Enterprise Master Data Steward HR

Location:

Houston, TX, US, 77056

Facility:
Williams Tower
-130

Department: P&C_TR_PS&A_Enabling Tech,Sec&EDG

Division: P&C, Legal and Corporate Affairs

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The Enterprise Master Data Steward HR is responsible for establishing, implementing, and continuously improving HR master data governance standards, data quality practices, stewardship processes, and lifecycle controls across the H2R function.

The role serves as the primary steward for HR master data governance and acts as a key liaison between P&C, EBS, DT, Compliance, and business stakeholders to ensure trusted, consistent, and well-governed employee and organizational data.

This position is accountable for defining and maintaining HR data standards, business rules, ownership models, governance frameworks, data quality metrics, and issue remediation processes that support operational excellence and compliance.

In addition to HR data governance responsibilities, the role provides functional administration and operational support for non-Success Factors HR-related technologies. Responsibilities include supporting system administration activities, user access coordination, documentation, testing, training, adoption, and continuous improvement initiatives.

The role operates within a matrixed organizational structure and maintains a strong partnership with Enterprise Data Governance. The position has a matrix reporting relationship to the Director, Enterprise Data Governance and is responsible for providing regular updates, recommendations, governance metrics, data quality insights, risk assessments, and progress reports related to HR data governance initiatives, standards, stewardship activities, and governance maturity.

The role works directly with the Manager, Enabling Tech, Security & EDS and enterprise stakeholders to drive governance maturity, technology optimization, process standardization, and effective stewardship of HR information. The role will have security-related responsibilities related to supporting appropriate access controls in non-Success Factors HR applications, audit readiness, data privacy requirements, and governance compliance in partnership with Digital Technology, Compliance, and Internal Controls.

• Lead the development, implementation, and ongoing maintenance of HR master data governance standards, data definitions, business rules, naming conventions, and stewardship practices.
• Define and document HR master data ownership, decision rights, stewardship responsibilities, approval workflows, and RACI models for data creation, maintenance, validation, and use.
• Establish governance processes to support accurate, consistent, complete, and well-controlled HR data across enterprise systems and downstream processes.
• Support the enterprise master data governance roadmap by representing HR domain requirements, priorities, risks, and improvement opportunities.
• Partner with Enterprise Data Governance leadership to align HR data governance initiatives, standards, controls, and stewardship practices with enterprise-wide data governance objectives.
• Develop, monitor, and report HR master data quality KPIs and metrics to identify trends, risks, root causes, and improvement opportunities.
• Balance detailed data stewardship activities with an enterprise view of process impacts, downstream dependencies, and business requirements.
• Serve as an HR master data subject matter expert for system changes, transformation programs, integrations, reporting initiatives, and process redesign efforts.
• Translate business requirements into sustainable master data standards, governance requirements, and control expectations.
• Partner with HR systems and IT teams to support data structure design, testing, data conversion, integration validation, and stabilization activities.
• Support process alignment, allowing customization only when required by regulatory, works council, privacy, or country-specific requirements.
• Serve as functional administrator and business steward for designated non-Success Factors HR and employee-facing technology platforms.
• Provide day-to-day administration, configuration support, testing coordination, and user assistance for…