We are Reckitt
Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose. Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

​Human Resources​
Our HR Team are the force for good that bring Reckitt's ambition to life. We work together to ensure the delivery of sustained profitable growth by unleashing the power of our purpose, people and performance. Now is an exciting time to be part of shaping the future of HR, influencing an exciting global organisation, while developing business and functional leadership skills, all at the same time. Whatever your role in our HR community, you'll take ownership of your projects and workstreams. We focus on developing our leaders to spearhead our culture and growth, so you'll be supported and mentored to deliver the right plans to drive business performance - and we'll celebrate the results with you along the way.

About the role

The HR Data Governance Architect leads the design and implementation of data governance across SAP SuccessFactors, ensuring high-quality, compliant, and reliable HR data. The role bridges HR, IT, and Data teams to establish standards, ownership models, and governance processes that support decision-making and operational excellence.

Your responsibilities

1. Data Governance Strategy & Framework 

Define and implement a global HR data governance framework specific to SAP SuccessFactors. 

Establish policies, standards, and operating models for HR master data. 

Create and manage data ownership (stewards, owners, custodians) structures. 

Lead governance forums (e.g., Data Councils, HR Data Boards). 

2. Data Quality & Integrity 

Using and remediation programmes working with the Data Governance Lead. 

Use tools (e.g. dashboards) to manage data quality. 

3. Master Data Management 

Establish governance over employee master data lifecycle:  

Hire,Move,Change, Terminate 

Define and enforce:  

Naming conventions 

Data standards 

Reference data management 

Support global vs local data model harmonisation. 

4. Integration & Data Flows 

Own governance over HR data integrations:  

SAP CPI / Integration Center / APIs 

Payroll systems (SAP, ADP, etc.) 

Identity systems (Azure AD, IAM) 

Ensure data consistency across systems and reduce duplication. 

Define data lineage and end-to-end traceability. 

 
5. Compliance, Privacy & Risk 

Ensure compliance with:  

GDPR and other data privacy regulations 

Internal audit and security policies

The experience we're looking for

8–12+ years in HRIS, data governance, or enterprise data architecture. 

Strong experience with SAP SuccessFactors (Employee Central essential). 

Proven leadership in data governance implementation or transformation programmes. 

Experience designing global HR data models in complex organisations. 

Experience managing HR data in multi-country environments. 

The skills for success
Data and Analytics, HR Process Improvement; Process management; HR Process improvement, Courageous leadership, Organisational structure, Storytelling; Data led storytelling, Execute plans, Strategic mindset, Digital literacy, HR Data Analysis; Data management; Employee data management, Operational Excellence, Commercial accumen, Solutioning.

What we offer
With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way. We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.

Equality
We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.