Description
The HR Data Governance Specialist supports the delivery of HR data governance across HR systems and processes, ensuring data is accurate, consistent, compliant, and fit for operational and business use.

Working under the guidance of the HR Data Governance Lead, this role operates with a degree of independence, applying specialist knowledge and qualified judgement to manage data quality, support system changes, and maintain governance standards. The Specialist is accountable for delivering defined activities end‑to‑end with minimal supervision.

The role plays a key part in maintaining high standards of HR data and supporting system and organisational changes by executing governance processes, identifying risks, and proactively resolving issues.

Responsibilities

HR System Change Governance & Stakeholder Management
Independently manage assigned system change activities from intake through to implementation, within agreed governance processes.
Apply judgement to assess impacts, risks, and dependencies, escalating to the HR Data Governance Lead where appropriate.




Perform impact assessments and highlight potential data, process, or system risks.
Translate business requirements into transparent documentation to support system configuration and development.
Validate that system changes are implemented correctly and meet business and data requirements before release.
Maintain change logs and contribute to task tracking and updates.
Support testing activities (UAT), including test case creation, execution, and defect tracking.
Support communication of system/process changes to stakeholders.

Data Quality Governance & Compliance
Own the execution and monitoring of data quality checks, proactively identifying and addressing issues.
Conduct detailed root cause analysis and implement corrective actions within area of responsibility.
Provide guidance to stakeholders on data standards and correct data practices.
Monitor trends and proactively fl

📌 Hr Data Governance Specialist Gurugram (India)
🏢 Wood Group
📍 India