Vice President Of Human Resources

The Vice President, Human Resources will be responsible for the strategic leadership of all aspects of HR management and serve as a thought leader and visionary in advancing organizational capabilities and effectiveness. S/he will provide direction and lead organization and talent development efforts to meet strategic and annual business objectives. This includes the coordination and implementation of processes, policies and programs regarding talent acquisition, organizational development, talent development, associate engagement, immersion/on-boarding, succession planning, retention, management training, associate compensation and wellbeing, and internal communications.

The VP, HR will serve as senior advisor, counsel, and confidant to the President, as well as an advisor to other executive management on all aspects of human resources. The VP, HR will assist in the planning and development of the appropriate organizational alignment and structures, architecture and support systems to enhance Beckman Life Sciences ongoing growth opportunities and objectives.

Additionally, the VP, HR will focus on developing a strong associate engagement program that facilitates open communication with leadership, advancement of the associate value proposition and educates associates on how they contribute to enterprise-wide goals. S/he will direct continuing development and deployment of associate performance management, as well as associate development objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Partner with business leaders to lead the Human Resources team's efforts to drive organization capability, performance and sustainable long-term organic and inorganic growth.
• Develop HR programs and identify key HR metrics to analyze and solve business problems that impact organizational effectiveness (improve productivity, reduce cost, increase retention/engagement and increase profitability).
• Champion Beckman Coulter Life Sciences' values and culture; continue the company's ability to attract, engage, and retain a high-performance team that can lead growth.
• Lead the internal communications strategy for the company.
• Manages key HR KPI's/metrics (talent acquisition, engagement, development, retention, etc.).
• Leads the Engagement Survey process including actions to improve associate engagement.
• Advocates for associates when leaders are making business decisions that impact associates.
• Lead the organizational review process that evaluates structure, competency, knowledge and talent gaps and develop specific strategies to fill the gaps.
• Drive a talent acquisition and management strategy that integrates a succession-planning methodology for key contributor and management positions.
• Develop and manage a comprehensive total rewards strategy to ensure talent attraction and retention while managing costs.
• Develop and lead programs pertaining to associate development and leadership.
• Manage a global team of HR professionals providing day-to-day support and strategic guidance for the team.
• Partner with Marketing on company branding and further developing how the company is perceived as an employer internally and externally.

Successful Candidate & Travel:

• The successful candidate will have a broad understanding of and appreciation for the technical and functional components of human resources, including talent acquisition, talent management, organizational design/development, succession planning, leadership development, compensation & benefits; compliance; planning; M&A due diligence and integration, employee communications; training and development and employee relations.
• A proven strategic human resource business partner, with a track record of leading in a highly commercial, highly dispersed organization. He she will have led a team supporting all business functions including business leadership, direct and channel sales, marketing, manufacturing, product development, supply chain and finance at a local operating company site in a global matrix reporting environment.
• Candidates must have experience partnering with senior executives and be capable of providing strong leadership for a global human resources function, while at the same time being seen as a significant contributor to the senior executive team. He/she will have a high comfort level challenging senior leaders, while also having the flexibility to support corporate, platform and operating company decisions. Excellent influencing and relationship management skills, and the ability to achieve results through direct ownership as well as partnering/influencing are vital. Because this individual will be a close strategic advisor to the President, s/he must be a solid businessperson with a strong understanding of how a full P&L functions.
• The successful candidate will be a recognized HR executive with demonstrated success in creating high performance business cultures. S/he will be able to work effectively in a close-knit management team within a high-energy, entrepreneurial organization characterized by open and frank dialogue and commitment to continuous improvement.
• Due to the global nature of this role, the successful candidate must be able to travel internationally up to 50% of the time.

Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience in organizational development and design, particularly as those areas that relate to the needs of a high-growth business in a competitive industry.
• Proven ability to manage staffing challenges associated within a commercial multi-site, multi-channel business.
• Strong organizational, analytical and management skills.
• Possess strong project management skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, influence, written/oral communication skills. Additional professional qualifications will include, but not be limited to:
• Results oriented -track record for delivery results, takes ownership and is accountable
• Stretch oriented -embraces and thrives on challenging goals and targets
• Continuous improvement and process oriented -has familiarity with lean principles, problem solving and how to apply them to Human Resources in a measurable and sustainable way
• Customer Service oriented -high sense of urgency providing timely high-quality service

When you join us, you'll also be joining Danaher's global organization, where 80,000 people wake up every day determined to help our customers win. As an associate, you'll try new things, work hard, and advance your skills with guidance from dedicated leaders, all with the support of powerful Danaher Business System tools and the stability of a tested organization.

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