Lead HR Business Partner - Sales

Team description

Our Sales People team sits within the broader EU GTM organisation, partnering directly with senior commercial leaders to build the people foundations that power SumUp's growth across European markets. This isn't a support function, it's a strategic seat at the table, where organisational design, leadership development, and talent strategy shape how one of SumUp's fastest-scaling business areas performs. As Lead People Partner, you'll work closely with the VP of Sales and Country Heads to make sure our growing sales force has the structures, culture, and leadership capability to keep scaling, and to keep winning.

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What you'll do

Shape and lead the People Strategy roadmap for Sales across European markets, translating business priorities into practical people plans

Partner with Sales leadership on organisational design, leadership layering, and workforce planning as the business scales

Build and improve core people processes, from onboarding to performance management to leadership development, so they're consistent, scalable, and actually used

Coach regional People Partners and Sales Leaders to strengthen management capability and embed a high-performance culture

Work cross-functionally with TA, Comp & Ben, Legal, and the wider People team to make sure people practices are compliant, consistent, and impactful

You'll be great for this role if…

Strong track record of delivering people and organisational transformation within high-growth, commercial environments, working across multiple countries simultaneously

Experience in influencing at VP and Director level, with the credibility to balance strategic thinking with hands-on delivery

Deep expertise in organisational design, talent management, and leadership capability development

Comfort using data and insight to shape decisions, identify trends, and measure the impact of people initiatives

Fluency in English is required; additional European languages su