Senior HR IT Governance, Senior HR IT Governance, Service Management & Complianc

We are supporting a global industrial company during a major organizational and IT transformation and are looking for an experienced Senior HR IT Governance, Service Management & Compliance Consultant .

The consultant will support upcoming HR IT system audits and year-end audit activities , ensure the structured follow-up of audit findings, and secure critical knowledge.

Candidates from Nearshore Europe are explicitly welcome.
Framework Conditions

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Start: October 2026

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Duration: end of 2027

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Location: Remote

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Project language: English

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Contract type: Freelance / B2B

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Preferred location: Europe / Nearshore Europe with good CET/CEST overlap

Tasks

- Support HR IT system audits, year-end audit activities, and related compliance reviews

- Document, coordinate, and track audit findings, measures, owners, and deadlines

- Develop and follow up on remediation and improvement plans resulting from audits

- Ensure that HR IT services comply with governance, risk, escalation, and approval processes

- Maintain high-quality technical, audit, process, and compliance documentation

- Ensure accurate and up-to-date information in tools such as LeanIX, COSEP, or comparable platforms

- Prepare the acquired knowledge and documentation for handover to future internal or external teams

Requirements

- Strong professional experience in HR IT governance, IT compliance, or IT audit support

- Practical experience supporting system audits and following up on audit findings

- Sound knowledge of IT governance, risk management, compliance, and documentation standards

- Experience with IT service management processes, preferably based on ITIL 4

- Understanding of data compliance, data protection, cybersecurity, and authorization concepts

- Ability to translate audit or compliance requirements into actionable measures

- Strong documentation, coordination, and stakeholder-management skills

- Very good written and spoken English

Nice to have

- Experience with HR IT landscapes containing multiple systems and individual solutions

- Knowledge of GDPR, the EU AI Act, or comparable regulatory requirements

- Experience with compliant data flows, analytics, and reporting solutions

- Experience with service-level agreements and service-maturity improvement

- Background in carve-outs, separations, transformation programs, or operating-model transitions

Originally posted on Himalayas