Humans Business Partner

Who We Are

The Farmer’s Dog is the fastest growing pet health service company in the US, and was born from a mission to change the landscape of pet health, providing dogs and their humans with honest, smart, and simple care – a fresh proposition in an industry riddled with manipulative and misleading marketing. We’re starting by radically improving the $100 billion pet food market, replacing bulk bags of highly-processed pellets with a personalized subscription service that sends healthy, freshly-made dog food, balanced by top veterinary nutritionists, directly to customers’ doors. Our ultimate goal is to create innovative, honest, and delightful experiences across all aspects of pet care, and we believe our direct-to-consumer business model, holistic approach to growth, and dynamic and forward-thinking culture uniquely position us to shepherd this backwards industry into the future.

To date, The Farmer’s Dog has delivered hundreds of millions of meals nationwide and raised over $150M in funding to help us build a company as healthy as the dogs who are eating those meals. Join us as we continue to develop ways of bringing peace of mind to our customers, health to their companions, and much-needed change to the way people feed and care for their pets.

#LongLiveDogs

What We Stand For and Where You’ll Come In

The Farmer’s Dog is on a mission to help channel the unconditional love we have for our pets into uncomplicated care. Critical to this mission is ensuring our growing workforce of 200+ humans has the programs, mentoring, and support they need to do their best work. Driving that will be our Humans Business Partner supporting our Florida (FL) region who will be directly responsible for providing advisory HR guidance for aligned functional business leaders in order to attract, evolve, engage, and retain top talent.

As the Humans Business Partner, you will anticipate forward-facing business needs and support planning accordingly by demonstrating various HR specialties (e.g., Employee Relations, Org Design, Performance Management, Learning & Development, Talent Management, Recruiting, Technology). You will be encouraged to build proven relationships with Executives, Business Leaders, and Humans Colleagues to become a trusted advisor on all people topics. You will report to the Director, Humans Business Partner and will have a wide scope of influence across the organization.

One Team: We don’t think of ourselves as “Acquisition Marketers”, “Engineers”, “Data Analysts”, or “Product Managers”. Beyond denoting skill sets and areas of expertise, we don’t think departments matter. We’d rather align ourselves to the goals we’re working to achieve and make sure we have necessary subject matter expertise to drive meaningful impact. We strive to orient ourselves around customer problems TOGETHER – getting the right people, with the right context, in the right rooms/Zooms to solve problems holistically.

We are skeptical about everything and precious about nothing: Ideas can and should come from anywhere, and we aren’t tied to our own. We proactively source input. We talk to our customers and leads regularly and are quick to change course if we know there’s a better or more impactful way to solve problems.

We consider the customer journey in all of our decisions: We know that no interaction exists in a silo and therefore understand how important every single one is. We ensure our strategy sets prospective and new customers up for success and drives long-term retention. We answer questions and address problems early and proactively. We understand the value of different channels, initiatives, and messages and know how to articulate impact and advocate for prioritization holistically.

We Execute For Impact: We don’t subscribe to “best practices” or “industry KPIs”. We’re uninterested in how we compare to “benchmarks”; instead we orient ourselves around being the best we can possibly be. Similarly, we don’t subscribe to rigid or classical expectations of roles – i.e. acquisition is hyper-focused on improving customer retention and experience.

We Are Focused and Work Without Assumption: We are not beholden to ideas. We have goals and believe everything beyond that is a series of hypotheses to validate. To that end, we seek to work in sequence and not in parallel. We constantly ask ourselves, “what’s the most important hypothesis I should be working on right now? How do I confirm or reject that hypothesis as fast as possible?”. We rarely have timelines/deadlines and are constantly taking in new information and adjusting our priorities accordingly. We don’t expect to be perfect the first time.

How You’ll Make An Impact

• Build trust and serve as a reliable partner to Individual Contributors and People Managers across our Customer Experience function.
• Assist in coordinating and executing key talent initiatives in partnership with our Humans COEs, particularly around Talent Development, Team Engagement, Performance & Compensation, and Retention.
• Collaborate with leaders across the business to understand their goals and priorities, offering HR support and guidance tailored to their needs.
• Navigate and help resolve employee relations issues, ensuring fairness and care, and proactively look for patterns to anticipate people needs.
• Analyze people-related data to provide insight-driven recommendations that contribute to business decisions and improvements.
• Support and coach managers in driving a culture of ongoing feedback and performance management, helping them build and develop their teams.
• Be an active contributor in helping establish and foster a vibrant office culture as the Boca office opens, working to create an engaging environment.

• Key responsibilities snapshot: Program/Project Management (20%), Employee Relations (20%), Organization Design / Organizational Change / Communications (10%), Performance Management (20%), Talent Management (20%), Compensation (5%), Office Culture Initiatives (5%)

We’re Excited About You Because

• You care about dogs and dog people, showing empathy for our TFD employees, and helping them thrive along with the company! 
• You have 4+ years of HR experience, with at least 2 years in an HR Business Partner or HR Generalist role in a scrappy, fast-paced environment.
• You have a passion for supporting and enhancing the employee experience, particularly for non-exempt populations.
• You have experience in employee relations, handling issues of varying complexity.
• You’re solutions-focused with strong emotional intelligence and a collaborative approach to improving people programs and processes to support the business.
• Your knowledge of HR practices—such as employee relations, ADA, performance management, change management, and organizational change—is solid, and you’re excited to continue growing in these areas.
• You’ve successfully worked with cross-functional teams, partnering with leaders to align HR strategy with business goals.
• You thrive in an evolving, ambiguous environment, and are a proactive problem-solver who takes ownership of tasks and details.
• You communicate effectively (both written and verbal) and are comfortable analyzing data to inform decisions.
• You have familiarity with HRIS systems (e.g., Workday) and other HR platforms.
• You have strong proficiency with Google Suite and Microsoft Office.

Office Guidelines

We are an in-office culture, made of in-office people who thrive on the collaboration and magnetism of working in a shared space. While we are temporarily remote as we search for our dream office location scheduled to open in Q1 of 2025, we are seeking individuals who excel in this type of environment, where being present fosters deeper connections and engagement. Until our new office opens, this role will initially be remote, requiring reliable home internet access with the necessary upload/download speeds.

Our DEI Philosophy:

Our company’s mission is rooted in deep, genuine care for dogs – and for the people who love them. As an organization we are full of individuals who are unique in many ways, but all united in a mission of providing true peace of mind to dog lovers everywhere. Fixing this industry and improving the lives of pets and their people will be a difficult, decades-long endeavor. We believe the best use of our time, energy, and resources as a collective team is to focus on this mission, and on supporting our team to do their best work and be their best selves. In support of this we’re committed to hiring and supporting a diverse workforce, and investing in internal structures, opportunities, hiring/promotions processes, and training that create and sustain an inclusive team. We strive to provide an experience at TFD that will be invested, meaningful and memorable as we progress on the journey to reimagine how we feed and care for our pets.

A Few of Our Best Benefits

• Dog-friendly office coming soon to Boca Raton, FL
• Market-competitive compensation and equity packages
• Comprehensive Healthcare, Dental, and Vision
• Company sponsored mental health benefit and coaching through Modern Health
• 12 week paid parental leave
• Competitive 401k plan with company match
• Flexible PTO
• Discounted fresh food for your pup
• Your pet interrupting video calls (and in-person meetings) is now a feature, not a bug

We commit to building a competitive compensation package and company environment for all individuals to thrive. We believe in competitive base compensation rooted in location specific market data and performance along with equity ownership in the company that allows every team member to build their personal wealth as the company grows, just as much as we believe in fostering a culture that supports our team members personally, professionally, and holistically.In addition to your base compensation offer you will also receive equity ownership in the company. More information about the value of this equity will be shared at the time of offer. 

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The Farmer’s Dog, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status or any other legally protected characteristic or status. For more information, please visit Know Your Rights.

Reasonable Accommodations

TFD complies with applicable federal, state, and local disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities.  If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact [email protected].