Director, Communications Strategy & Operational Excellence (Remote)
Skills
About the role
This remote or Boston-based director role designs the operating model, governance, and improvement practices for Danaher's enterprise communications function. It suits a senior strategic-planning, PMO, or communications-operations leader with Lean or DBS experience. The role helps communications leaders align priorities, manage portfolios, and improve how global teams execute.
What you’ll do
- Support development and upkeep of the enterprise communications strategy and roadmap.
- Create leadership cadences, governance forums, and decision-making routines.
- Coach teams on DBS and process-improvement methods.
- Build communications-specific standard work and contributor capability.
- Coordinate planning, measurement, budgeting, forecasting, and governance cycles.
- Align enterprise, platform, and operating-company communications priorities.
What they’re looking for
- 10+ years in DBS, strategic planning, PMO leadership, or enterprise communications operations.
- A bachelor's degree.
- Advanced Lean or DBS practitioner experience at enterprise scale.
- Experience applying process-improvement tools, governance systems, planning methods, and KPI management.
- Strong analytical, strategic, financial, and stakeholder-management skills.
- Ability to lead complex work through influence in matrixed organizations.
Nice to have
- PMP certification.
- Experience with corporate communications, PMO, or enterprise transformation teams.
- Experience in highly matrixed global organizations.
What’s on offer
- Remote work or an onsite Boston option.
- Annual base salary of $140,000–$190,000.
- Bonus or incentive eligibility.
- Paid time off, medical, dental, vision, and 401(k) benefits for eligible employees.
- Estimated travel of 30–40%.
Questions about this role
Can this communications director role be remote?
Yes. The role can be remote in the United States or based onsite in Boston, Massachusetts.
What salary does the role offer?
The stated annual salary range is $140,000 to $190,000, plus potential bonus or incentive pay.
How much experience is required?
The posting requires at least 10 years in DBS, strategic planning, PMO leadership, or enterprise communications operations.
How much travel is expected?
Estimated travel is 30% to 40% of the time.
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