Job Location : New York,NY, USA
Location: New York City, NY (On-site) Department: Human Resources Reports to: Director, Human Resources Employment Type: Full-Time, Exempt Travel Requirement: Up to 10%
At Petfolk, were transforming the future of pet careone happy team member at a time. Our people are at the heart of what we do, and were looking for an HR Business Partner who knows how to support, empower, and scale an engaged and high-performing team.
This is not your typical corporate HR role. Youll be hands-on in everything from employee relations to onboarding, data integrity, and compliance. Youll help build and streamline our people operations so that Petfolk can keep growingwithout ever losing our human (and pet-friendly) touch.
What Youll DoBe the welcoming committee: Own and coordinate the onboarding experiencefrom background checks to system setup to making sure Day 1 feels like Day Wow.
Keep it clean and compliant: Maintain accurate employee data in our HRIS (Rippling), manage leaves of absence, and support workers compensation and OSHA reporting.
Support managers (and keep things human): Be a trusted advisor for performance conversations, employee relations, and people coaching.
Drive performance: Coordinate our performance review cycles and support feedback culture.
Listen and act: Launch and analyze engagement and pulse surveys, spot trends, and help managers create action plans that stick.
Dot the Is, cross the Ts: Respond to unemployment claims, prep compliance reports, and support audits with precision and professionalism.
Build the playbook: Maintain up-to-date SOPs and help us continuously improve HR workflows as we grow.
What Were Looking For5+ years of progressive HR experience with strong employee relations and HRIS knowledge
Bachelors degree in HR, Business, Psychology, or related field
PHR, SHRM-CP, or similar HR certification (strongly preferred)
Experience in a high-growth or multi-location company (bonus if its in pet care, healthcare, or hospitality)
Deep understanding of employment law, compliance, and best practices
High EQ, strong communication skills, and the confidence to advise leaders at all levels
A proactive mindset, love for process improvement, and a soft spot for spreadsheets and systems
Comfort with using (and championing) new tools, including AI, to streamline and elevate people operations
Location & TravelThis is a full-time, on-site role based in New York City with occasional travel (up to 10%) to our HQ and Pet Care Centers.
Why Petfolk?We're on a mission to reimagine the pet care experiencefor pets, their parents, and the people who care for them. When you join our team, you're not just doing a jobyoure helping build something meaningful.
Compensation & Benefits: -The base salary range for this role is $90,000 $115,000, depending on experience and qualifications. In addition, we offer a comprehensive benefits package.
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee filling this position. The employee will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by management. Management has the right to add to, revise, or delete information in this job description. Reasonable accommodation will be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.
This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an at will employment relationship.
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PetFolk is an equal-opportunity employer. It is the company's policy to prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type and to afford equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, gender identity or expression, or veteran status.
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