[Hiring] Senior Labour and Employee Relations Specialist @Danaher Corporation

Role Description

The Senior Labor and Employee Relations Specialist is responsible for driving and influencing execution of Danaher’s labor and employee relations strategies in Europe. This position is a member of the Danaher Corporate HR Labor and Employee Relations (LER) Europe team.

• Handling non-routine core ER matters in partnership with OpCo HR that present complexity or higher risk or require policy interpretation, including:
  • Non-routine workplace investigations
  • Leave accommodation issues
  • Individual and collective termination matters
• Applying a systematic approach to address root causes, develop and recommend actions and countermeasures.
• Coaching and supporting OpCo HR Business Partners (HRBPs)/HR Generalists on routine core ER processes including:
  • Workplace investigations
  • Performance management issues
  • Associate employment separations (individual and collective)
• Providing subject-matter leadership on enterprise initiatives and projects, including associate representative information and consultation requirements.
• Providing mentorship, guidance and advice on works council/union/labor relations matters as appropriate, including establishing and/or maintaining and developing constructive and business-oriented partnerships with employee representatives.

Qualifications

• University degree (undergraduate degree required, graduate degree preferred) in Law (Labor/Industrial relations), Labor Relations, Business, Human Resources, or another related field.
• 7+ years of combined human resources, employee relations, labor relations, and/or L&E legal experience in a law firm or company.
• Subject matter expertise and solid technical knowledge of fundamental labor and employment laws and labor and employee relations landscape in Germany and Europe.
• Fluency or working proficiency in German and/or another European language.
• Experience managing, handling, and executing complex employee investigations.
• Experience managing and coordinating employee representative bodies including execution of business change, restructuring, policy, and project deployment.
• Must be able to apply LER expertise and experience with a pragmatic and proactive approach, balance collaborative workplace partnerships and business interests, and influence and lead stakeholders.
• Experience developing and implementing process-oriented solutions to scale and drive consistent LER practice and outcomes.

Requirements

• Able to travel 20% (internationally).

Benefits

• Flexible, remote working arrangements for eligible roles.
• Commitment to providing enriching careers, no matter the work arrangement.