Sr. HR Business Partner - Sales

About the role

The Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) – Sales/Commercial for Electrical Connections (EC) is a strategic role passionate about enabling business performance through people. This position partners closely with sales and commercial leadership to drive outcomes by aligning talent strategies with go-to-market priorities, enhancing leadership effectiveness, and building high-performing, customer-focused teams.

Responsibilities

• Drive Commercial Performance Through Talent Strategy
  • Partner with Sales/Commercial leaders to design and implement HR strategies that support revenue growth, market expansion, and customer engagement.
  • Enable Leadership Effectiveness
    • Coach and advise leaders on organizational design, team dynamics, performance management, and talent decisions to strengthen accountability and results.
  • Sales-Focused HR Priorities
    • Lead and support key HR processes across the sales and commercial organization, including performance management, strategic hiring, leadership development, employee relations, and sales incentive compensation design and administration.
  • Advance Talent Development
    • Partner with leaders to identify and address development needs, including onboarding, training, and leadership development.
    • Align Customers Across the Enterprise
      • Collaborate across business segments and enterprise functions to ensure alignment on talent strategies that support commercial priorities and enterprise objectives.
  • Leverage Data to Drive Decisions
    • Analyze workforce trends, talent metrics, and organizational data to deliver actionable insights that improve retention, engagement, and performance outcomes.
  • Attract and Retain Top Talent
    • Partner with Talent Acquisition to develop targeted sourcing strategies and build diverse, high-quality pipelines for critical commercial roles.
    • Partner Across HR Centers of Excellence (COEs)
      • Collaborate with Compensation, Benefits, Payroll, HRIS, and other COEs to deliver integrated, business-relevant solutions—particularly in areas impacting performance and rewards.
  • Guarantee Adherence & Risk Mitigation
    • Maintain solid knowledge of employment laws and support compliance across the organization while proactively advising leaders on risk and policy adherence.
  • Maintain Data Integrity & HR Operations Excellence
    • Oversee employee data accuracy and transactions within Workday HRIS to ensure reliable reporting and decision-making.

  Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field required.
  • 7+ years of progressive HR Business Partner experience supporting sales, marketing, customer-facing, or commercial functions in a matrixed organization required.
  • Past experience working in a similar role for a global, publicly traded manufacturer preferred.
  • Demonstrated experience supporting sales incentive compensation programs and aligning rewards to performance strongly preferred.
  • Solid understanding of employment law, HR practices, and organizational effectiveness.
  • Proven success in talent management, organizational design, and employee relations within commercially driven environments.
  • Ability to influence senior leaders and build trusted relationships across teams.
  • Strong analytical skills with experience demonstrating HR data and workforce insights to drive decisions.
  • Proficiency in HRIS systems (Workday preferred) and Microsoft Office Suite.
  • Flexibility to work 4 days a week from our Solon, Ohio, Electrical Connections manufacturing campus and 1 day from home.

  Qualifications

  • Dynamic global reach with diverse operations around the world.
  • Plentiful career opportunities and the ability to make an impact every day.
  • Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts, short-term and long-term disability benefits, critical illness, accident insurance, life insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, employee stock purchase plan, and more.

  Skills

  • Experience supporting sales incentive compensation programs and aligning rewards to performance.
  • Understanding of employment laws and compliance.
  • Knowledge of HRIS systems (Workday preferred).
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Effective communication and collaboration skills.

  Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision plans.
  • Flexible spending accounts.
  • Short-term and long-term disability benefits.
  • Critical illness and accident insurance.
  • Life insurance.
  • 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
  • Employee stock purchase plan.
  • Tuition reimbursement.
  • Back-up care services.
  • Paid time off including volunteer time.
  • A well-being program.
  • Legal & identity theft protection.