions will be based on merit, qualifications and business needs.

The application window will be open for the next two weeks ending April 5, 2025. This opportunity will remain online based on business needs which may be before or after the two-week window.

• This role is not open to receiving agency candidates and any contingent submissions will not be honored.