Director, Executive Talent Planning

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As a Director, Executive Talent Planning (DX/LS/BTG), your role will focus on providing strategic talent and organizational insights to members of the DX/LS/BTG Leadership Team. You will partner directly with the respective platform talent pipeline owner(s) (TPO) to ensure the company has the right talent to meet its strategic objectives, and align with the enterprise talent pipeline strategy. Responsibilities include assessing the talent pipeline, identifying gaps, and developing strategies to effectively close those gaps in collaboration with Business and HR Leaders, Talent Product Management and the Talent Centers of Excellence. 

This position reports to the SVP HR Talent. Our strong preference is for candidates who are local to our sites in Brea, CA, Chaska, MN, Chicago, IL, Hialeah, FL, Sunnyvale, CA, Vista, CA, or Sacramento, CA. We are open to considering candidates who are USA-Remote.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Build strategic partnerships with executives, HRBPs, and Talent Pipeline Owners to co-create talent strategies aligned with enterprise goals.
• Lead and influence across a matrixed organization to drive alignment and adoption of talent initiatives at the executive level.
• Assess executive talent pipelines, identify gaps and risks, and support standardized succession planning for future readiness.
• Collaborate with Talent COEs to implement enterprise-wide development programs and enable leadership capability-building.
• Use data, analytics, and emerging technologies to evaluate pipeline effectiveness, inform strategy, and enhance talent mobility.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business Administration, or related field; Master’s preferred.
• 8+ years of HR experience in strategic talent management, with emphasis on pipeline development and succession planning.
• Strong grasp of talent management principles and challenges, with analytical skills to solve complex issues.
• Excellent communication and influencing abilities across stakeholders including leaders, HRBPs, and TA teams.
• Strategic thinker with the ability to deliver actionable insights and recommendations.

Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements:

• Ability to travel – domestic and occasional international travel is required (up to 10%)

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• Ability and interest to apply a product management mindset and methodology—user research, iterative design, stakeholder feedback loops, and agile development—to HR solutions.
• Strong project management skills to ensure timely delivery and adoption of talent planning products.
• Ability to translate business needs into practical and customer-centric solutions that scale enterprise-wide.

Danaher offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.

Within Danaher Diagnostics 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 within Danaher Diagnostics can provide

The annual salary range for this role is $165,000 - $200,200. 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. 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.

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