HR Director Americas

Bring more to life.

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

At Leica Microsystems, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work 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.

Shape the Future with Us!

At Leica Microsystems, we have been shaping the future for over 175 years with groundbreaking optical and digital solutions. With a culture rooted in customer focus, innovation, and teamwork, we lead the market in microscopy, imaging, and analysis, unveiling the invisible and empowering our customers to build a better, healthier world.

Joining Leica Microsystems means contributing to scientific discoveries and supporting surgeons in making critical decisions. Our advanced microscopes and AI-based image analysis solutions enable users to gain profound insights into development and engineering challenges. Here, you will work on meaningful projects alongside passionate colleagues, driving progress and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible.

Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible.

As the HR Director Americas you will be a strategic partner to the Commercial and Service teams while supporting all functions across the region. In this role, you’ll drive initiatives that strengthen organizational capability, develop top talent, and lead transformative human resources programs that enable growth and engagement across a $250M business.

This position reports to the Global Commercial HR Director and is part of the Leica Microsystems Human Resources leadership team located onsite in Deerfield, Illinois or Waltham, Massachusetts.

In This Role, You Will Have The Opportunity To

• Partner strategically with Commercial and Service leadership while supporting all functions across the Americas to align people strategies with business goals. Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, coaching managers and influencing decisions to drive impactful business outcomes.
• Drive organizational capability and design initiatives that strengthen leadership and enable growth in a $250M business.
• Lead talent management efforts, including attracting, developing, and retaining top talent to build a strong pipeline for future success.
• Ensure flawless execution of core human resources processes, such as performance management, merit reviews, and talent initiatives. Oversee human resources operations and compliance, ensuring adherence to local labor laws, company policies, and regulatory requirements. Manages and advises on all sensitive matters.
• Champion change management and transformation, fostering engagement and organizational effectiveness across inclusive teams.

The Essential Requirements Of The Job Include

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field.
• 12 years extensive human resources experience across all human resources functions, including talent management, organizational effectiveness, compensation and benefits, and employee relations.
• Proven experience supporting global commercial organizations (e.g., sales, service, marketing) and managing human resources in a matrixed environment.
• Proficiency in human resources systems and tools, including Workday and compliance policy-related platforms.
• Demonstrated success in delivering and managing complex human resources processes (e.g., performance cycles, merit reviews, sales incentive schemes, restructuring).

Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements

• Ability to travel –up to 20% domestic and internationally per business needs.

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

• Supporting global commercial organizations (sales, service, marketing) in a matrix environment.
• Managing and developing a human resources team.
• Driving organizational design and change management projects.

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

At Leica Microsystems we believe in designing a better, more sustainable workforce. We recognize the benefits of flexible, remote working arrangements for eligible roles and are committed to providing enriching careers, no matter the work arrangement. This position is eligible for a remote work arrangement in which you can work remotely from your home. Additional information about this remote work arrangement will be provided by your interview team. Explore the flexibility and challenge that working for Leica Microsystems can provide.

The annual salary range for this role is $190,000 - $240,000 . 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.

We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

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.

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