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Veralto Sr. Human Resource Manager in Berlin, Germany
Reporting to the Sr. Director Human Resources, Operations, this position is a key contributor in managing the overall business with the broader Operations leadership team to ensure delivery of top and bottom-line results.
Essential Job Duties:
Demonstrate a customer facing consulting mindset. Act as a strategic partner to support Berlin client groups in Operations.
Respond or provide leadership to employee relations issues and employee complaints.
Lead a team of Human Resources professionals and leverage support from cross-functional resources.
Promote team development and continuous improvement through mentoring, coaching, training, and leadership preparing them for increased levels of responsibility and leadership (functional expertise and/or management).
Set annual performance and development objectives for direct reports including regular feedback on performance throughout the year.
Work with HR Managers and Operations leaders to ensure compliance with local / country laws, Veralto Standard of Conduct and Hach policies.
Partner with leaders on talent and organizational design challenges; engage in organization role development and manage projects from design through execution.
Partner with Operations and Talent Acquisition to scale the organization with diverse and skilled talent to support a high performing workforce.
Anticipate challenges and recommend innovative solutions for complex organizational problems.
Demonstrate excellent organization and project management skills with the ability to define, scope, create action plans and manage timeline milestones through completion.
Utilize an innovative approach to help design, support and manage various HR programs and initiatives aligned with operational strategies.
Manage and support the Organizational Talent Assessment processes and ensure goal setting, countermeasures, and staffing actions are deployed and managed.
Deliver change management consultation to client groups.
Provide consultation on engagement & retention of associates.
Drive successful execution of the performance management process within assigned client groups including: leading performance calibration sessions; coaching leaders on tough conversations; creating performance improvement plans and development plans.
Drive and manage workforce planning and headcount management to align with business priorities.
Report assigned KPIs and utilize Danaher Business System (DBS) tools to identify and implement root cause countermeasures when not hitting targets.
Implement compensation policies and benefit programs for the region including annual salaries and benefits where applicable.
Maintain confidentiality.
Essential Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or related field with 10+ years of HR experience or Master’s degree with 6+ years of Human Resources experience, including minimum 3 years as an HR Business Partner
Demonstrated success leading complex, cross-functional initiatives, processes, or projects and navigating dispersed stakeholder groups with disparate interests
Experience consulting, coaching, and influencing leaders and managing expectations
Demonstrated leadership through development and mentoring of staff, responsiveness to business needs and motivation of diverse cross-functional teams, including influencing both internal and external members to achieve positive business results
Sophisticated and demonstrated skills in mediating, negotiating, coaching, business acumen, and project management
Excellent prioritization skills
Motivated, flexible, and creative leader; able to prioritize, multi-task, and work in a fast paced, demanding and changing environment.
Strong executive presence, communication skills, emotional intelligence, collaboration and partnering skills, with the ability to interact with all levels of the organization.
Ability to travel 25%
Preferred Requirements:
Previous experience in use of DBS / Lean principles
HR certification
Prior HR Business Partner experience supporting manufacturing client groups
Key Leadership Attributes:
Leader – Willing to take risks, possesses self-confidence and can work with higher levels of management
Collaboration – Able to build relationships across all disciplines; collaborates openly and transparently cross-functionally and incorporates feedback to ensure alignment and buy-in on critical initiatives
Influence – Able to influence direct reports, leadership staff, internal and external customers
Communication – Able to effectively communicate in both written and verbal forms
Balance – Possesses a calm presence in tense situations and an ability to address competing priorities
Strategic – Able to make decisions quickly which drive company goals and objectives
Courageous – Capable of asking the right questions and making the tough decisions; not overly sensitive
Logical – Adept at thinking on one’s feet
Ethical – Operates in a way that never compromises ethics and integrity
Talent Development – A track record of selecting and developing talent
Diverse Thinking – A disposition to understand different cultures and points of views
At Veralto, 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.
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