Regional Leader, APAC Labor and Employment COE

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This role will partner with peer roles that support China and India to drive consistent clear and aligned approaches and strategies across the larger region.
This role leads the delivery of high quality consistent and compliant labor and employee relations services aligned with the LER COE strategy and missionwith fairness expertise experience efficiency and professionalism. Operating within a process oriented LER COE model this role embeds governance playbooks and standard work and data driven continuous improvement.

This position reports to Danahers Vice President & Chief Counsel Labor & Employment (L&E) and is a part of the enterprise HR function. As a senior HR leader and trusted advisor the APAC Regional Leader partners closely with L&E Legal and Legal & Compliance teams business leaders and HR teammates to enable business priorities manage risk uphold company values and reinforce a fair respectful and inclusive workplace. This role will be located in Singapore or Kuala Lumpur Malaysia and will be located on-site.

In this role you will have the opportunity to:

• Lead the APAC Labor & Employee Relations (LER) governance strategy and operating model ensuring alignment with Global LER priorities while driving consistency of approach process standards and risk management across APAC operating companies.

• Establish and maintain regional LER operating and service delivery models including governance including decision rights escalation frameworks playbooks and standard work to enable compliant consistent and effective management of employee and labor relations matters.

• Develop and drive operational excellence including adoption of SLAs and KPIS and use of reporting analytics and continuous improvement initiatives to solve problems identify trends mitigate risk and strengthen organizational capability and compliance.

• Partner with L&E Legal Team and regional and operating company HR Legal and business leaders on complex high-risk employee and labor relations matters balancing legal requirements business objectives and associate experience.

• Serve as the regional LER subject matter expert for organizational change initiatives including restructurings workforce actions employee relations risk mitigation and labor relations strategy.

• Monitor labor and employment law developments across APAC region and translate legal and regulatory requirements into practical and scalable solutions including policies guidance processes and training.

• Build LER capability throughout the organization through guidance consultation and partnership with other functional teams (e.g. HR Legal and business leaders) and always fostering a fair respectful and compliant workplace culture.

• Lead and develop high-performing APAC LER talent within the region with a balance of humility and gravitas to ensure sustained performance capability growth and career development.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• University degree in Business Human Resources or another related field

• 7 years of labor and employee relations experience for broad remit of APAC countries with substantial responsibility in leading a variety of complex LER issues to conclusion including HR investigations; individual and group/collective employment separations; performance management and performance-improvement plans; disciplinary action; etc.

• At least 4 total years of people leadership / management experience including a minimum of 2 years managing remote-based employees within the last 4 years.

• At least 4 years experience in managing handling and executing employee relations investigations particularly in a remote capacity and preparation of appropriate documentation.

• Experience with project and change management

• Experience developing improving executing and scaling LER core processes and programs including workflows best practices and matter/resource governance with demonstrable ability to translate legal requirements into pragmatic solutions and processes.

• Solid working knowledge of relevant labor and employment laws with high ethical standards sound judgment resilience under pressure and a balanced approach combining empathy with objectivity
  

Travel Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements:

• Ability to travel 20 30% (primarily within APAC region)

It would be a plus if you also possess:

• Fluency in English and other relevant languages

• Legal background in employment law or are a qualified lawyer

• Experience in multinational companies particularly within life sciences manufacturing or regulated industries

Danaher offers a broad array of comprehensive competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether its a health care program or paid time off our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.

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