Labour and Employee Relations Lead (f/m/d) DACH region

Labour and Employee Relations Lead (f/m/d) DACH region in Dusseldorf, Germany

Danaher is a leading global life sciences and diagnostics innovator committed to accelerating the power of science and technology to improve human health. We are a $24 billion company with 16 operating companies and a combined total workforce of 66,000 associates worldwide.

Danaher has a matrixed and decentralized organizational structure. With a significant presence in Europe, Danaher’s 16 operating companies (OpCos) present a wide breadth of employee representative forums, including 50+ works councils across Europe. Germany in particular presents a large associate population with various levels of employee representative relationships.

Danaher is building a global Labor & Employee Relations function which includes a Center of Excellence (LER COE) service model which provides core labour and employee relations services to its operating companies. The Labour and Employee Relations Lead for DACH is responsible for driving and supporting execution of Danaher’s labour and employee relations strategies in the DACH sub-region.

This position is a member of the Danaher Corporate HR Labour and Employee Relations (LER) EU team and will be located in Germany covering Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. The amount of travel will be around 20%.

In this role, you will:

1. Develop trust and collaborative relationships with HRBPs who manage employee representative relationships (including trade unions and Works Councils) in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
2. Partner with Danaher’s German Working Group Liaison to maintain and leverage a positive and effective relationship to drive enterprise-wide program and system deployments and provide leadership on enterprise initiatives and projects.
3. Prepare and review local factory agreements to drive consistency and compliance with LER strategy on enterprise initiatives.
4. Handle non-routine core employee relations matters in partnership with OpCo HR business partners that present complexity or higher risk.
5. Support OpCo HR Business Partners (HRBPs)/HR Generalists on routine core ER processes.

The essential requirements of the job include:

1. University degree (undergraduate degree required, graduate degree preferred) in Law (Labour/Industrial relations), Labour Relations, Business, Human Resources, or another related field.
2. 10+ years of combined human resources, employee relations, labor relations, and/or L&E legal experience in a law firm or company.
3. Subject matter expertise and solid technical knowledge of fundamental labour and employment laws and labour and employee relations landscape in Germany.
4. Excellent written and oral and presentation skills (English required plus a language from the add country coverage).

It would be a plus if you also possess:

1. Proven track record of successful works council engagement and negotiation.
2. Experience managing, handling, and executing complex employee investigations.
3. Experience developing and implementing process-oriented solutions to scale and drive consistent LER practice and outcomes.

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. This position is eligible for a remote work arrangement in which you can work remotely from your home.

Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology.

For more information, visit www.danaher.com.

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