About the Company

Vistra is a global leader in business services, dedicated to providing innovative solutions that empower organizations to thrive. Our mission is to simplify the complexities of business operations while fostering a culture of inclusivity and collaboration.

About the Role

The Global HR Data Governance & Strategy Manager will define global HR data standards & governance frameworks. This role will act as a high-level consultant to the People Services Team, People Partners, Talent Acquisition, and Finance, ensuring that our people data is accurate, compliant, and ready for predictive analytics.

Responsibilities

Data Governance & Policy

Establish and maintain the Global HR Data Dictionary, defining clear ownership, business rules, and technical specifications for every field in SAP EC.
Design the Data Governance Charter, specifically managing the complex handshake between HR Position Management and Finance Cost Centres.
Lead the Data Change Request (DCR) process, evaluating the downstream impact of any new field or value requested by regional stakeholders or in-country stakeholders.
Manage global HR data reporting, mass uploads, and organizational management initiatives, ensuring accuracy and consistency in SuccessFactors Employee Central and SAP HCM.
Drive process improvements and continuous service enhancements, including monitoring data quality, compliance, and control measures such as SOX.

Strategic Consulting & Stakeholder Management

Act as the primary consultant for the SAP Lifecycle Upgrade, ensuring data integrity is maintained across 50 countries where Vistra has employees.
Partner with the HR IT and Group Finance Controllers to resolve systemic Sync Failures between EC and S/4HANA.
Provide Data Literacy coaching to the service delivery team to move them from manual entry to data-driven auditing.

Data Quality & Integration Oversight

Define Data Health KPIs and build executive-level dashboards to monitor sync accuracy, latency, and mapping errors.
Conduct Root Cause Analysis (RCA) on integration failures in the SAP CPI (Middleware) and coordinate technical fixes with IT.
Oversee Data Scrubbing sprints during M&A integrations or system migrations to ensure zero data debt enters the system.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in human resources, business administration, computer science, data science or related field.

Required Skills

SAP Ecosystem Mastery: Deep experience with SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central (EC) is mandatory. Familiarity with SAP S/4HANA Finance and SAP CPI is highly preferred.
Position Management: Expert knowledge of how Position-driven architectures impact payroll and financial posting.
Data Tools: Proficiency in SQL, PowerBI/Tableau, and advanced Excel for large-scale data reconciliation.
Proactive, flexible, and attention to detail.
Ability to work with minimum supervision and meet deadlines.
Time management, Strong organisational and multitasking skills.
Good communication and interpersonal skills.

Preferred Skills

8–12 years of experience in HR Data Governance, Master Data Management (MDM), or HR Operations Transformation.
Proven track record in a Global Business Services (GBS) or Shared Services environment.
Experience navigating PE-backed or M&A-heavy environments where data standards are frequently evolving.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Vistra is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.