You will directly report into the Vice President, Talent. In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Design and/or deploy L&D programs focused on accelerating development of succession pipeline, talent funnel, and mid-level people leaders.
• Lead global execution of Danaher’s Leadership Development Nomination and Early Career Programs including General Manager Development Program (GMDP) and Maximizing Leadership Performance (MLP).
  • Lead annual demand collection process with Opcos, connecting demand to insights & needs from org and talent discussions.
  • Lead platform recruitment activities by acting as the linking pin for Corporate University Recruitment team, aligning and coaching hiring managers, interviewing & selecting diverse talent, and finding the best suitable first progression.
  • Program manage Life Sciences-led cohorts, including organizing training events, network events, peer-to-peer coaching, and Senior Leader led learning events.
  • Partner with Opco HR Business Partners and Opco Talent leaders to identify roles for rotation programs that offer the most impactful participant development experiences.
  • Build close relationships with program participants via regular check-in conversations, understands career ambitions, and development goals. Facilitate timely rotations into roles & opcos that accelerate participant development for rotation programs.
  • Drive VOC from both participants and business. Suggests improvement projects / kaizens to bring the programs and/or execution to the next level.
• Provide insights into the status of L&D programs by reviewing the monthly KPIs and initiating continuous improvement activities for areas not on track.
• Take a strong change management, customer-centric, and systems thinking approach to building associate skills, partnering with key stakeholders to build sustainable change.
• Bring best practice L&D practices to organization and act as L&D subject matter expert for OpCos.
• Program manage annual Performance Management and Development processes and partner with Danaher Talent COE to drive process improvement; analyze results, provide trends, and next step recommendations. Implement next step recommendations.
• Partner with Life Sciences communications partner to market L&D tools and resources.
• Program manage engagement survey and evolving employee listening strategy, partnering closely with Danaher engagement team members and Life Sciences communications partner.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Bachelor’s degree
• 5+ years in Human Resources related function in a multinational, matrix organization
• 5+ years combined experience in Learning & Development, Talent Management, Talent Acquisition and/or Early Careers.
• Experience managing projects with cross-functional teams
• Proficient systems and technical experience including solid MS office skills and HR and/or Learning Management Systems

Preferred skills and attributes for the role include the following:

• Master’s degree in Human Resources, Organizational Psychology, or Organizational Behavior
• Continuous improvement mindset and experience
• Demonstrated ability to build strong partnerships with and influence key stakeholders within businesses/OpCos and across enterprise
• Strong change management skills including use of tools, methodologies, and more emergent change strategies
• Proven mindset of ‘getting things done’ and can demonstrate results. Can work independently, takes initiative, and makes things happen.
• Strong problem-solving skills. Demonstrated project management experience and leveraging DBS tools.
• Strong communicator. Effective facilitator, trainer, and strong presentation skills.
• Strong analytical skills that include the understanding of how to collect critical data, analyze data, identify key themes/trends and translate them into plausible recommendations. Ability to represent information in an engaging and appealing manner.

When you join us, you’ll also be joining Danaher’s global organization, where 80,000 people wake up every day determined to help our customers win. As an associate, you’ll try new things, work hard, and advance your skills with guidance from dedicated leaders, all with the support of powerful Danaher Business System tools and the stability of a tested organization.

Danaher Corporation and all Danaher Companies are committed to equal opportunity regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other characteristics protected by law. We value diversity and the existence of similarities and differences, both visible and not, found in our workforce, workplace and throughout the markets we serve. Our associates, customers and shareholders contribute unique and different perspectives as a result of these diverse attributes.

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We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us at applyassistance@danaher.com to request accommodation.

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