Sr. HR Business Partner - Sales

The Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) – Sales/Commercial for Electrical Connections (EC) is a strategic role passionate about enabling business performance through people. The HRBP 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.

• 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.
• Support 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 – 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.

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or a 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 Solon, Ohio, Electrical Connections manufacturing campus and 1 day from home.

At nVent, we value our people and their health and well‑being. We provide a broad benefits package with meaningful programs for eligible full‑time employees that includes:
Medical, dental, and vision plans along with flexible spending accounts, short‑term and long‑term disability benefits, critical illness, accident insurance and life insurance. A 401(k) retirement plan and an employee stock purchase plan — both include a company match. Other supplemental benefits may include tuition reimbursement, caregiver, personal and parental leave, back‑up care services, paid time off including volunteer time, a well‑being program, and/or legal & identity theft protection.

At nVent, we are committed to equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by national, federal, state or local law.