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Sr. Director, Human Resources Business Partner and L&D
Auction.com
Irvine, KSA
Full Time
Director
Onsite
3 weeks ago
HR Business PartnershipLearning & DevelopmentSales EnablementOrganizational DesignWorkforce PlanningTalent Management
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About the Role
Auction.com seeks a strategic, hands-on Sr. Director, HRBP and L&D to support an evolving sales organization.
Key Skills for This Role
HR Business PartnershipLearning & DevelopmentSales EnablementOrganizational DesignWorkforce PlanningTalent Management
Responsibilities
- Serve as a trusted advisor to Sales and Operations leaders, providing both day to day coaching and strategic counsel across performance management, compensation, employee relations, engagement, workforce planning, and organizational design
- Partner with leadership to assess capability gaps and translate business needs into actionable people strategies and learning roadmaps
- Ensure consistent and rigorous execution of performance management practices, including goal setting, calibration, feedback cycles, and development planning
- Lead talent reviews, succession planning, and development planning to drive retention, internal mobility, and bench strength
- Lead and/or support annual HR cycle deliverables, including performance cycles, talent reviews, and compensation planning
- Design and deliver scalable Sales and Operations onboarding and ramp programs
- Build leader and manager development experiences to strengthen frontline leadership
- Create and continuously improve learning content and experiences, including facilitation, workshops, playbooks, manager toolkits, and self service resources
- Leverage AI capabilities to accelerate and enhance the creation of L&D content
- Act as a change leader within an evolving sales organization
- Use data and insights to diagnose issues, prioritize investments, and measure program impact
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Business, Education, or related field (Master’s preferred)
- 10+ years of progressive HR experience with significant HRBP scope
- 3+ years of L&D, enablement, and/or organizational development experience (or a blended role combining both)
- Strong foundation in HR principles and practices, including employment law, compliance, employee relations, and performance management
- Demonstrated experience supporting Sales and/or Operations functions
- Exceptional communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills
- Proven ability to coach executives, people leaders, and employees through complex and sensitive situations
- Strong analytical mindset with comfort using people and business data
- Proficiency with Office 365 and experience leveraging HRIS, reporting tools, and learning platforms
Full Job Posting
Overview
- We are seeking a strategic, hands on HRBP and Learning & Development leader to support an evolving sales organization.
- The Sr. Director, HRBP and L&D contributes to company performance by partnering with Sales and Operations leaders to align talent, organizational design, and capability building to achieve key business objectives.
- This role blends core HRBP responsibilities, including performance and compensation consultation, employee relations, policy interpretation, engagement, talent management, and workforce planning, with end to end L&D ownership for sales, sales leadership, and operations development.
- The successful candidate will build scalable programs that accelerate ramp time, cultivate a strong sales culture, strengthen manager effectiveness, and reinforce a collaborative, high performance environment with a focus on exceptional employee experience.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as a trusted advisor to Sales and Operations leaders, providing both day to day coaching and strategic counsel across performance management, compensation, employee relations, engagement, workforce planning, and organizational design.
- Partner with leadership to assess capability gaps (role clarity, skills, behaviors, and process adherence) and translate business needs into actionable people strategies and learning roadmaps.
- Ensure consistent and rigorous execution of performance management practices, including goal setting, calibration, feedback cycles, and development planning.
- Lead talent reviews, succession planning, and development planning to drive retention, internal mobility, and bench strength for critical roles.
- Lead and/or support annual HR cycle deliverables, including performance cycles, talent reviews, and compensation planning (merit and bonus).
- Design and deliver scalable Sales and Operations onboarding and ramp programs (new hire, upskilling, and role transitions) in partnership with functional subject matter experts.
- Build leader and manager development experiences (coaching, feedback, performance conversations) to strengthen frontline leadership and reduce regrettable attrition.
- Create and continuously improve learning content and experiences, including facilitation, workshops, playbooks, manager toolkits, and self service resources.
- Leverage AI capabilities to accelerate and enhance the creation of L&D content (e.g., sales playbooks, role based learning paths, call coaching scripts, and microlearnings).
- Support development across product, process, skills, and leadership behaviors aligned to business priorities.
- Act as a change leader within an evolving sales organization, supporting shifts in segments, territories, compensation plans, and operating rhythms.
- Ensure leaders are equipped with communication strategies, tools, and collateral needed to successfully drive adoption and sustain change.
Qualifications
- Strong foundation in HR principles and practices, including employment law, compliance, employee relations, and performance management.
- Demonstrated experience supporting Sales and/or Operations functions, with strong business acumen and ability to influence at all levels.
- Exceptional communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate complex topics into clear, actionable guidance.
- Proven ability to coach executives, people leaders, and employees through complex and sensitive situations, balancing empathy, compliance, and business outcomes.
- Demonstrated Learning & Development experience, including needs assessment, program design, facilitation, and evaluation.
- Experience building or scaling onboarding and sales readiness programs and partnering effectively with cross functional stakeholders and subject matter experts.
- Strong analytical mindset with comfort using people and business data to diagnose issues, prioritize actions, and communicate impact.
- Ability to operate effectively in a fast paced, regulated environment with strong program and project management skills.
- Demonstrated ability to identify root causes and deliver practical, effective solutions to business and people challenges.
- Proficiency with Office 365 and experience leveraging HRIS, reporting tools, and learning platforms to scale programs and measure outcomes.
- Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and deliver high quality results under time constraints.
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Business, Education, or related field (Master’s preferred).
Compensation
- The good faith base salary range for this role at the time of posting and hire is $175,000–$190,000 per year.
- Actual compensation offered will be determined based on a number of factors, including, but not limited to, a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies, experience, and geographic location.
- In addition to base salary, this position may be eligible for an annual performance bonus and/or commission, as applicable.
- Auction.com also offers a comprehensive benefits package for eligible employees, including medical, dental, and vision insurance; a 401(k) plan with a company contribution equal to 25% of eligible employee contributions; Paid Time Off (PTO); and 12 paid holidays.
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