Senior Labour and Employee Relations Specialist

Danaher Corporation

Senior Labor and Employee Relations Specialist driving and influencing execution of ER strategies in Europe for Danaher. Working closely with HR teams and managing complex employee relations issues.

Posted 5/29/2026full-timeRemote • 🇩🇪 GermanySeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Handling non-routine core ER matters in partnership with OpCo HR that present complexity or higher risk or require policy interpretation, including non-routine workplace investigations, leave accommodation issues, individual and collective termination matters, applying a systematic approach to address root causes, develop and recommend actions and countermeasures.
Coaching and supporting OpCo HR Business Partners (HRBPs)/HR Generalists on routine core ER processes including workplace investigations, performance management issues, associate employment separations (individual and collective), and performance management issues.
Providing subject-matter leadership on enterprise initiatives and projects, including associate representative information and consultation requirements.
Providing mentorship, guidance and advice on works council/union/labor relations matters as appropriate, including establishing and/or maintaining and developing constructive and business-oriented partnerships with employee representatives.

Requirements

What you’ll need

University degree (undergraduate degree required, graduate degree preferred) in Law (Labor/Industrial relations), Labor Relations, Business, Human Resources, or another related field.
7+ years of combined human resources, employee relations, labor relations, and/or L&E legal experience in a law firm or company.
Subject matter expertise and solid technical knowledge of fundamental labor and employment laws and labor and employee relations landscape in Germany and Europe.
Fluency or working proficiency in German and/or another European language.
Experience managing, handling, and executing complex employee investigations.
Experience managing and coordinating employee representative bodies including execution of business change, restructuring, policy, and project deployment.
Must be able to apply LER expertise and experience with a pragmatic and proactive approach, balance collaborative workplace partnerships and business interests, and influence and lead stakeholders.
Experience developing and implementing process-oriented solutions to scale and drive consistent LER practice and outcomes.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible, remote working arrangements for eligible roles

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Hard Skills & Tools

labor relationsemployee relationsworkplace investigationsperformance managementemployment lawpolicy interpretationcomplex employee investigationsprocess-oriented solutionsproject deploymentbusiness change

Soft Skills

coachingmentorshipguidancecollaborative partnershipsinfluencingleading stakeholdersproblem-solvingcommunicationadvisingsupporting HRBPs

Certifications

university degree in Lawgraduate degree in Labor Relationsgraduate degree in Human Resources