HR Data Governance & Privacy Leader

SMBC Group; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 169,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

SMBC Group invites an experienced HR Data Governance and Privacy Lead for a 12–24 month project in New York. The role focuses on defining structured HR data, governance, and privacy controls to support enterprise analytics and regulatory requirements.

You will lead data architecture, ownership models, data contracts, and quality standards, partnering with Finance, Risk, Compliance, and analytics teams to ensure compliant, scalable HR data across platforms.

Qualifications

• Experience designing canonical data models and data standards for downstream consumption.
• Experience defining data contracts, lineage, quality controls, and governance processes.
• Experience with enterprise data platforms and governance tooling (e.g., Collibra).
• Experience in regulated or highly controlled environments preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead HR data governance, ownership, and stewardship models in alignment with enterprise standards.
• Define and oversee HR data architecture, models, and data lineage for compliance.
• Ensure data contracts, quality controls, and governance processes are implemented.
• Collaborate with Risk, Compliance, Privacy, and analytics teams on data use and risk.
• Support data migration, privacy, and confidentiality requirements across systems.

Skills

Data governance

Data architecture

Data modeling

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder management

Data quality

Communication skills

Privacy and data minimization

Education

Bachelor's degree required

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Collibra

Job description

SMBC Group invites an experienced HR Data Governance and Privacy Lead for a 12–24 month project in New York. The role focuses on defining structured HR data, governance, and privacy controls to support enterprise analytics and regulatory requirements.

You will lead data architecture, ownership models, data contracts, and quality standards, partnering with Finance, Risk, Compliance, and analytics teams to ensure compliant, scalable HR data across platforms.