Associate Director – HR Governance

• Compensation: GBP 85000 - GBP 105000 - yearly

NIQ is the world’s leading consumer intelligence company, delivering the most complete understanding of consumer buying behavior and revealing new pathways to growth. In 2023, NIQ combined with GfK, bringing together the two industry leaders with unparalleled global reach. With a holistic retail read and the most comprehensive consumer insights—delivered with advanced analytics through state-of-the‑art platforms—NIQ delivers the Full View. NIQ is an Advent International portfolio company with operations in 100+ markets, covering more than 90% of the world’s population.

We are seeking an HR Governance Leadtoestablishand oversee governance practices across HR, starting with Talent Acquisition and expanding over time into broader HR governance.

This role will help ensure that candidate and employee data, AI-enabled tools, and related decision processes are managed responsibly and in line with global legal, regulatory, ethical, and company standards covering privacy, retention, processing, access, fairness, transparency, and human oversight.

The role will act as a key partner across HR, Talent Acquisition, Legal, Privacy, Security, Procurement, and Technology toidentifyrisks, strengthen controls, and enable compliant, practical ways of working. This is a high-visibility role requiring strong stakeholder management, structured project leadership, and sound judgment in navigating evolving legislation, emerging AI regulation, and operational change.

What this role will oversee:

• Governance of HR and Talent Acquisition data practices, withan initialfocus on candidate data
• Governance of AI-enabled HR and TA processes, tools, and decision support practices
• Risk identification and mitigation related to data privacy, retention, processing, access, fairness, transparency, and human oversight
• Governance requirements across HR and TA tools, processes, and third-party vendors
• Cross-functional coordination on policy interpretation, controls, remediation, and readiness
• Ongoing monitoring of legislative and regulatory developments affecting HR data handling and AI-enabled people processes globally

Responsibilities:

• Lead the design and implementation of governance practices across HR, beginning with Talent Acquisition
• Define and embed governance standards for the responsible use of AI in HR and Talent Acquisition, including screening, matching, assessment, workflow automation, and decision support tools
• Identify and assess risks related to data privacy, data retention, lawful processing, data sharing, access management, and AI-related decision risk
• Partner with Legal, Privacy, Security, Procurement, Technology, HRstakeholdersand suppliers to define governance standards, controls, decision rights, and escalation paths
• Review HR and TA processes, systems, and vendor arrangements toidentifycompliance gaps, operational risks, and AI governance concerns
• Establish practical controls for AI-related risk, including fairness, transparency, explainability, human oversight, documentation, and vendor accountability
• Drive governance-related projects and remediation plans, ensuring clear ownership, timelines, and stakeholder alignment
• Support the development and maintenance of retention requirements, processing standards, guidance, and governance documentation
• Translate legal, regulatory, and policy requirements into practical operating processes and guardrails for HR and TA teams
• Provide oversight and challenge on the implementation or use of HR and TA tools, with a focus on compliant and responsible data and AI practices
• Build reporting and governance updates for senior stakeholders to track risk, progress, decisions, and readiness
• Promote awareness and adoption of sound governance practices across HR and Talent Acquisition teams globally

A little bit about you:

You are credible with senior stakeholders, disciplined in project delivery, and confident translating regulatory, policy, or technical requirements into clear actions for teams. You take a pragmatic, solutions-oriented approach and know how to interpret guidelines in a way that enables progress rather than…