Director of Compensation Analytics & AI Strategy

Danaher Corporation; Austin (TX); Remote; USD 185,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

Danaher Corporation seeks a Compensation Analytics & Intelligence Director to lead the analytics, AI, and data strategy for global compensation. You will partner with HR, Finance, Legal, and business leaders to deliver data-driven insights and scalable tools that support talent decisions and M&A initiatives.

This role reports to the Senior Director, Global Compensation, and is fully remote within the United States, with a preference for candidates in the Eastern or Central time zones.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in compensation, finance, people analytics, management consulting, professional services, or a related discipline within a global organization.
• Experience developing and implementing compensation, analytics, or HR technology solutions; Workday experience preferred.
• Proficiency with advanced analytics and reporting tools, including Excel, SQL, Python, Tableau, Power BI, and AI-enabled analytics platforms.
• Experience supporting M&A due diligence, technology integration activities, and managing complex cross-functional projects with multiple stakeholders and priorities.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead the Compensation Analytics & Intelligence strategy, establishing the vision, priorities, and roadmap for compensation analytics, market intelligence, AI, and technology-enabled decision support across the enterprise.
• Lead the development of enterprise compensation analytics and intelligence capabilities to improve the quality, consistency and speed of compensation decisions by optimizing the use of compensation market data, incorporating labor market trends, and establishing reporting dashboards, analytical frameworks, and decision-support tools.
• Own the Compensation function's AI, data, and technology strategy, identifying opportunities to leverage automation and emerging technologies to improve business outcomes, scalability, and user experience.
• Partner with HR, Finance, Legal and business leaders to provide data-driven insights, forecasting, and recommendations related to compensation, talent, M&A, and strategic initiatives.
• Drive compensation program effectiveness through process improvement, governance and controls, change management, and implementation of Danaher Business System principles.

Skills

Advanced analytics

Cross-functional collaboration

Data storytelling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Workday

Excel

SQL

Python

Tableau

Power BI

AI-enabled analytics platforms

Job description

Danaher Corporation seeks a Compensation Analytics & Intelligence Director to lead the analytics, AI, and data strategy for global compensation. You will partner with HR, Finance, Legal, and business leaders to deliver data-driven insights and scalable tools that support talent decisions and M&A initiatives.

This role reports to the Senior Director, Global Compensation, and is fully remote within the United States, with a preference for candidates in the Eastern or Central time zones.