Dallas, TX US
About Our Client
Our client is a unified family of industrial services businesses, committed to being the partner of choice for customers. The company is comprised of distinct, strategic business groups that provide a wide range of industrial services and equipment. They are part of a larger family of companies, an organization with over $132B in assets and 5,400 employees. As they continue to grow and evolve, they are aligning around a unified vision one company, one team, committed to being the partner of choice for their customers.
The Opportunity
Our client is seeking a professional who will serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership and key liaison between the Human Resources department and business units for the full HR lifecycle. This role blends core HR Generalist responsibilities with strategic business partnering to enhance employee engagement, leadership capability, and organizational effectiveness. This Senior HRBP will be critical in driving cohesion across four of their offices in Texas, providing expert guidance to support approximately 270 non-leadership and approximately 10-15 executive and director level employees during a significant HR transformation. Collaborates closely with company leadership to develop talent strategies that support the achievement of business goals while fostering a high-performance and inclusive culture. Ensures company standards comply with and are executed consistently with organizational direction.
What You Will Do
Who You Are
The ideal candidate will be a strong cultural fit, a factor that will ultimately be prioritized over experience and expertise.
This professional is inherently team-oriented and relational, thriving on building strong bonds in the workplace and demonstrating a genuine commitment to being a "good person."
Must be an influential and courageous leader, capable of professionally pushing back on management and delivering sound recommendations to mitigate company risk, especially in a business unit new to heavy HR involvement.
This person is an adaptable change agent, comfortable operating in the "gray" areas of the business and excited by the prospect of cleaning up processes and managing a high degree of organizational change.
Finally, a PHR or SPHR certification is a plus, as is an MBA.
Why Join This Team?
This is an opportunity for you to not only manage core HR operations but also shape new, cohesive policies and processes, making you a key strategic partner and change agent from day one. You will benefit from strong mentorship and professional development coaching by reporting directly to two professional and knowledgeable senior leaders who are committed to your growth. The role offers a competitive base salary combined with robust benefits that include a 6% ESOP Account contribution and Profit Sharing based on branch performance.
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About Naviga Recruiting & Executive Search
Naviga Recruiting & Executive Search is a leading provider of Contingent Workforce Solutions, Executive Search, Leadership and Individual Contributor hiring, empowering businesses to achieve their strategic objectives through expert talent acquisition. Our specialties include sales, marketing, finance/accounting and operations hiring. With a commitment to excellence and a deep understanding of market trends, Naviga Recruiting & Executive Search helps organizations build high-performing teams and navigate complex workforce challenges. Naviga Recruiting & Executive Search specializes in U.S. Hiring for Global Businesses.
Dawn Slagter is a seasoned Executive Recruiter with over 15 years of experience helping companies across North America identify and secure high-impact talent in highly specialized roles. At Naviga, Dawn supports our clients with searches spanning legal, technology, financial services, life sciences, marketing, and data science, bringing a deep understanding of both industry nuance and candidate motivation.
Known for her high-touch, insight-driven approach, Dawn partners closely with clients to uncover not just the job requirements but the strategic goals behind each hire. She thrives on digging deep, building trust on both sides of the search, and aligning outcomes for long-term success. Her placements range from mid-level professionals to C-suite executives, and she has a particular strength in hard-to-fill roles with narrow candidate pools, like her recent successful search for a Life Sciences Regulatory Attorney with Biotech and in-house experience.
Before entering recruiting Dawn spent five years as an administrative professional, experience she credits with building the organizational discipline, communication finesse, and time management skills that now define her candidate and client experience. She brings a “white glove” service mindset to every engagement, ensuring that hiring is smooth, transparent, and delay-free from first outreach to final offer.
Dawn is also deeply committed to helping clients compete for today’s top talent by helping them refine and market their true value proposition beyond just compensation. She leverages real-time salary benchmarks, candidate feedback, and competitor insights to shape compelling messaging around culture, flexibility, and growth. Her market intelligence and candidate-first thinking make her a critical partner to both hiring leaders and job seekers alike.
Outside of recruiting, Dawn is passionate about cooking and recipe creation, with aspirations of publishing a series of health-conscious cookbooks. Her personal philosophy, “I don’t quit, I adapt, I learn, I push forward,” shapes everything she does in both life and work.
Dawn holds certifications in diversity sourcing and recruiting and is a member of several industry associations including NALS and the American Staffing Association. She brings this passion for equity and inclusion into every search, striving to build workplaces that reflect a wide range of backgrounds, ideas, and experiences.