Promoted to newly created role, accountable for partnering with the Science, Engineering, Strategy Development, and General & Administrative leadership teams and HR Business Partners to deliver high-quality talent management solutions and processes for Cepheid’s immediate and long-term needs. Responsible for talent planning including performance management, talent and organizational reviews, succession planning, employee engagement, and leadership development. Provide leadership and mentoring for a 3-5 person team. Serve as talent broker for senior leader functional talent in key functions.✔ Provide guidance and support through performance management and associate development, cultivating a culture of trust and high performance through a time of significant organizational change. Attained a Direct Supervisor Effectiveness Score of XX% on annual engagement survey, X% above industry benchmark.✔ Partner with HR and business leaders to deliver Talent Management programs across the enterprise, resulting in 100% completion of core processes across 6,000+ associates. ✔ Led the achievement of XX% organizational participation rate in annual engagement survey, a X% increase in employee engagement scores, and a X-point increase in the Behavior Change Index. ✔ DE+I policy deployment resulted in supporting target gaining a X% increase in representation across diverse populations. Attained 100% of people leaders creating DE+I related goals as an outcome of OpCo Kaizen in performance management.✔ Conceive and implement compelling approaches that result in retention, greater visibility to talent and internal mobility, strong succession plans, and diverse talent pools. ✔ Design and implement the talent planning process to identify, nurture, and strategically deploy top talent across diverse functional areas. ✔ Facilitate change management practices during periods of workforce reductions, demonstrating strategic planning, empathy, and effective communication.

Reporting to the Vice President, Global D+I, held responsibility for driving a cultural transformation for Danaher globally through the implementation of D+I strategies in accordance with Danaher’s broader global HR and business goals. Accountable for driving the management, optimization and execution of D+I programs. Served as DEI Champion and key change agent with primary responsibility for providing leadership, guidance and governance to Associate Resource Group leaders globally across the organization. Managed 2 contract staff.✔ Orchestrated global deployment of Associate Resource Groups, resulting in an increase in group membership of XXX% across Asian Descent + Friends, Black+ Friends, LatinX+ Friends, LGBTQ+ Friends, and Women + Friends, in alignment with key business strategies.✔ Engaged with operating companies globally, identifying and partnering on opportunities to address and action Diversity and Inclusion topics. Supported the setup of the DEI Council in Europe, navigated Works Councils to survey EMEA associates on LGBTQ+ issues, and created the 5-year roadmap for the globalization of Associate Resource Groups leading to a XX% increase in the # of groups. Launched Women + Friends initiatives in LatAm and China.✔ Championed implementation of innovative tools, including launch and adoption of The Current (online communication channel). Increased engagement rate with Associate Resource Group content by 6% quarter over quarter and significantly enhanced Associate Resource Groups’ effectiveness.✔ Collaborated with Associate Resource Group Executive Sponsors to empower leaders through targeted skill development initiatives. Increased retention and promotion of Steering Committee members and continuity in the Associate Resource Group experience.✔ Provided effective leadership, coaching, and DE&I communications through difficult situations including the global pandemic, shift to virtual work, George Floyd and social unrest, and AAPI discrimination.

Key member of the global Talent Management Team responsible for talent planning, performance management, talent and organizational reviews, succession planning, employee engagement, leadership development, learning, and organizational development and effectiveness. ✔ Played a vital role in leading execution excellence, continuous improvement and measurement of global and enterprise-wide talent processes and programs. Emphasis on instituting programs that retained and deployed the best talent to grow the business.✔ Managed, created, and streamlined Performance Management, Talent Assessments, and Engagement initiatives for a global workforce of over 60,000 associates, enabling HR leaders to drive execution excellence across 20+ operating companies globally.✔ Led cross-functional projects to enhance talent management processes, resulting in the adoption of a new Engagement Survey vendor, the creation of standard work on conducting talent assessments, and performance reviews leveraged organization-wide.✔ Collaborated with key stakeholders to successfully execute annual HR processes, ensuring alignment with organizational goals, and leading to full adoption and implementation.

Reporting to the VP of Learning and Leadership Development, held accountability for building highly effective leadership learning programs for the Danaher Corporation. Utilized instructional design, performance improvement and adult learning principles to analyze, design, develop, and evaluate instructional materials and programs. Emphasis on ensuring all program design activities supported the organization’s strategic direction and positively impacted all participating associates’ performance. ✔ Designed and developed new customized courses and programs, as well as maintained and updated existing courses using instructional design methods, interactive blended learning approaches, behavioral objectives, and performance measures. ✔ Innovated and executed diverse learning solutions across various delivery methods, resulting in the creation of multiple presentations and eLearning for targeted content areas within the Commercial Danaher Business System Group.✔ Designed, developed and evaluated learning solutions for multiple delivery methods including instructor-led, web-based, performance coaching, virtual classroom, and blended instruction for specific content areas.✔ Successfully managed and executed leadership development projects, harnessing internal resources, and employing robust project management tools, resulting in the rollout and sustainment of programs for global leaders at the director level and above.✔ Led design committees and collaborated with stakeholders and subject matter experts to identify competency gaps, design tailored learning solutions, and successfully pilot and deploy programs. ✔ Rolled out the Regional Danaher Leadership Program in the United Arab Emirates and China.

Responsible for project management and leadership of major, complex, and strategic cross-divisional and enterprise-wide projects from inception to completion. ✔ Led the oversight, coordination, and implementation of projects consistently meeting dynamic and critical timelines. ✔ Owner of project teams and resources related to the “Ready to” process model. ✔ Interacted with all levels of management, including senior leadership. ✔ Advanced Educational Strategy through new development, program enhancements, and program integrity maintenance of learning solutions for topics such as Sales Presentation Skills, Product, Networks, Dental, Pharmacy, and Six Sigma.✔ Planned and executed a live, two-day training conference, providing over 100 retail market staff critical information on selling and retention strategies for individual/family and Medicare market segments. ✔ Led project work group comprised of retail business partners and training team members, ensuring timely and accurate development and rollout of training materials across multiple internal customer groups.

Initially hired as an intern and went on to work as a Development and Diversity Analyst accountable for leading the New Hire Orientation process, facilitation, and consulting in the development of orientation modules used in the onboarding process. Promoted to direct the rollout of enterprise-wide mentoring software, including contract and budget management, training, marketing,communication, tracking success metrics, and overall project management.✔ Led the development and implementation of Company-wide diversity/inclusion strategy, including enterprise-wide training, awareness, and obtaining senior-level support.✔ Facilitated and developed training materials for company-wide implementation of a new HRIS system, which included self-service workflows and change management communication.