People Data Strategy & Governance Lead

One New Zealand; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Rainbow Tick certified

Work from home flexibility

Job summary

One New Zealand is embarking on becoming the most AI-enabled telco in the region. We are seeking a People Data Governance & Architecture Lead for a 12-month fixed term to shape our data strategy and governance across the workforce.

You will define ownership, standards, and controls to ensure trusted, scalable data foundations for future AI initiatives. Working across People, Technology and the wider business, you will drive data quality, manage privacy-sensitive data, and build data products to

Qualifications

• Experience developing data strategy and governance frameworks for Privacy-sensitive or compliance-controlled data.
• Ability to define clear data ownership, standards, controls, and data quality practices.
• Strong ability to translate complex data landscapes into clear, actionable plans.

Responsibilities

• Develop & implement a People Data Strategy and roadmap, defining target state data architecture and standards.
• Establish people data governance frameworks & lifecycle management, data quality controls and reliability improvements.
• Define data ownership, standards, controls for all job and employee data.
• Assess readiness for AI-enabled workforce capability from a people data perspective and define requirements.
• Create data products for the people function to support future AI capability and automation opportunities.
• Partner across the business to build understanding of people data governance and security.

Skills

Data architecture

Data governance

Privacy compliance

AI readiness

Stakeholder communication

Analytical skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

One New Zealand is embarking on becoming the most AI-enabled telco in the region. We are seeking a People Data Governance & Architecture Lead for a 12-month fixed term to shape our data strategy and governance across the workforce.

You will define ownership, standards, and controls to ensure trusted, scalable data foundations for future AI initiatives. Working across People, Technology and the wider business, you will drive data quality, manage privacy-sensitive data, and build data products to