Human Resources Director, Eu

Our work at Hach ensures water quality for people around the world. Our customer partnerships, passionate experts, and reliable, easy-to-use solutions make water analysis better—faster, simpler, greener, and more informative. As a member of our team, you’ll get to make an immediate, measurable impact on a global scale, within industries from aviation to manufacturing to mining. You’ll also be part of an environment that fosters career growth and professional development, with kindness at its core. And you’ll be part of our mission, which drives us to develop water quality solutions that protect the health and safety of all living things.

Hach Mission

Ensuring water quality for people around the world.

Hach Vision

We make water analysis better - faster, simpler, greener and more informative - via unsurpassed customer partnerships, the most knowledgeable experts, and reliable, easy-to-use products.

The** Human Resources Director, Europe (EU) **is responsible for the short-term and long-term strategic leadership of all aspects of HR within the EU region. They will serve as a senior advisor, counsel, and confidant to the VPGM of Europe and the European Leadership team, and will assist in the planning and development of the appropriate organizational structures to enhance Hach’s ongoing growth opportunities and objectives.

Reporting directly to the VP of HR, the Director of HR will also contribute to the overall Hach HR strategy, the development of Hach’s people-focused culture, and support of the HR team.

This position is part of the Hach Human Resources Team and will be located in Dusseldorf or Berlin, Germany.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

- Serve as a key member of the Europe leadership team that sets the region’s strategic direction and demonstrates region-wide leadership.
- Offer thought leadership and partnership on how to create and implement the right People and Organizational solutions to execute against the business strategy
- Partner with business leaders in our EU region to develop and execute talent strategies for team inclusive of growth initiatives, leadership development, acquisition of early talent and diversity and inclusion
- Mentor managers in enhancing their own leadership skills, addressing concerns, and developing teams.
- Proactively engage with leaders on evaluating, coaching, and enhancing the development plans of associates, evaluating broader development needs within the organization, and recommending solutions.
- Foster constructive associate relations across the EU Team. Understand associate needs and facilitate effective communication channels between leaders and associates. Sponsor and drive events and programs designed to increase associate engagement.
- Guide people leaders through the performance improvement process, including administering corrective action and conducting lawful terminations if needed.
- Partner with HR Centers of Excellence and leadership to effectively implement and use total reward programs and processes.

The essential requirements of the job include:

- Degree in HR or Business Administration or equivalent.
- 12 years of HR management experience including utilization of continuous improvement best practices. (DBS, Lean Six Sigma or other continuous improvement methodologies)
- 5+ years’ experience managing teams and supporting corporate clients from the production floor to the executive level.
- 5+ years’ experience supporting global commercial organizations with a focus on HR operations, business partnering, succession planning, engagement, leadership development, workforce planning, diversity initiatives, organizational development, and coaching.
- Broad understanding of the technical and functional components of human resources, including recruiting, talent management, organizational design/development, succession planning, leadership development, compensation and associate communications.
- Track record in managing core HR processes such as annual salary and equity cycle, talent and performance calibration, succession planning, skills gap, productivity analysis, resource planning, and Organizational Development.
- Managing significant change/project initiatives including change management experience.
- Experience supporting multi-site regional and global sales, service, and marketing teams.

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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