Sr. Human Resources Business Partner- Sales

International; Lisle (IL); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

International Motors, a TRATON Group member based in Lisle, Illinois, seeks a Sr. Human Resources Business Partner to translate business strategy into workforce capability.

You’ll partner with leaders across functions to drive organizational health, leadership development, and accountable performance. The role requires blending HR expertise across Center of Excellence areas, coaching senior leaders, and guiding change initiatives to deliver measurable business value.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and at least 9 years of HR or Organizational Development experience.
• Master's degree and at least 5 years of HR or Organizational Development experience.
• At least 12 years of HR or Organizational Development experience.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business leaders to align workforce, leadership, and organizational priorities with business strategy and objectives.
• Translate business strategy into practical workforce, talent, and organizational plans that strengthen execution.
• Integrate expertise across HR Centers of Excellence to deliver coordinated solutions.
• Coach leaders to strengthen accountability for talent, organizational effectiveness, leadership capability, employee engagement, and culture.
• Lead talent reviews, succession planning, workforce planning, and leadership development discussions.
• Guide leaders through complex employee relations matters, organizational changes, executive staffing decisions, investigations, and organizational risk.
• Recommend organizational design, operating model, and workforce solutions that improve collaboration, accountability, execution, and business performance.
• Leverage workforce analytics, AI-enabled tools, employee insights, and business metrics to identify trends, anticipate risks, and improve leadership decision-making.
• Lead organizational change initiatives that strengthen adoption, leadership alignment, and organizational effectiveness.
• Build strong partnerships across HR, Finance, Legal, Shared Solutions, and business leadership to deliver integrated solutions that create measurable business value.
• Foster an inclusive, high-performing culture where leaders and employees are empowered to succeed.

Skills

Sales collaboration

Remote leadership

Strategy alignment

Business acumen

Organizational diagnosis

Influence & credibility

Workforce analytics

AI-enabled tools

Executive coaching

Communication & facilitation

Cross-functional partnership

Change management

Organizational transformation

Ambiguity navigation

SHRM-SCP/SPHR preferred

Education

Bachelor's degree + 9+ years HR/OD

Master's degree + 5+ years HR/OD

12+ years HR/OD experience

Job description

Position Overview

International Motors is not just building trucks, engines, and transportation solutions. We're helping shape the future of mobility. With a legacy spanning nearly 200 years and a commitment to innovation, International brings together makers, problem solvers, and future builders who are passionate about creating solutions that move people, businesses, and communities forward.

As part of the TRATON Group, we are accelerating the advancement of sustainable transportation, connected technologies, and customer-focused innovation.

Great organizations don't succeed by chance—they succeed because they have capable leaders, engaged teams, and the organizational strength to execute strategy.

Exceptional organizations are built by leaders who make great decisions about people, talent, and teams.

As a Sr. Human Resources Business Partner, you'll partner with Commercial and Service Solutions Sales leaders to help translate business strategy into organizational capability.

You’ll leverage business insight, workforce intelligence, leadership coaching, and integrated HR expertise to help leaders make better decisions, strengthen their organizations, and achieve meaningful business outcomes.

This role is an opportunity to become a trusted advisor who helps leaders navigate complexity, anticipate organizational challenges, and build the capabilities needed for long-term success.

If you're energized by solving complex business challenges, influencing senior leaders, and building organizations that perform at their best, we'd like to meet you.

As a Sr. Human Resources Business Partner, you'll serve as the HR partner to business leaders, helping them translate business priorities into the workforce, leadership, and organizational capabilities required to execute their strategy.

In this role you'll bring together expertise from Talent Experience & Acceleration, Total Rewards & Recognition, Employee & Labor Relations, Shared Solutions, and other HR Centers of Excellence to ensure leaders receive coordinated, business-focused solutions—not isolated HR services.

You’ll partner closely with vice presidents and senior leaders to understand business priorities, anticipate workforce challenges, and guide decisions that strengthen organizational capability, leadership effectiveness, and business performance.

Leaders own talent, organizational health, culture, and performance. Your role is to coach, challenge, enable, and connect leaders with the right expertise so they can confidently lead their organizations and deliver exceptional results.

Success requires business acumen, systems thinking, sound judgment, and the ability to influence through credibility rather than authority. This role does require you to be in the office four days a week (M-TH) and one day remote (Friday).

At International, we’re redefining the role Human Resources plays in business success.

Our Human Resources Business Partners don't simply provide HR support—they help leaders solve business problems.

By integrating expertise across Talent Experience & Acceleration, Total Rewards & Recognition, Employee & Labor Relations, Shared Solutions, and other HR Centers of Excellence, HR Business Partners help leaders build stronger organizations, develop exceptional talent, and deliver measurable business results.

We believe leaders own talent and organizational outcomes. Our role is to coach, challenge, connect, and enable leaders with the insight, expertise, and integrated HR solutions they need to build high-performing organizations.

If you are a strategic thinker, trusted advisor, and collaborative problem solver who thrives at the intersection of business strategy and people strategy and are looking for an opportunity to influence business performance—not simply support it—you'll find it here.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business leaders to align workforce, leadership, and organizational priorities with business strategy and operational objectives.
• Help leaders translate business strategy into practical workforce, talent, and organizational plans that strengthen execution.
• Integrate expertise across HR Centers of Excellence to deliver coordinated solutions that address complex business and workforce challenges.
• Coach leaders to strengthen accountability for talent, organizational effectiveness, leadership capability, employee engagement, and culture.
• Lead talent reviews, succession planning, workforce planning, and leadership development discussions that build long-term organizational capability.
• Guide leaders through complex employee relations matters, organizational changes, executive staffing decisions, investigations, and organizational risk.
• Recommend organizational design, operating model, and workforce solutions that improve collaboration, accountability, execution, and business performance.
• Leverage workforce analytics, AI-enabled tools, employee insights, and business metrics to identify trends, anticipate risks, and improve leadership decision-making.
• Lead organizational change initiatives that strengthen adoption, leadership alignment, and organizational effectiveness.
• Build strong partnerships across HR, Finance, Legal, Shared Solutions, and business leadership to deliver integrated solutions that create measurable business value.
• Foster an inclusive, high-performing culture where leaders and employees are empowered to succeed.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and at least 9 years of HR or Organizational Development experience
• At least 2 years of lead experience

OR

• Master's degree and at least 5 years of HR or Organizational Development experience
• At least 2 years of lead experience

OR

• At least 12 years of HR or Organizational Development experience
• At least 2 years of lead experience

Additional Requirements

• Qualified candidates, excluding current employees, must be legally authorized on an unrestricted basis (US Citizen, Legal Permanent Resident, Refugee or Asylee) to be employed in the United States. We do not anticipate providing employment related work sponsorship for this position (e.g., H-1B status)

Desired Skills

• Experience working with Sales teams.
• Ability to work with remote sales leaders.
• Ability to align workforce, talent, leadership, and organizational priorities with business strategy.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to translate people decisions into business outcomes.
• Experience diagnosing organizational challenges and implementing practical, sustainable solutions.
• Ability to influence leaders, facilitate complex discussions, and drive organizational change.
• Experience leveraging workforce analytics, employee insights, AI-enabled tools, and business metrics to support decision-making.
• Ability to translate complex data into actionable business recommendations.
• Demonstrated ability to coach senior leaders and influence decisions through insight, credibility, and sound judgment.
• Strong communication, facilitation, and executive presence skills.
• Experience partnering across talent management, employee relations, rewards, leadership development, workforce planning, and organizational effectiveness.
• Proven ability to orchestrate resources and expertise across multiple stakeholders to solve complex business challenges.
• Experience leading organizational transformation, change management, or workforce capability initiatives.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity, build alignment, and drive adoption through influence.
• SHRM-SCP, SPHR, or equivalent certification is preferred
• Certifications in Organizational Development, Change Management, Lean/Six Sigma, Workforce Analytics, AI, or Executive Coaching are preferred.

Benefits And Compensation

This position offers competitive market-based compensation, along with a comprehensive benefits package designed to support employee wellbeing. You can learn more about the benefits offered for this position by visiting https://careers.international.com/#benefits.

The expected salary offered for this position will fall within the stated range, with the final offer based on the candidates' applicable skills, knowledge, and experience.

About TRATON

With its brands Scania, MAN, International, and Volkswagen Truck & Bus, TRATON SE is the parent and holding company of the TRATON GROUP and one of the world’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturers. The Group’s product portfolio comprises trucks, buses, and light-duty commercial vehicles. “Transforming Transportation Together. For a sustainable world.”: this intention underlines the Company’s ambition to have a lasting and sustainable impact on the commercial vehicle business and on the Group’s commercial growth.

About International

From a one-man company built on the world-changing invention of the McCormick reaper in 1831, to the 15,000-person-strong company we are today,few companies can lay claim to a history like International. Based in Lisle, Illinois, International Motors, LLC* creates solutions that deliver greater uptime and productivity to our customers throughout the full operation of our commercial vehicles. We build International® trucks and engines and IC Bus® school and commercial buses that are as tough and as smart as the people who drive them. We also develop Fleetrite® aftermarket parts. In everything we do, our vision is to accelerate the impact of sustainable mobility to create the cleaner, safer world we all deserve. As of 2021, we joined Scania, MAN and Volkswagen Truck & Bus in TRATON GROUP, a global champion of the truck and transport services industry. To learn more, visit International.com.

• International Motors, LLC is d/b/a International Motors USA in Illinois, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Texas, and Utah.

EEO Statement

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

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