Senior HR Business Partner
Job Description
Preferred Location: Capitol Heights, Maryland (Washington DC)
About dancker
Since 1829, dancker’s journey began with one craftsman nearly 200 years ago. Today, we are a dynamic team dedicated to unleashing human potential by seamlessly integrating commercial interior solutions that connect people, places, and technology.
In partnership with our clients, we are transforming how environments are imagined and built—creating destinations where people want to live, work, learn, and heal. Through integrated solutions, we build, connect, furnish, and optimize spaces with sustainability and community stewardship at the core of everything we do.
As dancker continues to grow and evolve, we are investing in building world-class capabilities—including a more strategic, modern HR function that accelerates business performance and strengthens our culture.
The difference you’ll make:
dancker is seeking an entrepreneurial and forward-thinking Senior Human Resources Business Partner to help shape and build the next generation of HR capability for our organization.
This role serves as a trusted advisor to business leaders, translating business strategy into people strategies that enable growth, performance, and organizational effectiveness. This leader will play a pivotal role in elevating HR — helping build talent, leadership, and organizational capabilities that power dancker’s next chapter.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone energized by building, transforming, and scaling people capabilities in a growing, purpose-driven organization.
How you’ll make an impact:
Strategic Partnership & Leadership
• Serve as the primary strategic HR partner to our businesses that are powered by our workforce of 350 employees.
• Help leaders translate business priorities into actionable talent and organizational initiatives.
Talent Strategy & Succession Planning
• Lead workforce and succession planning efforts to build strong leadership and critical talent pipelines.
• Drive the building of our leadership and employee development programs that strengthen organizational capability.
Organizational Effectiveness & Design
• Partner with leaders to design agile, effective organizations that scale with growth.
• Lead change management initiatives that help teams navigate transformation successfully.
Winning Work Environment
• Champion initiatives that strengthen culture, engagement, and employee experience across the organization.
• Help leaders build high-performing, inclusive teams aligned to company values
Employee Relations & Coaching
• Coach and advise leaders through complex people and organizational challenges.
• Strengthen leadership capability through thoughtful guidance and partnership.
What you’ll bring to this role:
10-15 years of progressive HR experience in an HR business partner role.
Demonstrated expertise in organizational development, employee relations, and workforce planning.
Open to contribute and lead enterprise-wide HR projects
Proactive and resourceful with a strong sense of accountability and self-motivation
Key Behaviors to succeed in the role
All Employees: Collaborates | Accountable | Innovative | Customer Focused | Self Development | Courage
More about the role:
• Hybrid work schedule based in Capitol Heights / Washington, DC
• Travel up to 25% as needed to support business partnership (primarily between NJ, PA and MD)
Salary Range: Minimum: $130,000 Maximum: $190,000 will be based on capability and experience