Director, Talent Development

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We hope you'll see yourself here, too. What you find at Danaher-and within yourself- might just change the world.

About The Role

The Director of Talent Development will work with the Vice President of Talent Development to Design, Develop and Execute Leadership Development Programs and Initiatives for some Mid and all Senior Level Leaders at Danaher. In addition, this position will be responsible for helping set an overall leadership development strategy for Danaher. This position will utilize instructional design, performance improvement and adult learning principles to analyze, design, develop and evaluate customized leadership courses and programs as well as maintain and update existing leadership curricula.

The Director ensures that all program design activities support the Danaher and DBSO strategic direction and positively impacts all participating leaders' performance. He/she will work in partnership with the VP of Talent Development and DBSO to create synergies across leadership at Danaher.

Your Responsibilities

• Integrates leadership learning in all areas of DBSU (Lean, Growth & Leadership) and serves Danaher by working productively with the broader Danaher community including all functional areas.
• Designs, develops and evaluates leadership solutions for multiple delivery methods including and importantly instructor-led, as well as web-based, performance coaching, virtual classroom and blended instruction for specific content areas.
• Works with DHR leadership team in the development of faculty and delivery of all programs and courses offered.
• Responsible for planning, executing and using effective project management tools and methods.
• Works with the HR & Business leaders across Danaher Corporate, DBSO, Platforms and a variety of Operating Companies (OpCos) to analyze leadership needs.
• Facilitates and drives design committees with key stakeholders and subject matter experts to identify target population skill gaps, designs learning solutions, builds and developmentally tests programs.
• Establishes operational policies/procedures and evaluation criteria for leadership programs and initiatives at Danaher as well as reviews program progress to ensure that objectives are met; share analytic reports for comprehensive evaluation.
• Administer, forecast, manage and prepare the annual budget needs for leadership initiatives.
• Remain current with developments in Leadership & Learning advancements and update colleagues on these developments through workshops and one-on-one training.

Your Experience

• Minimum 7-10 years of Leadership Development, including senior levels.
• Experience implementing distance-learning initiatives and creating a strategic vision for integrating pragmatic learning experiences that produce outcomes.
• Strong level of professionalism and credibility; able to effectively challenge and influence business clients/customers.
• Ability to manage across the organization and to influence others.

Your Attributes

• Knowledgeable in Leadership Development Practice as well as Learning Theory and Methods with an understanding of the theories and associated methodologies related to adult learning and development that have been established and tested by industry research.
• Learning measures and metrics focused; understands the objective, quantitative processes and metrics commonly used in the industry to evaluate learning objectives.
• Needs to be a thought leader, a strategic thinker and a subject matter expert.
• Organization Development/Organization Effectiveness Consulting is highly desirable.
• Strong strategic planning and management capabilities.

Education

• Bachelor's Degree is required. An M Ed/S in Organizational Leadership, Education, Communication, Organizational Design, or other equivalent curriculum that focuses on adult learning is preferred.

The salary range for this role is 130,000 to 160,000. 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. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. 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.

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 for Danaher Corporate can provide

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 (https://www.danaher.com/how-we-work/danaher-business-system) tools and the stability of a tested organization.

Danaher Corporation and all Danaher Companies are committed to equal opportunity regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other characteristics protected by law. We value diversity and the existence of similarities and differences, both visible and not, found in our workforce, workplace and throughout the markets we serve. Our associates, customers and shareholders contribute unique and different perspectives as a result of these diverse attributes.The EEO posters are available here (https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/posters) .We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us at [email protected] to request accommodation. If you've ever wondered what's within you, there's no better time to find out.