Specialist, People Data Governance

The HR Data Governance & Automation function leads the strategy, governance, and management of People Data across the East Asia & Pacific and IMEA regions, covering 40+ countries and ~40,000 employees.

The team ensures high-quality, secure, and well-governed data that enables business insights and supports operational and strategic decision-making.

What will you do:


* Defining and implementing the regional HR data strategy and roadmap


* Establishing strong data governance, controls, and quality assurance frameworks.


* Managing and automating data flows across HR systems, including the SQL Data Lake


* Delivering business intelligence and scalable reporting solutions


* Supporting analytics, insights, and data-driven transformation initiatives


* Building resilient, future ready People Data foundations across the enterprise, ensuring accuracy, security, and reliable insights at scale

The Specialist, People Data Governance plays a critical role in strengthening data governance, privacy, security, and quality across the People Data ecosystem.

This role is essential for building future-ready data foundations across EAP + IMEA, supporting both operational stability and long-term transformation.

The specialist will drive governance standards, maintain secure and well-controlled data environments, and support the evolution of platforms and reporting capabilities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

People Data Governance & Compliance


* Set and maintain People Data governance standards, policies, and controls.


* Drive awareness of governance, confidentiality, and data privacy requirements across the region.


* Oversee governance processes including HRIS access approvals, regional system security roles, and access reviews.


* Lead and maintain audit readiness, ensuring documentation, controls, and processes meet internal and external audit requirements.


* Identify data risks and lead remediation activities, process improvements, and redesign initiatives where required.

Data Security & Access Management


* Manage database and system security roles, ensuring appropriate levels of access and segregation of duties.


* Conduct regular access reviews to maintain audit ready security posture.


* Support enforcement of security protocols such as row level and column level security.

Database Management & Technical Operations


* Administer Microsoft SQL Server databases, including schemas, tables, stored procedures, functions, and ETL/SSIS processes.


* Maintain and optimise database performance through indexing strategies, execution plan analysis, and tuning.


* Manage SQL Agent Jobs and ensure stability of automated workflows.


* Platform Enablement & Transition Support


* Support transitions to future HR platforms, data lakes, and reporting environments.

Platform Enablement & Transition Support


* Support transitions to future HR platforms, data lakes, and reporting...