Head HRBP - Global Diagnostics

Zoetis; Parsippany-Troy Hills (NJ); On-site; USD 200,000 - 310,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Short-term incentive

Long-term incentives

Benefits from day one

Job summary

Zoetis Inc. is seeking a senior HR leader to own the full people agenda for Global Diagnostics, partnering with the global commercial leadership to design organization structure, talent strategy, and people programs across US and international markets.

In this role, you will lead a team of HRBPs, collaborate with Legal and Zoetis Colleague Services, manage workforce planning, performance management, and succession planning, and drive culture and change during growth and integration initiatives.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive HR experience owning HRBP and talent management accountability.
• Experience leading and developing HR professionals in a global, multi-country setting.
• Proven track record in succession planning, calibration, or pipeline-building.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally.

Responsibilities

• Serve as trusted advisor on organization design, workforce strategy, and talent decisions across all markets.
• Lead, coach, and develop a team of HRBPs for US and international populations.
• Partner with leaders on workforce planning, compensation strategy, performance management, and employee relations.
• Own succession planning for global Diagnostics leadership, building ready-now/ready-soon pipelines across geographies.

Skills

HR leadership

Strategic partnership

Talent management

Global operations

Organization design

Executive communication

Cross-cultural

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA or SHRM-SCP

Job description

We are looking for a senior HR leader who can own both ends of the HR mandate: serving as a trusted strategic partner to a global commercial leadership team and building the talent engine that keeps that team winning across borders.

This role leads the HR agenda for Global Diagnostics, a commercial organization of approximately 1,100 colleagues across the U.S. and international markets. The business is in active growth mode, integrating acquisitions and scaling a global go-to-market model, so talent and organization decisions must work across geographies.

You will sit on the extended Global Diagnostics leadership team, lead a small team of HR Business Partners (HRBPs), and report to the VP HR, US Commercial and Global Diagnostics. You will own the full people agenda for your client group, made more complex by time zones, local labor law, and cultural nuances across global markets.

Position Responsibilities:

As the senior HRBP for Global Diagnostics, you will be accountable for the full arc of the people agenda across U.S. and international markets.

• Serve as a trusted advisor and thought partner to the Global Diagnostics leadership team on organization design, workforce strategy, and talent decisions across all markets.
• Lead, coach, and develop a team of HRBPs supporting both U.S. and international colleague populations.
• Partner with leaders on workforce planning, compensation strategy, performance management, and employee relations, adapting your approach to local market norms and employment law.
• Own succession planning for the global Diagnostics leadership bench. Build ready-now and ready-soon pipelines for critical roles across geographies and actively reduce succession risk.
• Facilitate annual and mid-year talent calibration sessions across multiple countries and time zones, and drive individual development plans for high-growth and critical talent from design through follow-through.
• Design and lead proactive retention strategies for high performers and critical roles across markets, including stay interviews and targeted interventions.
• Partner on M&A and BD integration talent work, including leadership continuity planning, culture integration, and post-deal talent mapping across newly acquired international entities.
• Lead organization design work during restructures, integrations, and go-to-market changes, ensuring structure and governance work across multiple legal entities and markets.
• Diagnose team and organizational health across geographies, and design culture interventions where engagement gaps surface.
• Coach senior leaders on performance differentiation, accountability, feedback quality, and retention-linked decisions, with sensitivity to cross-cultural management norms.
• Ensure consistent application of HR policy and compliance with employment law across all markets, partnering closely with Legal and local HR on multi-country requirements.
• Partner with HR Centers of Excellence and Zoetis Colleague Services to execute global programs effectively, adapting them to local market needs where required.

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree required (Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Psychology, or a related field preferred).
• Master's degree, MBA, or advanced certification (SHRM-SCP, SPHR, GPHR, or equivalent) is a strong plus.
• Ability and willingness to travel within the U.S. and internationally as needed.

Technical Skills Requirements:

Required

• 10+ years of progressive HR experience, with substantial time owning both HRBP and talent management accountability for a large, complex client group.
• Experience leading and developing other HR professionals, ideally in a player-coach or people-manager capacity.
• Proven track record designing and facilitating succession planning, talent calibration, or pipeline-building processes for a geographically distributed population.
• Experience operating in a global or multi-country organization, including working across time zones and navigating varying employment law and cultural norms.
• Demonstrated ability to advise and influence senior and executive leaders, including comfort pushing back when the data or the moment calls for it.
• Strong analytical mindset, with the ability to read workforce data, spot trends, and translate them into clear, actionable recommendations.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including experience presenting to executive audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-moving, matrixed, global environment.

Preferred:

• Experience with M&A, BD integration, or post-acquisition people workstreams, particularly across international entities.
• Background in learning and development, leadership assessment, or capability-building program design.
• Direct experience supporting commercial, sales, or marketing-facing organizations.
• Prior exposure to works councils, international mobility, or multi-country compliance frameworks.
• Experience in life sciences, animal health, or another regulated, field-intensive industry.

The U.S. base salary range for this full-time position is $200 - $310K USD. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the base pay target range for new hire salaries for the position. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

This position is also eligible for short-term incentive compensation.

This position is also eligible for long-term incentives.

In addition to compensation, Zoetis offers a comprehensive benefits package that supports the physical, emotional and financial wellbeing of our colleagues and their families including healthcare and insurance benefits beginning on day one, a 401K plan with a match and profit-sharing contribution from Zoetis, and 4 weeks of vacation.

Visit zoetisbenefits.com to learn more.

About Zoetis

At Zoetis, our purpose is to nurture the world and humankind by advancing care for animals. As a Fortune 500 company and the world leader in animal health, we discover, develop, manufacture and commercialize vaccines, medicines, diagnostics and other technologies for companion animals and livestock. We know our people drive our success. Our award-winning culture, built around our Core Beliefs, focuses on our colleagues' careers, connection and support. We offer competitive healthcare and retirement savings benefits, along with an array of benefits, policies and programs to support employee well-being in every sense, from health and financial wellness to family and lifestyle resources.

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