Director of Talent Acquisition, Modern Animal
$166-210k
1-5 days a week in office (Culver City, CA)
Membership based veterinary care provider
Open for applications
Membership based veterinary care provider
201-500 employees
Open for applications
$166-210k
1-5 days a week in office (Culver City, CA)
201-500 employees
Company mission
To better the lives of animals by building a place that's better for all of us who love them.
Role
Who you are
- Ideally, 10+ years of relevant experience with an hourly, distributed workforce (healthcare experience is certainly a “nice to have”, but not a “must have”)
- MBA or general management experience a plus
- Excellent problem solver and analytical, first-principle thinker
- Strong people leader, able to identify and develop talent. Strong track record of inspiring and leading people through transformation and change
- Passion to achieve great results and to significantly grow the organization. Demonstrated capabilities in setting priorities and guiding investment in people and systems. Strong track record of results
- Orientation toward action, and an ability to work in an ambiguous, fast-paced and rapidly changing environment, while driving towards clarity and solutions
- Relentlessly high standards, and incredible levels of tenacity, empathy, and energy
- Strong relationship management; you’ll interact with leaders and teammates across all levels, both in clinic and across corporate
- Experience with Greenhouse, Slack and Google Suite a plus
- Based in Los Angeles or willing to relocate
What the job involves
- Hiring: Own and execute differentiated strategies in full-cycle recruiting across all workforce categories (Virtual Care, Clinic Level Doctor and Care Team, and Corporate). Achieve time-bound hiring goals by market
- Talent Strategy: Implement employer brand and recruitment strategies that will contribute to the long-range growth of the company, starting with a clear POV of core value prop for different talent types (particularly different doctor personas), in partnership with the medicine and operations team. Build initiatives that nurture nurses, new graduates, and externs so that Modern Animal becomes their top choice of employer long before they graduate from school
- Define a longer term approach to doctor type diversification (e.g., urgent care), doctor compensation, and the adoption and execution of a flexible scheduling model across doctor and care team populations to enhance workforce satisfaction, retention, and operational agility
- Team Leadership: Lead the talent acquisition team, developing talent in a high-performance and dynamic environment
- Funnel Growth + Talent Marketing: Optimize the full recruiting funnel and implement talent marketing strategies across channels — for example: craft compelling messaging for veterinarians, enhance Careers page performance, implement CE and other event strategies, develop our on campus presence, etc. Partner with marketing to create high-impact, conversion-driven content across channels, especially social media
- End-to-End Recruiting Process: Design systems, processes and the candidate journey to decentralize and scale hiring pace and quality. Assess and improve system configurations maximize agility, productivity and insights
- KPI Management: Develop and perform to talent KPIs - starting with clear leading indicators across the recruiting funnel to hit hiring timelines
- Budget Efficiency: Manage the talent budget, ensuring efficient allocation of resources to maximize recruiting impact and ROI, including sign-on bonus and referral payment strategies
- Market Intelligence: develop and leverage deep industry knowledge to inform talent strategies and accelerate company growth through data-driven, industry-level insights
- Relationship Building: Create relationships and have frequent interaction with third-party companies in order to expand the company's strategic partnerships across the industry
Our take
Modern Animal provides veterinary services for animals via a human-focused model. An annual membership fee covers all examination costs and 24/7 virtual consultations. The company specifically designed its clinics to appeal to owners by removing the clinical feel found at many traditional vets.
The service has so far appealed to younger pet owners who have been fast to adapt to virtual and digital services. It's also popular with veterinary teams, as Modern Animal also focuses on providing enjoyable working environments to attract and retain talent in an industry which has long experienced a skills shortage.
Modern Animal isn't alone in this space: competitors include Fuzzy and Airvet, both offering telemedicine for pets. Its continued success will depend on its ability to scale its operations and stay ahead of its rivals. Its opening of additional California clinics in 2022 and expansion across the US show that the company is well poised to take on this challenge.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
51% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Sep 2025
$46m
SERIES D
Aug 2022
$75m
SERIES C
Total funding: $210m
Company benefits
- Excellent medical, vision, & dental coverage with various options to choose from
- 401k savings plan with a company match
- Flexible time off & paid parental leave
- Free membership to Modern Animal for your pets and discounts on extra services
- Free membership to One Medical for primary care
- Access to behavioral and mental health services through Ginger
- A collaborative team who has your back and will welcome you as part of our pack
Company HQ
Downtown, Culver City, CA
Leadership
Steven Eidelman
(CEO & Founder)After studying at the University of Pennsylvania, Steven spent 5 years as an Associate at Bain & Company and Spectrum Equity, before co-founding Whistle Labs. Following this, founded Modern Animal in 2018, serving as CEO since.
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