Senior LER Manager

The Senior Labor & Employee Relations Manager (P5) is the senior Labor Relations and Employee Relations expert for assigned Diagnostics Operating Companies across the United Kingdom and Ireland. The role shapes labor and employee relations strategy, advises senior business and HR leaders on complex and high-risk matters, and leads cross-Operating Company approaches to organizational change, workforce transformation, employee representation and labor risk.

The position is accountable for decision quality and consistent execution across multiple legal entities and sites, while building scalable capability, standard work and governance across the Diagnostics Platform. The role leads the most complex employee and labor relations matters and connects Operating Company needs with Danaher enterprise expectations.

This position reports to the Diagnostics Platform Global Head of Labor and Employee Relations and partners closely with Operating Company HR teams, People Partners, senior business leaders, employee representative bodies, Danaher’s Global Labor & Employee Relations Center of Excellence, Compliance, Legal and external counsel as required.

Shape and lead the Labor & Employee Relations strategy for assigned Diagnostics Operating Companies across the United Kingdom and Ireland, advising senior HR and business leaders on labor risk, workforce decisions, organizational change and the implications of business strategy.

Lead the most complex and high-risk employee relations matters, including investigations, senior-level performance and conduct matters, grievances, accommodations and terminations, ensuring sound judgment, consistent governance and alignment with employment legislation, collective agreements, company policies and Danaher standard work.

Own the strategy and execution for information, consultation and collective negotiation processes with works councils, trade unions, employee representative bodies and other social partners, including negotiation mandates, business cases, stakeholder alignment, risk mitigation and implementation oversight.

Provide senior Labor & Employee Relations leadership for workforce reductions, restructurings, TUPE transfers, reorganizations, site transformations, mergers, acquisitions, integrations, expansions and closures across multiple Operating Companies, identifying enterprise dependencies and enabling coordinated execution.

Build scalable Labor & Employee Relations capability across the Diagnostics Platform by establishing governance, policies, toolkits and standard work; developing preventive risk approaches; coaching HR and leaders; and using case trends and business insights to improve consistency, speed and outcomes.

Demonstrated employment law or senior Labor & Employee Relations experience in Ireland.

Experience supporting labor and employee relations in manufacturing, diagnostics, life sciences or another highly regulated environment.

Experience supporting mergers, acquisitions, integrations or significant site transformation across multiple businesses or legal entities.

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