Director, Communications Strategy & Operational Excellence

Director, Communications Strategy & Operational Excellence

The director is an enterprise enablement leader responsible for designing, enabling, and continuously improving the Communications operating model across Danaher. The role provides the systems, governance, and operating cadence that enable enterprise Communications strategic planning, priority‑setting, portfolio management, DBS‑driven ways of working, and team performance—allowing Communications leaders and teams to deliver impact with clarity and discipline. The role partners closely with Communications leadership to facilitate strategy development, align Enterprise, Platform, and OpCo teams around shared priorities, and embed consistent, scalable operating practices.

• Partner with and support Communications leadership in the development, integration, and sustainment of the enterprise Communications long‑range strategy, including Policy Deployment (PD), the strategic project roadmap, Bowler/KPIs, etc.
• Design and enable Communications leadership operating rhythms, governance forums, and decision‑making cadences that support clarity, alignment, and disciplined execution.
• Serve as the DBS capability lead within the Communications Operations team, coaching senior leaders and teams on applying Transactional Process Improvement (TPI) principles to improve enterprise Communications workflows—eliminating waste, reducing cycle time, improving quality, and strengthening delivery performance through operating frameworks.
• Help build foundational and sustained capability across global Communications teams in DBS Fundamentals (VOC, VSM, 5S, Standard Work, DM, PSP), ensuring tools and behaviors are embedded and visible; translate DBS principles into Communications‑specific applications.
• Enable and maintain enterprise‑wide standard work for Communications, ensuring clear ownership, consistent review cycles, centralized access.
• Coordinate enterprise planning, performance, and governance cadences, including budgeting, forecasting and measurement frameworks.

• 10+ years of experience in DBS, strategic planning, PMO leadership, or enterprise‑level Communications Operations within complex, global organizations.
• Bachelors degree required.
• Advanced DBS/Lean practitioner (certified) with enterprise‑scale experience applying DBS tools (e.g., TPI, PSP, Daily Management, Policy Deployment), facilitating Kaizen events, and embedding governance systems, planning frameworks, KPI/Bowler management, and portfolio discipline.
• Strong strategic, analytical, and problem‑solving capabilities, supported by financial and business acumen to enable data‑driven decisions and translate enterprise priorities into high‑impact communications strategies.
• Demonstrated ability to orchestrate complex, multi‑workstream initiatives through influence, enabling senior leaders, aligning stakeholders, and driving outcomes in matrixed environments where execution occurs through others.
• It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in: PMP certification; experience working closely with Corporate Communications, PMO, or enterprise transformation teams; and a track record operating effectively across highly matrixed, global enterprises.

Travel requirements:
Estimate between 30% - 40% of time.

This position is eligible for a remote work arrangement in which you can work remotely from your home.

The annual salary range for this role is $140,000 - $190,000. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future. This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.

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