Senior Manager, HR Generalist UK

Danaher Corporation; Amersham; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Danaher is seeking a Senior HR Generalist Leader to guide a team of HR Generalists and Specialists across multiple sites within the Life Sciences Platform. The role combines people leadership with hands-on HR case management, policy application, and governance within a standardized operating model.

You will lead complex HR matters, ensure service delivery standards, and collaborate with HR Business Partners and Centers of Excellence to drive business outcomes while maintaining data privacy and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or related field.
• 6+ years of progressive Human Resources experience including HR operations/shared services.
• 2+ years direct people leadership experience managing HR professionals.
• Experience resolving complex employee relations and HR cases in multi-site environments.
• Experience analyzing metrics, service levels, and case trends to drive improvements.
• Experience with governance, data privacy, and compliance in HR.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of HR Generalists and Specialists.
• Serve as escalation point for complex, high-risk HR matters.
• Oversee workload, service levels, and case quality within HR standards.
• Partner with HR Business Partners and Centers of Excellence to support business needs.
• Ensure compliance with HR policies, data privacy, and audit requirements.
• Monitor metrics and trends to identify risks and opportunities for improvement.

Skills

People leadership

HR operations

Employee relations

HR service delivery

Data privacy

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources

Tools

HRIS

Job description

Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?

Within Danaher the work our life science businesses do saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.

You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.

We have over 21,000 associates across more than 10 life sciences businesses. These businesses empower our customers to develop diverse and impactful innovations — from investigating the causes of disease, creating therapies and vaccines, protecting fluid filtration on airplanes, testing food and water, to advancing pharmaceuticals and biopharmaceuticals.

Learn about the Danaher Business System (https://www.danaher.com/how-we-work/danaher-business-system) which makes everything possible.

The Senior Manager, HR Generalist leads a team of HR Generalists and Specialists within the Life Sciences Platform, ensuring consistent, high-quality support for associates and people leaders.

This role combines people leadership with direct involvement in complex HR matters, service delivery governance, and continuous improvement. The Senior HR Manager is accountable for team performance, service excellence, and execution of HR processes within a standardized case-management operating model covering all legal entities for the assigned country.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of HR Generalists and Specialists, building capability in case resolution, policy application, and stakeholder support.
• Serve as the escalation point for complex, high-risk HR matters and service delivery issues, ensuring timely and consistent resolution.
• Oversee team workload, service levels, case quality, and operational performance within established HR service delivery standards.
• Partner with HR Business Partners, Centers of Excellence, and people leaders to drive execution of local activities aimed at supporting business requirements and ensuring operational continuity plans.
• Ensure compliance with HR policies, data privacy requirements, audit standards, and local documentation expectations.
• Monitor service metrics, case trends, and recurring issues to identify risks and opportunities for improvement.
• Lead process standardizaotin, automation, continuous improvement initiatives, and adoption of enhancements across the HR operating model.

The essential requirements of the job include :

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 6+ years of progressive Human Resources experience, including experience in HR operations, shared services, employee relations, or HR service delivery.
• 2+ years of direct people leadership experience managing HR professionals or similar teams.
• Demonstrated experience managing and resolving complex employee relations and HR cases in a multi-site or matrixed environment.
• Experience analyzing operational metrics, service levels, and case trends to drive business and process improvements.
• Experience working within established compliance, governance, and data privacy requirements in an HR environment.

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• Experience leading HR shared services or service delivery transformation initiatives.
• Experience applying continuous improvement methodologies such as DBS, Lean, or Kaizen.
• Experience utilizing HR case management systems and Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS).

Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

For more information, visit www.danaher.com .