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.

• Develop trust and collaborative relationships with HRBPs who manage employee representative relationships (including trade unions and Works Councils) in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
• 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, including as to associate representative information and consultation requirements.
• Prepare and review local factory agreements to drive consistency and compliance with LER strategy on enterprise initiatives and provide mentorship, guidance and advice on works council/union/labour relations matters as appropriate, including establishing and/or maintaining and grooming constructive and business-oriented partnerships with employee representatives.
• Handle non-routine core employee relations matters in partnership with OpCo HR business partners that present complexity or higher risk or require policy interpretation, including workplace investigations (and determination of root cause, development and recommendation of countermeasures as applicable), leave accommodation issues, termination matters both individual and mass layoffs, and performance management issues
• Support OpCo HR Business Partners (HRBPs)/HR Generalists on routine core ER processes including workplace investigations, performance management issues, associate employment separations (individual and mass dismissals), and performance management issues.

• University degree (undergraduate degree required, graduate degree preferred) in Law (Labour/Industrial relations), Labour Relations, Business, Human Resources, or another related field.
• 10+ 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 labour and employment laws and labour and employee relations landscape in Germany (Austria, Switzerland Europe generally would be a plus)
• 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.
• Excellent written and oral and presentation skills (English required plus a language from the add country coverage); able to communicate progress, results, and guidance clearly and concisely to critical stakeholders in a timely manner.

It Would Be a Plus If You Also Possess

• Proven track record of successful works council engagement and negotiation, including execution of complex business change, restructuring, policy and project deployment.
• Experience managing, handling, and executing complex employee investigations.
• Experience developing and implementing process-oriented solutions to scale and drive consistent LER practice and outcomes.