Danaher

Sr Director, HRBP Global Commercial

Danaher$230K — $280K *
Business Services
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Undergraduate degree required, MBA preferred, with 15+ years in progressive HR leadership roles.
  • Expertise in strategic HR business partnering and organizational effectiveness.
  • Experience in talent and leadership development approaches related to succession planning and capability building.
  • Proficient in utilizing data and AI tools to drive HR recommendations and decisions.
  • Strong business acumen with the ability to assess trade-offs in investment decisions.
  • Mindset for continuous improvement and familiarity with lean principles in HR processes.
  • Ability to thrive in complex, matrixed global environments.

Responsibilities

  • Translate business strategy into a cohesive people strategy that aligns with organizational priorities.
  • Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership on talent management and organizational effectiveness.
  • Leverage people data and business metrics to inform HR strategies and demonstrate their impact.
  • Partner with leaders for effective organizational design and workforce strategies.
  • Shape leadership accountability through coaching and fostering inclusive behaviors.
  • Lead strategic changes including workforce transitions and organizational restructures.
  • Collaborate with various departments on complex HR matters to ensure high-quality decision-making.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Paid time off to promote work-life balance.
  • 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
  • Access to competitive benefit programs designed for holistic well-being.
Full Job Description
The Sr. Director, Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) Global Commercial, will be responsible for short and long-term strategic leadership of all aspects of HR management for Commercial, Services, Product Management and Marketing. You will serve as an advisor and counsel to the leaders and their global leadership team in an effort to help them achieve their business goals through effective HR strategy and provide guidance as needed for effective decision making.

This position reports to the Vice President, Human Resources located in Marlborough-MA and will be an on-site role.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

Strategic Partnership
  • Translate business strategy into an integrated people strategy aligned to growth, productivity, organizational priorities, and enterprise guardrails.
  • Serve as a trusted advisor and coach to senior leaders on talent, organizational effectiveness, leadership capability, and change.
  • Leverage technology and apply people data, business metrics, and external insights to inform decision-making and demonstrate HR's impact on business outcomes.
  • Reinforce enterprise values and expected leadership behaviors across the organization.

Talent & Leadership
  • Partner with leaders to shape organizational design, workforce strategy, succession planning, and critical capability development.
  • Coach leaders to build a strong leadership bench, inclusive behaviors, and sustained performance.
  • Drive accountability for leadership effectiveness, engagement, and culture outcomes.

Workforce & Org Effectiveness
  • Lead organization design, workforce planning, and structural changes aligned to business strategy.
  • Identify and address capability gaps, critical roles, and future skills requirements.
  • Balance enterprise consistency with local business needs to enable scalable, fit-for-purpose solutions.
  • Partner with Legal, Finance, and COEs on complex, sensitive, or high-risk people matters-owning decision quality, not case management.

Change & Execution Oversight
  • Lead and support complex change initiatives, including reorganizations, workforce transitions, and business transformations.
  • Sponsor and guide change adoption while ensuring execution through People Partners, COEs, and HR Operations aligns with intended outcomes.
  • Proactively surface risks, dependencies, and decision points, escalating as needed.


The essential requirements of the job include:
  • Undergraduate degree, 15+ years of progressive leadership roles in HR, MBA preferred
  • Progressive experience in strategic HR business partnering, organizational effectiveness, and change leadership, with demonstrated ability to advise senior leaders and translate business needs into practical people solutions.
  • Demonstrated experience designing and leading talent and leadership development approaches (e.g., succession planning, bench assessment, capability building) in partnership with leaders.
  • Demonstrated data fluency and experience leveraging digital, analytics, or AI enabled tools to inform recommendations, influence decisions, and measure outcomes.
  • Strong business and financial acumen; ability to assess tradeoffs and prioritize investments that support sustainable performance.
  • Continuous improvement mindset; familiarity with lean principles and structured problem solving applied to HR processes and outcomes.
  • Proven ability to operate effectively in complex, matrixed, and global environments, including influencing without authority and aligning diverse stakeholders.
  • Willing to travel approximately 25% of the time.


It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:
  • Supporting mergers, acquisitions, or large-scale business transformations.


SCIEX, a Danaher operating company, 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.

The annual salary range for this role is $230,000 - $280,000. 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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1969
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