HR Data Security Lead

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HR Data Security Lead responsible for designing and assuring security frameworks for colleague data across HR systems in India. Collaborating with various teams to ensure compliance and security in data handling.

Posted 7/9/2026full-timeChennai • 🇮🇳 IndiaSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own and govern the security approach for colleague data across HR systems, reporting, analytics and AI enabled use cases
Partner with Data Privacy, Legal, HR Technology, Change, Information Security, Identity and Access Management, Risk and Control, and business process owners to ensure colleague data is used safely, lawfully and for approved business purposes
Define and maintain role-based access principles
Review, challenge and approve data access and data sharing requests in line with privacy principles, data classification and the agreed security framework
Provide oversight of security role design across the HR system landscape
Support programme and change delivery by ensuring the use of HR data in non-production environments aligns with data security and privacy standards
Establish monitoring and assurance activity
Support investigation and response activity for HR data security incidents
Assess new and novel uses of colleague data

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience leading data security, access governance or data protection controls in a large, complex data environment
Strong understanding of colleague data, Human Resources processes, data access principles, information classification and data minimisation requirements
Knowledge of applicable privacy and data security legislation
Ability to assess, challenge and translate data requirements into practical security controls, governance standards and assurance activity
Strong stakeholder management skills

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary
Leadership opportunities
Collaborative work environment

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Hard Skills & Tools

Data Access PrinciplesInformation ClassificationData Minimisation RequirementsSecurity Role DesignData Sharing Requests ReviewData Security StandardsHR Data OversightData Security Incident ResponseMonitoring and Assurance ActivityData Requirement Assessment

Soft Skills

Strong Stakeholder Management