Every year, Animal Humane Society provides direct care and services to help more than 100,000 animals in need across Minnesota.
As one of the nation's leading animal welfare organizations, AHS is transforming the way shelters care for animals and engage their communities.
From innovative medical and behavior programs to investments in outreach and advocacy, we’re advancing animal welfare and creating a more humane world for animals everywhere.
Our three Twin Cities adoption centers are more than just a great place to find and adopt the perfect pet.
Friendly animal experts at each location, including our new Veterinary Center in St.
Paul, offer services and support for every stage of an animal’s life.

Animal Humane Society

Browse and apply for open jobs at Animal Humane Society.

people-operations

Every year, Animal Humane Society provides direct care and services to help more than 100,000 animals in need across Minnesota.

As one of the nation's leading animal welfare organizations, AHS is transforming the way shelters care for animals and engage their communities. From innovative medical and behavior programs to investments in outreach and advocacy, we’re advancing animal welfare and creating a more humane world for animals everywhere.

Our three Twin Cities adoption centers are more than just a great place to find and adopt the perfect pet. Friendly animal experts at each location, including our new Veterinary Center in St. Paul, offer services and support for every stage of an animal’s life.

• Lead, coach, and develop P&C team members to build capability, accountability, and alignment with organizational priorities.
• Provide leadership strategic direction for Talent Acquisition and Business Partner/Generalist functions, with direct management responsibility for P&C team members in Talent Acquisition and Business Partner roles, as well as ownership over the results of their functions.
• Cultivate a high-performing, inclusive team culture through regular coaching, development planning, and performance feedback.
• Empower P&C staff to operate as consultative partners to leaders, fostering confidence and consistency in people practices while ensuring delivery of proactive, business-aligned P&C support.
• Partner with leaders to address complex people matters, including performance management, accommodations, investigations, and terminations, ensuring fair, consistent, and compliant outcomes.
• Lead or oversee workplace investigations, synthesizing findings into actionable insights that strengthen culture and mitigate risk.
• Act as a thought partner to senior leadership, providing data-informed recommendations on structure, talent, and culture initiatives.
• Steward responsible resource management by monitoring P&C budgets, reporting on key financial metrics, and identifying cost efficiencies.
• Monitor employment legislation and proactively adjust P&C policies, programs, and practices to maintain compliance and mitigate risk.
• Serve as a culture champion by modeling AHS values in all communications and interactions.
• Partner with leaders to embed diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging principles throughout talent processes and daily operations.
• Support transparent, timely, and mission-aligned communication strategies that strengthen trust and engagement across all levels of the organization.
• Foster a feedback-rich culture by equipping leaders with communication tools that enhance psychological safety and collaboration.
• Coach hiring managers on inclusive, effective selection practices that reinforce organizational values and reduce bias.
• Manage P&C employees in Talent Acquisition roles and own the success of AHS’ Talent Acquisition function 
• Partner with senior leaders to translate organizational goals into workforce strategies that ensure capacity, capability, and culture alignment.
• Lead the development and execution of recruitment strategies that build diverse, mission-aligned talent pipelines.
• Support succession planning and internal mobility efforts that strengthen organizational continuity and leadership readiness.
• Collaborate with AHS leaders on workforce planning, forecasting, and organizational design recommendations.
• Leverage HRIS systems expertise to optimize workflows, cultivate data-driven, actionable insights.
• Optimize the systems, tools, and technology of people operations across the enterprise.
• Remain informed of advancements in Human Resources technology, best practices, industry trends, and anticipated developments to drive innovation and continuous improvement of people operations.
• Leverage automated, ongoing reporting on key performance indicators, with data-driven storytelling to convey clear, actionable insights and drive organizational action toward successful outcomes.
• Monitor AHS email and other messaging software.
• Position is required to work onsite at least two days per week, and it is eligible to work remotely based upon agreement with the role’s manager.
• Regular, predictable attendance, punctuality, and availability to work during operational hours.
• Attend and participate in regular team meetings and 1:1 meetings with direct leader.
• May be required to work at a different site based on department needs.
• May be required to attend occasional off-site meetings and events.
• Engage in mission-related activities as appropriate.
• Primarily office/desk based.
• Adjacent animal shelter areas may be humid, noisy, or odorous.


People & Culture Manager

People & Culture Manager at Animal Humane Society overseeing HR functions and driving a culture of engagement and inclusion. Leading a team to enhance employee experience and alignment with organizational strategy.

bookkeeper

• Process timely and accurate biweekly payrolls by managing payroll data including new hires, terminations, and pay/benefit changes, reviewing timecards, and calculating wages.
• Process supplemental and off-cycle payrolls such as bonuses, corrections, and separations.
• Maintain current documented procedures for payroll activities.
• Maintain and update employee records, including tax information and other payroll-related data.
• Monitor payroll inbox, respond to inquiries and resolve issues related to timecards and payroll.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local payroll laws and regulations, including taxes and withholdings.
• Manage 401(k) activities and interact with 401(k) provider to ensure proper handling of employee payroll contributions, loan repayments, and contribution changes.
• Recommend and implement efficiencies to improve payroll processing and employee satisfaction.
• Identify and implement process modifications based on changes in rules, regulations, and emerging issues and trends.
• Research and assist in reconciling vendor statements.
• Support internal and external audits and preparation of work papers.
• Respond to benefits inquiries from managers and employees on plan provisions, benefits enrollments, status changes and other general inquiries.
• Ensure the accuracy of all benefits enrollments in the HRIS to provide vendors with accurate eligibility information.
• Perform audits of benefits-related data.
• Distribute all benefits enrollment materials and determine eligibility.
• Assist with the open enrollment process.
• Enroll employees with carriers and process life status changes.
• Assist employees regarding benefits claim issues and plan changes.
• Respond to 401(k) inquiries from managers and employees relating to enrollments, plan changes and contribution amounts. Manage the annual catch-up contribution enrollment.
• Coordinate workers’ compensation claims with third-party administrator. Follow up on claims.
• Process and administer all leave-of-absence requests and disability paperwork, including but not limited to FMLA, PFML, Parental, disability, bereavement and unpaid.
• Effectively interpret and ensure compliance with FMLA and ADA implications as they relate to leaves of absences/disabilities.
• Administer COBRA.
• Administer the tuition reimbursement program.
• Provide necessary reports for allocation/billing charges.
• Communicate in a positive and professional manner with all internal and external stakeholders.
• Promote the values of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) ensuring that Animal Humane Society is an inclusive and welcoming environment for all staff, volunteers and community members.
• Utilize HRIS software for payroll operations, accurate record keeping and generating reports.
• Maintain vendor portals for accurate benefit enrollment, record keeping, invoice tracking and payments and procuring necessary reports and data.
• Monitor AHS email and other messaging software.
• Other duties as assigned.

Payroll & Total Rewards Specialist

Payroll & Total Rewards Specialist managing payroll and total rewards programs at Animal Humane Society. Responsible for payroll processing, benefits administration, and ensuring compliance with regulations.

security-engineer

• Manage and secure the organization’s network infrastructure and systems
• Design, configure, and maintain network hardware including switches, routers, firewalls, wireless access points, and VPNs
• Monitor network performance and ensure availability for users across multiple sites
• Implement and manage network segmentation to support security and scalability
• Maintain documentation of network topology, configurations, and procedures
• Manage and maintain security tools including firewalls, endpoint protection, MDR/EDR partner and Phishing tests
• Conduct regular vulnerability assessments and remediate findings
• Implement and enforce security policies including access control, password standards, and MFA
• Monitor for threats, incidents, and unusual activity; lead initial incident response and escalate as necessary
• Provide Tier 2/3 escalation support for network and security-related issues and partner with help desk and systems administrator
• Maintain regular system backups and disaster recovery readiness for critical infrastructure
• Recommend and implement network and security improvements aligned with organizational growth
• Participate in IT roadmap planning and support strategic projects such as system upgrades or adding new capabilities
• Educate staff on security awareness and best practices
• Communicate professionally with customers, employees, and volunteers and provide customer-oriented ticket communication
• Travel to different work sites and attend occasional off-site meetings and events

Network and Security Administrator

Manage and secure Animal Humane Society's network infrastructure and security tools. Lead incident response, vulnerability remediation, and hybrid site support.

Every year, Animal Humane Society provides direct care and services to help more than 100,000 animals in need across Minnesota. As one of the nation's leading animal welfare organizations, AHS is transforming the way shelters care for animals and engage their communities. From innovative medical and behavior programs to investments in outreach and advocacy, we’re advancing animal welfare and creating a more humane world for animals everywhere. Our three Twin Cities adoption centers are more than just a great place to find and adopt the perfect pet. Friendly animal experts at each location, including our new Veterinary Center in St. Paul, offer services and support for every stage of an animal’s life.

Animal Humane Society

About the company

Open jobs