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PetSmart sponsors Green Card visas for select roles across its corporate and veterinary operations, with a focus on specialty and technical positions. While not among the highest-volume retail sponsors, PetSmart has an established pathway for qualified candidates, particularly in areas requiring specialized expertise.
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Assistant Store Manager Customer Experience
About Life at PetSmart
At PetSmart, Anything for Pets begins with our people. Every associate plays a vital role in creating meaningful experiences for pets and their families, and we empower our teams with the tools, resources, and opportunities to grow and succeed. This posting reflects an existing vacancy, and we are actively seeking candidates for this role.
Benefits that benefit you
- Paid Weekly
- Health & Wellness Benefits
- 401k Plan with company match
- Paid Time off for full-time associates
- Associate discounts
- Tuition Assistance
- Career pathing
- Development opportunities
Job Summary
PetSmart’s Experience Leader (ELR) is responsible for providing exceptional leadership and service to our pet parent while upholding the company’s vision, mission, values, and strategy. This role is expected to provide exemplary leadership for the store by driving the pet parent experience through culture and strategies, achieving targeted results. This role has shared responsibility for the safety of people and pets, efficient execution of daily tasks and financial outcomes.
Essential responsibilities
Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following and may vary depending on store characteristics and needs:
People Leadership:
- Participates in employment decisions such as recruiting, interviewing, hiring, coaching, and terminating.
- Facilitates the associate experience and supports associate development. This includes but is not limited to associate reviews, recognition, team events, labor management, training, onboarding, mentoring, succession planning, and coaching for growth.
- Address and administer associate complaints and grievances.
- Prioritize, delegate, and validate daily tasks for associates to meet business and pet parent needs.
- Lead and coach associates on proper processes to ensure pets in our care are safe and healthy.
- Coordinates staffing coverage for experience activities in pivotal areas of the store.
- Effectively communicates company information and priorities to associates to ensure alignment and deliver on expectations.
- Delegate and validate completion of daily tasks including engagement videos.
- Recognizes and celebrates associates driving overall associate engagement.
Overall Store Experience:
- Leads the associate and pet parent experience at all levels and ensures pets in our care are safe and healthy.
- Responsible for the pet parent experience and outcomes conducted over the telephone, in person or online, and responding to general and escalated pet parent’s concerns.
- Assists with reservations in hotels, salons, and training.
- Oversees all PetSmart services (salon, training, hotel and day camp), live pet sales and adoptions.
- Evaluates operations and seeks opportunities to continuously improve experiences and services.
- Oversees store events and marketing (adoptions, hotel, salon, etc.).
- Maintains store standards and leads a culture of empowerment by ensuring compliance with our policies and procedures (P&Ps) and code of ethics.
- Responsible for conducting monthly Services Walks to validate proper execution of policies and procedures.
- Responsible for taking immediate action when a sick/injured pet is identified in the store; transport to the vet as needed.
- Shared responsibility with store opening and closing procedures to ensure we uphold our brand promise.
Business Management
- Drives and identifies opportunities to grow the business and hold associates accountable in achieving store P&L expectations such as sales and shrink targets.
- Manages expenses such as labor and supplies and any other relevant store metrics.
- Leverages home office partners and resources to submit and follow up on store related work orders and purchase card allocation.
- Works directly with the services associates on productivity and scheduling to grow the business and achieve company goals.
Qualifications
- 3-5 years of retail leadership or experience in a customer-focused environment.
- Full time availability required, flexibility in schedule, able to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed.
- Proficiency in computer applications.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to react under pressure and maintain composure.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
Supervisory responsibility
Typically oversees one to six lead associates and ten to seventy non-leader associates. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with PetSmart’s policies and procedures.
Essential physical demands and work environment
Associate required to stand, walk, climb a ladder, and use hands to handle, feel, hold, write, etc. The associate frequently is required to reach with hands and arms: stoop, kneel, crouch, talk and hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include depth perception. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Associate must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally team lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include depth perception.
While performing the duties of this job, the associate is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, as well as a wet environment with an abundance of pet hair. The noise level is moderate in the work environment; however, associates may be exposed to high levels of noise at times. Exposure to live animals and their handling is common.
Do what you love
Join us for a chance to make a meaningful impact every day. Whether it's helping a customer choose their first fish, celebrating a pet's birthday, or seeing the smile on a pet parent’s face after a fresh groom—you'll create moments that matter. At PetSmart, we cherish diversity and the unique perspectives of our 50,000 associates, all united by a passion for pets.
We’re delighted you’re interested in joining our pack and helping us in our commitment to doing Anything for Pets, and the people who love them. We're excited to hear your story and learn more about you! Apply Now!
PetSmart is an Equal Opportunity Employer
PetSmart provides an equal opportunity for all associates and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. We offer reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities throughout our application process, upon request and as required by law.
This job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of work associates/leaders assigned to this job perform. It is not intended to include all duties and responsibilities. You will be provided with a copy of a job description for the actual position you are hired into. Exact rate of pay will be based on relevant experience level, training, skills or knowledge and store location. This position is paid on a per hour basis. In no instance will PetSmart pay less than the local minimum wage. This position is also eligible for a quarterly incentive based on eligible earnings and store performance, as well benefits, as described at https://benefits.petsmart.com/us/.
Applicants must be over the age of 18 (except in Montana or where otherwise required by local or state law)
For applicants in our Waterloo, San Francisco, or Los Angeles locations: Pursuant to the Waterloo and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, as well as the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, we will consider for employment, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in a manner consistent with the law.
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Target corporate and specialist roles
PetSmart's Green Card sponsorships tend to concentrate in corporate functions like technology, finance, and merchandising, as well as licensed veterinary roles in its Banfield partnership. Applying to these departments gives you the strongest shot at sponsorship consideration.
Raise sponsorship early in the process
Retail hiring managers often move quickly and may not default to sponsorship discussions. Bring up your Green Card needs before an offer stage so PetSmart's HR team can involve immigration counsel and assess feasibility without last-minute complications.
Understand the PERM labor certification step
Green Card sponsorship at an employer like PetSmart typically begins with PERM, which requires documenting that no qualified U.S. worker is available. This process can take a year or more before an I-140 petition is even filed, so timeline expectations matter.
Confirm sponsorship through verified job listings
Not every PetSmart posting leads to Green Card sponsorship. Migrate Mate surfaces verified sponsors so you can filter by real sponsorship history, helping you focus your applications on roles where sponsorship is genuinely on the table.
Leverage any existing work visa status
If you're already working at PetSmart on an H-1B visa or TN visa, you're better positioned to initiate a Green Card conversation. Internal transfers and promotions can sometimes restart the sponsorship discussion with a clearer business justification already established.
Align your application to demonstrated business need
PetSmart operates in a competitive retail environment where immigration decisions are tied to genuine talent gaps. Roles requiring niche technical skills, specialized veterinary credentials, or bilingual capabilities are more likely to generate the internal sponsorship approval needed to proceed.
PetSmart Green Card Visa Sponsorship: Frequently Asked Questions
Does PetSmart sponsor Green Card visas?
Yes, PetSmart does sponsor Green Card visas for select positions. Sponsorship is not offered across all roles and tends to be reserved for positions where the company has a demonstrated need for specialized skills. Corporate technology, finance, merchandising, and veterinary-adjacent roles are among the areas where Green Card sponsorship has historically been most accessible.
Which roles and departments at PetSmart are most likely to receive Green Card sponsorship?
Green Card sponsorship at PetSmart is most commonly associated with corporate roles requiring specialized qualifications, including positions in information technology, data analytics, finance, and supply chain management. Licensed veterinary professionals working through PetSmart's clinic partnerships may also be eligible. Frontline retail and store associate positions are generally not sponsored for Green Card purposes.
How does the Green Card application process work at PetSmart?
PetSmart typically initiates Green Card sponsorship through the PERM labor certification process, where the company must demonstrate to the Department of Labor that no qualified U.S. worker is available for the role. Once PERM is certified, PetSmart files an I-140 immigrant petition on your behalf. You then wait for a visa number to become available before applying for adjustment of status or consular processing.
How long does the Green Card process take at PetSmart?
The timeline depends on your country of birth and the employment-based preference category your role falls under. PERM labor certification alone can take one to two years before the I-140 is filed. Applicants born in high-demand countries like India or China may face additional wait times due to visa backlogs. Building a realistic multi-year timeline into your planning is essential.
How do I find Green Card jobs at PetSmart?
Start by identifying PetSmart roles in departments where sponsorship is most common, such as corporate technology or veterinary services. Migrate Mate lists PetSmart's open roles and verifies its sponsorship history, so you can quickly confirm whether a specific position is realistically sponsorship-eligible before investing time in the application process.
What is the prevailing wage for Green Card sponsorship at PetSmart?
Employers sponsoring a Green Card through the PERM labor certification process must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role. The Department of Labor determines this rate based on the specific job title, location, and experience level. The prevailing wage is locked in during the PERM filing and applies through the entire Green Card process. You can look up current rates using the DOL's OFLC Wage Search tool.