Senior HR Data Governance & Quality Specialist

BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INC.; Exton (PA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Bentley Systems is seeking a Hybrid HR Data Governance & Quality Lead in Exton, PA. You will own the governance framework and data quality across Workday and related HR systems, influencing HR, Payroll, IT, Finance, and Compliance.

This is a senior individual contributor role focused on data integrity and audit readiness. The role requires building frameworks, dashboards, and controls to ensure accurate employee data and adherence to privacy regulations, while partnering with multiple functions

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a related field.
• 4+ years of experience in HRIS, HR Operations, Master Data Management, Data Governance, or HR Technology.
• Deep knowledge of Workday HCM.
• Strong analytical skills with Excel/BI reporting tools.

Responsibilities

• Own the HR master data governance framework, standards, policies, and operating model.
• Ensure completeness, accuracy, and timeliness of employee master data across HR systems with regular validations.
• Define data ownership, stewardship, accountability, and RACI models across HR, Payroll, IT, Finance, and business functions.
• Establish data quality KPIs, scorecards, dashboards, and remediation plans.
• Lead proactive data validation, reconciliation, exception management, and root-cause analysis.
• Develop preventive and detective controls to reduce data defects before downstream processing.
• Coordinate data cleansing initiatives before implementations, acquisitions, reorganizations, and integrations.
• Ensure compliance with global privacy regulations, confidentiality requirements, and least-privilege access principles.
• Own HR data retention, archival, and purge policies in partnership with Legal, Records Management, and Information Security.
• Partner with HR Operations, Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards, Payroll, Benefits, IT, Identity Management, and Finance to resolve data issues.
• Establish governance forums and drive stakeholder accountability for timely completion of data corrections.
• Support internal and external audits including SOX, ITGC, GDPR, and regulatory requirements.
• Document data definitions, business rules, validation logic, and SOPs.
• Recommend automation, AI, and workflow improvements that increase data quality and reduce manual effort.
• Provide training and best practices for HR users, managers, and data stewards.

Skills

Workday HCM

Data governance

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, HR, Business, Data Management, or related field

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Job description

Bentley Systems is seeking a Hybrid HR Data Governance & Quality Lead in Exton, PA. You will own the governance framework and data quality across Workday and related HR systems, influencing HR, Payroll, IT, Finance, and Compliance.

This is a senior individual contributor role focused on data integrity and audit readiness. The role requires building frameworks, dashboards, and controls to ensure accurate employee data and adherence to privacy regulations, while partnering with multiple functions