Global Director, Human Resources Business Operation

At first glance, you’ll see Danaher’s scale. Our 65,000+ associates work across the globe at more than 15 unique operating companies within three platforms—life sciences, diagnostics, and biotechnology.

Look again and you’ll see the opportunity to build a meaningful career, be creative, and take risks with the support you need to be successful. You’ll find associates who are as certain about their impact as they are about where they’re headed next.

You’ll find the Danaher Business System, which makes everything possible. You’ll also see a company that investors trust—our culture of continuous improvement has helped us outperform the S&P 500 by more than 5,000% over the past 25 years.

The Global Director, HR Business Operations is responsible for the operational management, advancement, and governance of Workday Human Capital Management (HCM) within the organization. They will help build out a team as part of a Shared Services organization creation for the Danaher enterprise. This role ensures effective daily management and continuous improvement of the Workday HCM technology solutions aligned with operational needs. The director will lead a team of professionals and collaborate with various departments to enhance HR processes and systems. This position is part of the Corporate HR Technology Operations organization and will be remote within the United States.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to: 

• Partner with HRIT to support the standardization, integration, and automation of enabling HR technology platforms, processes, and information management

• Lead a team of Workday support technicians across differentiated tiered support levels to ensure the efficient and effective resolution of break/fix issues to full implementation projects

• Support the HR Tech Operations leadership team with roadmap design and implementation of all Workday Human Capital Management (HCM) solutions – including prioritizing Workday initiatives that align with organizational needs

• Act as a strategic advisor/partner to Centers of Excellence and the Senior HRLT regarding Workday platform opportunities

• Partner with HRIT to provide end-to-end Workday platform support including associated policies and vendors

• Develop key performance indicators to measure the effectiveness of Workday HCM and ROI on continued enhancements

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to increase effectiveness and efficiency

The essential requirements of the job include:  

• Minimum requirement of a bachelor’s degree, preferably in Information Systems, Human Resources or related field of study.

• Relevant experience in Workday HCM platform support and process management in a Shared Services operating environment as well as a thorough understanding and subject matter expertise of HR technology automation including manager/employee self-service, artificial intelligence (AI), and/or machine learning (ML) of Workday

• Must be a self-starter with a solid understanding of HR corporate processes

• Must be process-driven, data-driven, excellent organization, communication (oral and written), collaboration, and problem-solving skills

• Must have global leadership experience, including knowledge and experience in multi-region management with the ability to adapt leadership style to influence different situations and people

Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements:

• Ability to travel domestically and internationally per business needs

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At Danaher we believe in designing a better, more sustainable workforce. We recognize the benefits of flexible, remote working arrangements for eligible roles and are committed to providing enriching careers, no matter the work arrangement. This position is eligible for a remote work arrangement in which you can work remotely from your home. Additional information about this remote work arrangement will be provided by your interview team. Explore the flexibility and challenge that working for Danaher can provide.

The salary range for this role is $180,000 - $230,000. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.

This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.

We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life. 

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