About this role
Senior People Operations Generalist
As a Senior HR Generalist (People Operations Generalist), you will operate at the intersection of people, processes, and technology—driving operational excellence, digital innovation, and AI-enabled People Operations.
Responsibilities
People Operations & Process Excellence
Lead, optimize, and maintain end-to-end People processes including onboarding, employee lifecycle changes, performance management, compensation cycles, and offboarding.
Standardize and document processes to ensure scalability and compliance.
Apply process mapping, root cause analysis, and automation to reduce manual work.
Serve as an HRIS power user to ensure workflow and data accuracy.
Digital HR Innovation & AI Enablement
Implement AI-driven solutions to improve Operations efficiency and experience.
Partner cross-functionally to ensure ethical AI use in People processes.
Evaluate emerging HR technologies and translate insights into enhancements.
Create training and change materials supporting AI-enabled tools.
Strategic People Operations Support
Advise managers on performance, policies, and employee relations issues.
Support workforce planning, engagement, change management, and culture initiatives.
Partner with PBPs and COEs to deliver People programs.
Use data insights to identify workforce trends and risks.
Compliance, Governance & Risk Management
Ensure compliance with laws, internal policies, and governance standards.
Maintain documentation accuracy and audit readiness.
Support investigations and sensitive matters with discretion.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, Organizational Psychology, or related field.
- 6–10 years of progressive HR Generalist or People Operations experience.
- Strong digital skills and commitment to SOP consistency and data integrity.
- Experience optimizing People processes through technology or automation.
- Knowledge of HRIS platforms (Oracle, Workday, UKG, ADP, SAP SuccessFactors).
- Experience applying AI concepts to improve HR workflows.
- Solid understanding of employment laws and HR best practices.
Competencies
- Future-Focused Mindset: Curious, adaptable, innovation-driven.
- Operational Excellence: Strong process orientation and simplification mindset.
- Analytical Thinking: Uses data to guide decisions.
- Communication & Influence: Clear, practical communicator.
- Change Leadership: Drives adoption of new tools and processes.
- Professional Judgment: Handles sensitive information with integrity.
As a holding company with cooperative and private ownership, URUS is a family of businesses at the heart of the dairy and beef industry – Alta Genetics, GENEX, Genetics Australia, Leachman Cattle, Jetstream, PEAK, SCCL, Trans Ova Genetics and VAS. Each organization has its unique identity, products, and services. These companies work globally to provide cutting-edge dairy and beef genetics, customized reproductive services to maximize conceptions, dairy management information to take producers to the frontline of progressive dairy farming, and an array of products and services to help bovines reach their full genetic potential. URUS has 9 brands in 17 retail countries and employs nearly 2,800 people globally.
Other facts
About URUS Group
AgSource is a broad-based agricultural service cooperative specializing in laboratory testing and the generation of value-added management information. AgSource began as a dairy records cooperative in 1959 to provide computer management information from Dairy Herd Improvement (DHI) testing. The cooperative has since grown to encompass all aspects of dairy information management service and has diversified its testing services to meet the broader needs of the agricultural industry.
AgSource Dairy is the only full-service dairy management information provider in the country, conducting research and development, field data collection, laboratory analysis and diagnostics, meter service and outreach and education, resulting in high quality decision tools for dairy producers. We continue to provide for the changing needs of our members with advanced management reports, such as the Transition Cow Index® and KetoMonitor® and popular programs like AgSourceDM™ and MyAgSource® .
AgSource Laboratories has become a leader in agricultural and environmental laboratory analysis and information management services and has become one of the largest soil testing organizations in the country. Some would be content to remain as we are today, but AgSource is unwilling to settle in the pursuit of excellence. In cooperation with our partners, AgSource strives to increase research and development of improved management decision tools, working together for the overall benefit of our members and customers and the agriculture industry as a whole.
What you'll do
- The Senior HR Generalist will lead and optimize end-to-end People processes, ensuring operational excellence and compliance. They will also implement AI-driven solutions and support strategic People Operations initiatives.
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