HRS Leader, Global Data Governance
About The Position
The HR Solutions Global Data Governance Leader is a strategic and operational leader responsible for advancing data governance, controls, data quality, and HR data architecture across HR Solutions. This role leads a team responsible for complex operational support, governance activities, audit support, reporting, and cross-functional HR initiatives. The leader owns the governance framework for HR data, including data quality, standards, controls and audits, and architectural alignment across HR processes and systems. The role partners closely with the HR Global Technology Operations Leader and Reporting Leader to align HR data governance with system design and architecture implementation. It also collaborates across HR to deliver business value, strengthen compliance, reduce risk, and improve operational effectiveness. The role also oversees a team supporting complex operational processes and projects such as EIB support, severance administration, reorganizations, M&A integration, audit response, reporting, and root cause analysis. Success requires people leadership, cross-functional influence, process rigor, and the ability to connect strategy, data, technology, and operations. The regular schedule is onsite Monday through Thursday, with the work location flexible on Fridays.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Information Systems, Data Management, or a related field.
- At least 5 years of experience in HR operations, HR systems, data governance, controls, reporting, audit, or related functions, or an equivalent combination of experience and education.
- Experience leading teams and managing cross-functional operational or governance responsibilities.
- Strong knowledge of HR data governance, data quality, controls, reporting, and process improvement.
- Experience partnering with HR technology teams on system design, architecture alignment, integrations, or data processes.
- Experience supporting audits, compliance requirements, risk management, or internal controls.
- Strong analytical, leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to influence across a matrixed organization and drive accountability across diverse stakeholders.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in global HR operations or enterprise HR shared services.
- Familiarity with HR architecture, HRIS platforms, integrations, and data governance tools.
- Experience supporting organizational changes, M&A integration, severance processes, or government reporting.
- Experience in a highly regulated, complex, or global business environment.
- Relevant certifications in HR, governance, risk, audit, or data management.
Responsibilities
- Lead, coach, and develop direct reports responsible for complex HR operational and governance processes.
- Oversee team deliverables across complex projects, data governance, audit support, reporting, process rigor, and issue resolution.
- Set team goals, priorities, service expectations, and development plans, and build capability in governance, controls, data quality, problem-solving, and operational excellence.
- Lead the HR data governance strategy and operating model across HR Solutions.
- Establish and sustain standards for HR data quality, governance, controls, ownership, stewardship, and lifecycle management.
- Define and monitor governance processes to improve HR data accuracy, consistency, completeness, and reliability across systems and reporting.
- Partner with the HR Global Technology Operations Leader and Reporting Leader to align governance requirements with system design and architecture implementation.
- Help ensure HR data architecture supports business processes, reporting needs, compliance requirements, and enterprise scalability.
- Drive accountability for critical HR data elements, definitions, standards, and ownership across HR functions.
- Develop governance routines, metrics, dashboards, and forums to track data health, control effectiveness, and remediation progress.
- Partner with the HR PMO to execute complex cross-HR projects.
- Establish and strengthen controls for HR data, reporting, and operational processes.
- Lead support for internal and external audits related to HR operations, HR data, controls, and reporting.
- Oversee data audits, governance reviews, and remediation activities to address gaps and risks.
- Partner with compliance, legal, technology, and audit stakeholders to support policy adherence and risk mitigation.
- Lead root cause analysis for recurring issues, control breakdowns, and data quality concerns, and drive sustainable corrective actions.
- Hold sites accountable for data governance requirements and ensure they have standard work to meet those requirements.
Benefits
- Health insurance and holistic wellness programs with incentives, effective on day one for the employee and family.
- Fertility coverage and adoption/surrogacy assistance.
- Up to 15 vacation days, paid holidays, sick leave, and additional options for volunteer and parental leave.
- 401(k) match.
- Educational and training opportunities through company programs.
- Tuition assistance and student debt support.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
