Global Director Danaher Business System, Commercial

Role Description

The Global Director Danaher Business System (DBS), Commercial is responsible for the development and implementation of the Danaher Business System (DBS) within the global commercial organization, focusing on Sales, Marketing, and Service. This role drives continuous improvement, commercial excellence, AI-enabled transformation, and capability building to achieve strategic and financial objectives.

This position reports to the VP of DBS and is part of the Danaher Business System Team and will be an on-site role in Deer Park, IL.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Provide strategic leadership for the deployment of the DBS Commercial Playbook, embedding a strong continuous improvement mindset and ensuring consistent, enterprise-level adoption across global commercial teams.
• Set and steer the annual DBS strategic agenda in partnership with senior commercial leaders, translating business priorities into a focused portfolio of high-impact DBS initiatives.
• Oversee execution of critical DBS Growth tools—including Funnel Management, Pricing Excellence, Transformative Marketing, and Product Launch Excellence—to elevate commercial capabilities and accelerate sustainable revenue growth.
• Champion operational excellence by identifying systemic workflow barriers and leading enterprise-level waste-elimination and process-simplification efforts that enhance speed, quality, and scalability.
• Develop DBS capability across the organization through executive-level coaching in Policy Deployment, Daily Management, Problem Solving Process, and Kaizen, ensuring leadership teams can drive continuous improvement independently.
• Partner with regional and global commercial leadership teams to align on DBS priorities, harmonize execution approaches, and foster cross-market collaboration and best-practice sharing.
• Shape the future of DBS tools and methodologies by providing strategic field insights and serving as the primary interface with the Danaher Corporate DBS Office to influence tool enhancements and accelerate adoption.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of commercial leadership experience across sales, marketing, or service; direct quota-carrying sales experience strongly preferred.
• Proven Continuous Improvement/Business Excellence leadership, including prior DBS experience (for internal Danaher candidates) or equivalent CI methodologies.
• Demonstrated high-potential leadership profile, with a strong record of achievement, strategic impact, and ambition for continued growth.
• AI-literate with the ability to integrate AI tools into commercial processes to enhance effectiveness, insights, and decision-making.
• Experience leading within complex, matrixed, and international organizations, influencing without authority and driving alignment across diverse teams.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business, Economics, Marketing, or related discipline.
• Fluent in English; additional languages are an advantage.

Requirements

• Ability to travel 50% globally per business needs.

Benefits

• Annual salary range: $180,000 - $220,000.
• Eligible for bonus/incentive pay.
• Comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, and 401(k) to eligible employees.