Commercial Growth Partner - Industrial Water

Executive Talent Partner – Industrial Water (Sales & Industry Talent)

Location: US – flexible / regional focus

Solenis is seeking a commercially credible, highly connected industry professional to drive hiring strategy for our Industrial Water business.

This is a business-facing role embedded within the commercial organization, designed for someone who understands the water treatment industry from the inside and can leverage their network to directly impact growth. Whether through commercial sales leadership, business development, or specialized industry recruiting, the focus is on bringing market insight and relationships into a critical hiring function.

This role is not a traditional HR or transactional recruiting position — it is a market-facing, relationship-driven role focused on engaging and attracting top commercial talent from within the industry.

The primary objective is simple: leverage deep industry relationships and market insight to attract high-performing commercial talent that drives growth.

This position requires peer-level credibility with experienced sales professionals and a trusted partnership with business leadership.

This role offers the opportunity to step into a highly visible position, working directly with commercial leadership to shape hiring strategy and influence growth across a priority market.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the dedicated talent partner to Industrial Water commercial leadership
• Develop and execute talent strategies aligned to territory expansion, customer segments, and growth priorities
• Activate existing industry networks to generate immediate candidate pipelines and support urgent hiring needs
• Leverage existing industry relationships to proactively identify and engage high-performing commercial professionals
• Build and maintain talent maps across competitors and adjacent markets
• Assess candidates for commercial acumen, consultative selling capability, technical credibility, and cultural alignment
• Provide market intelligence on compensation trends, competitor hiring activity, and talent availability
• Partner closely with HR, Talent Acquisition operations, and leadership to ensure a seamless, high-quality hiring process
• Build long-term talent pipelines that support multi-year growth objectives

Requirements

• 7+ years of commercial sales, business development, account management, or highly specialized industry recruiting with strong commercial exposure within water treatment, specialty chemicals, or related industrial markets
• Demonstrated depth of professional network within the industrial water commercial community
• Strong understanding of industrial sales cycles, territory management, and solution-based selling
• Ability to build credibility quickly with senior sales and business leaders
• High level of business acumen and ability to evaluate commercial performance drivers
• Proactive, relationship-driven approach to engaging passive talent
• Comfort operating in a role that blends strategic market engagement with disciplined hiring execution
• We are particularly interested in candidates from commercial / sales backgrounds within industrial water or chemicals who bring strong industry networks

At Solenis, we understand that our greatest asset is our people. That is why we offer competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits which include medical, dental, vision & 401K, and numerous opportunities for professional growth and development. So, if you are interested in working for a world-class company and enjoy solving complex challenges, whether in the lab or the field, consider joining our team.

Solenis is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer, including Minorities / Women/ Veterans / Disabled. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Should you require assistance in applying to this opportunity, please reach out to Solenis Talent Acquisition at View email address on click.appcast.io

The expected compensation range for this position is between $107,500.00 and $157,663.00 plus discretionary bonuses. The exact compensation may vary based on your skills, experience and other factors permitted by law.