Sr Analyst, HR Process Governance

Confidential; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential is seeking a Senior HR Standards & Process Manager to govern HR and expense standards globally, ensuring consistency and regulatory alignment. You will own the lifecycle of standards, manage changes, and publish through OpenText and Process Manager, partnering with HRIS for system changes and Workday data validation.

The role requires 5+ years in HR with governance exposure; a bachelor’s degree is required. Pre-employment drug screen and background check are mandatory.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR, business or related field.
• 5+ years HR experience with process/standards governance.
• Experience with HR operations and governance activities.
• Pre-employment drug screen and background check required.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the global owner and expert for HR and expense standards and processes.
• Maintain authoritative inventory of HR standards across regions.
• Lead changes to HR standards, including impact assessments and approvals.
• Own HR standards docs in OpenText and Process Manager with version control.
• Monitor risks, gaps, and recurring issues; recommend corrective actions.
• Support HR leadership initiatives to align standards with system changes.
• Partner with HRIS to represent HR requirements in system changes.
• Validate Workday data against approved HR standards and processes.
• Handle generic Workday data and reporting requests.

Skills

HR operations

Standards governance

Change management

Stakeholder coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field

Tools

OpenText

Process Manager

Workday

Job description

The Senior HR Standards & Process Manager is a senior, HR‑owned role responsible for the global governance, ownership, and lifecycle management of all Human Resources and expense‑related standards and processes. This role serves as HR’s subject matter expert and single point of accountability for ensuring HR standards and processes remain consistent, compliant, current, and aligned with business and system requirements.

In addition, this role supports HR through generic Workday data requests and process-related analysis, ensuring Workday usage, configuration, and reporting align with approved HR standards and documented processes.

This position owns the current and future state of HR and expense standards and processes and manages all changes, approvals, versioning, and publications through OpenText and Process Manager.

• Serve as the global owner and expert for all HR and expense-related standards and processes.
• Maintain the authoritative inventory of HR standards and processes, ensuring consistency across regions and operating models.
• Lead all changes to HR and expense standards and processes, including impact assessments, stakeholder coordination, approvals, and controlled implementation. Ensure changes are aligned with HR strategy, regulatory requirements, and system capabilities.
• Own HR standards documentation within OpenText and Process Manager, including drafting, review coordination, approval routing, publishing, and version management.
• Monitor risks, control gaps, or recurring issues related to HR standards and processes and recommend corrective actions.
• Support HR leadership initiatives by ensuring standards and processes are ready to support organizational and system changes.
• Partner with HRIS team as the HR process authority, representing HR requirements during system changes and enhancements.
• Validate Workday data against approved HR standards and processes to ensure accuracy and consistency.
• Handle generic Workday data and reporting requests.

Education:

• Minimum Requirements: bachelor's degree in human resources, Business Administration, or related field

Experience:

• Minimum Requirements: 5+ years HR experience with strong exposure to HR operations, process management or standards governance
• Preferred Level: 8+ years experience

Skills:

• Preferred Level: OpenText, Process Manager

Pre-Requisite/ Qualifications:

• Must successfully complete pre-employment drug screen
• Must successfully complete pre-employment background check