Senior HR Business Partner - Corporate & Sales

Senior Human Resources Business Partner – Corporate & Sales

The Senior Human Resources Business Partner (Senior HRBP) partners with corporate and sales leaders to align talent and organizational strategies with business priorities. This role leads talent management, performance, and organizational effectiveness while providing guidance on complex employee relations, leadership coaching, and policy application. As a trusted advisor, the Senior HRBP works with autonomy to influence people decisions, translating business needs into practical people strategies. The SR. HRBP makes real business impacts that contribute to RTI's ongoing growth and success.

Location & Travel

This position must be based in a major travel hub within the Central or Eastern time zone. Preference will be given to candidates located in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area who are able to commute to the office as needed for collaboration, team meetings, and strategy sessions. Estimated travel 15-20%.

Compensation

The base salary range for this position is $145,000 - $155,000 annually, plus a 15% bonus opportunity. Please note that the base salary will vary based on market conditions and the candidate's experience.

Primary Job Accountabilities:

Strategic Partnership & Organizational Alignment

• Partner with senior leaders and their teams to align talent and organizational strategies with business priorities.
• Identify and implement people initiatives that support growth, scalability, and effectiveness.
• Provide input on organizational design, workforce planning, team effectiveness, and leadership capability.

Talent Management, Performance & Organizational Effectiveness

• Lead talent processes, including talent reviews and calibration, succession planning, performance management, and leadership development.
• Partner with leaders to identify high-potential talent, capability gaps, and development needs; implement plans to address them.
• Drive organizational effectiveness through role clarity, structure, and performance expectations.
• Strengthen bench depth and readiness for critical roles.

Leadership Coaching & HR Advisor

• Serve as a trusted advisor and coach to senior leaders on talent, performance, and organizational effectiveness.
• Provide guidance on performance management, conduct, conflict resolution, and corrective actions.
• Reinforce leader ownership of people decisions while ensuring consistent application of HR practices.
• Mentor and support less experienced HRBPs on complex or sensitive matters, as appropriate.

Employee Relations, Risk Management & Policy Application

• Act as an escalation point and SME for complex employee relations matters, including investigations.
• Lead investigations, ensuring clear documentation, outcomes, and risk mitigation.
• Ensure consistent, compliant application of employment laws, policies, and HR practices.
• Identify ER trends and partner with leaders on preventative strategies.

Data, Insights & Change Enablement

• Leverage workforce data to identify trends and inform talent and organizational strategies.
• Translate insights into actionable recommendations for leaders.
• Support rollout and adoption of HR programs, tools, and organizational changes.
• Partner with HR teams to enhance leadership capability and change effectiveness.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards, Learning, HR Operations, and other HR functions to deliver integrated solutions.
• Support leave of absence and accommodations in partnership with relevant teams.
• Drive consistency in HR practices, tools, and processes across supported functions.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Business, or related field.
• 8–10+ years of progressive HR experience, including employee relations, leadership coaching, and HR business partnership.
• Experience supporting senior leaders in fast-paced, decentralized, or high-growth environments.
• Strong experience managing complex investigations and performance or organizational issues.
• In-depth knowledge of employment law and HR practices.
• Strong business acumen and ability to align talent strategies to business goals.
• Excellent analytical, communication, influencing, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and operate effectively in ambiguity.
• Proficiency in HRIS and Microsoft Office.
• Travel Requirement: 15-20%

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in HR, Business, or Organizational Development.
• Experience in talent management, succession planning, and organizational effectiveness.
• SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, or SPHR certification.
• Experience supporting Corporate, Sales, or enterprise functions.

Inclusive Employer At Restaurant Technologies, we celebrate diversity, believe in equity, and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees; we're proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.

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Culture & Benefits

Our employees are the foundation of our success and we take care of them! Our comprehensive benefits include professional development, competitive health care coverage, incentives and a healthy work and life balance. We've cultivated an award-winning workplace for driven team members who enjoy a fast pace and rapid growth balanced by a flexible and supportive environment. We've earned recognition as a "Best Place to Work," by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal along with The Minnesota Work Life Champions Award while consistently earning a spot on Minnesota's Fastest Growing Companies list. In addition, we've earned numerous awards from our customer base who consider Restaurant Technologies a valued strategic partner.

Who We Are

Restaurant Technologies is the leading provider of highly innovative and value-enhancing bulk cooking oil management services to the food service industry. Our solution is environmentally sound, highly efficient and creates a safer, more productive work environment for restaurant personnel. With over 35,000 existing customers we are an established, profitable mid-sized company poised for double-digit growth in the coming year. We are headquartered in suburban Minneapolis, Minnesota with a growing number of sites strategically located across the U.S. serving over 41 metropolitan markets.