HR Privacy and Merger / Acquisition Associate Director
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- CZE - Central Bohemian - Prague (Five)
- Work setup
- Hybrid
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 2+ years
- Category
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- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Education: Bachelor’s degree.
- Experience: Minimum of 10 years of experience in HR, HRIS, IT, or Operations function.
- Project Management: Proven project management experience for at least 2 global HR technology projects in a deadline-driven environment.
Nice to have
- AI Experience: Direct experience implementing AI-powered HR tools and navigating AI ethics/privacy approvals.
- Advanced Workday: Experience writing Workday reports, managing and executing EIBs.
- People Leadership: Experience leading teams or managing cross-functional workstreams, including mentoring and capability development.
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Full description
Job Description
Associate Director, HR Privacy and Merger / Acquisition (M&A)About the Role
Join our HR Technology team as an Associate Director focused on the oversight and management of HR data privacy and of mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures related to HR systems. You will serve as the lead for all activities related to HR systems compliance with global data privacy requirements. You will support and consult across HR solutions to ensure that new systems, functionality releases, etc., meet the required global privacy standards. You will also serve as the primary point for merger, acquisition, and divestiture activity as it relates to HR data and systems. You will support the coordination and oversight of how HR systems are leveraged to enable and execute on the overall integration strategy, as well as oversee the coordination and execution of mass data loads into HR systems.
You will be required to influence across multiple levels of the organization, work with HR operations leaders and internal/external partners as needed. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact on our company's HR technology landscape.
What You Will Do
- Serve as the Lead HR Global Data Privacy Steward: Participate in Privacy and GDPR Compliance working group; keep abreast of changes in laws, regulations, and guidelines; share information and ensure proper HR ownership for data privacy.
- Provide direction to and collaborate with the Senior Specialist of HR Global Data Privacy on HR Data Privacy processes.
- Partner with the Global Privacy Office and HR teams to ensure that all Global HR systems and processes are compliant with Company Privacy Requirements including GDPR, the EU AI Act, and other applicable laws and regulations.
- Advise HR leadership on Privacy risks and mitigation activities.
- Provides guidance and consulting to HR teams regarding HR Privacy practices and governance processes within the HR Community.
- Program Management: Serve as the primary point for supporting / executing the M&A strategy for various acquisitions as it relates to enabling HR system data, access, and varying processes and functionality.
- Serve as the primary point of contact and engages across HR Solutions teams to enable and execute mass data loads into HR systems and all data loads as it relates to mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures.
- Oversee certain SOX Audit Controls for HR Processes to meet Audit requirements.
The Assoc. Director, HR Privacy and Merger / Acquisition (M&A) operates in a highly complex and matrix environment and is expected to apply HR functional and operational expertise to drive results. The ideal candidate will be an accomplished HR or IT professional with a mindset and passion for data privacy and experience working with HR policies, processes, and M&A within a global organization.