HR Governance Team Lead - IFS Colombo 09

About the job

IFS is a billion-dollar revenue company with 7000+ employees on all continents. Our leading AI technology is the backbone of our award-winning enterprise software solutions, enabling our customers to be their best when it really matters–at the Moment of Service™. Our commitment to internal AI adoption has allowed us to stay at the forefront of technological advancements, ensuring our colleagues can unlock their creativity and productivity, and our solutions are always cutting-edge.

At IFS, we’re flexible, we’re innovative, and we’re focused not only on how we can engage with our customers but on how we can make a real change and have a worldwide impact. We help solve some of society’s greatest challenges, fostering a better future through our agility, collaboration, and trust.

We celebrate diversity and understand our responsibility to reflect the diverse world we work in. We are committed to promoting an inclusive workforce that fully represents the many different cultures, backgrounds, and viewpoints of our customers, our partners, and our communities. As a truly international company serving people from around the globe, we realize that our success is tantamount to the respect we have for those different points of view.

By joining our team, you will have the opportunity to be part of a global, diverse environment; you will be joining a winning team with a commitment to sustainability; and a company where we get things done so that you can make a positive impact on the world.

We’re looking for innovative and original thinkers to work in an environment where you can #MakeYourMoment so that we can help others make theirs. With the power of our AI-driven solutions, we empower our team to change the status quo and make a real difference.

If you want to change the status quo, we’ll help you make your moment. Join Team Purple. Join IFS.
 

Job Description:

As our HR Governance Team Lead, you will join our Global HR Services team where we strongly believe that working hard and having fun are two compatible elements.

The focus of the role is to ensure that processes and procedures are carried out properly, ethically, and lawfully as well as to provide a visible and highly proactive HR Governance service to management and employees across the IFS Organization.

You will be required to work closely with key stakeholders across the business, including internal and external audit, risk & compliance, information security, and legal teams, to ensure there is effective HR Governance, controls and compliance with current legislative, industry standards and adherence of local regulations.

This role will work on various HR Risk and Compliance projects, from initiation & set up through to business as usual activities on a day-to-day basis as well as maintaining the Global HR Policy framework.

The suitable candidate will demonstrate professional acumen, diligence, and initiative, as it will be crucial that the candidate proactively takes action on tasks and liaise with relevant departments to identify needs, responds to requests and follows through on actions.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone to join a newly formed team within HR Services in a role that will provide global interaction and scope. You will need to be a self-starter, keen to participate and help deliver multiple critical HR initiatives within an established and growing international organization.

 

Tasks include but are not limited to:
 

• Support the further development of IFS’s Risk Management Strategy and Policy.
• Strive to achieve companywide consistency and transparency.
• Demonstrate a forward-thinking and commercial approach.
• Translate future strategic demands into tangible and measurable global policies and projects and add value whilst providing clear direction and credible communication on the future vision.
• Lead a culture of continuous improvement and collaboration within HR Governance.
• Effectively anticipate and respond to change.
• Assist with RACI models that are in line with Global Policies and procedures.
• Deliver efficient and effective ways of working with strong governance arrangements in place, while creating and promoting a culture of flexibility to respond effectively to shifts in priority.
• Support with HR Risk Management, to embed risk management processes and use appropriate framework tools (IFS's Risk & Control framework).
• Provide support, guidance & assistance to the Global HR team in respect of questions, logging risk events and information from the system.
• Point of contact for all governance queries including 2nd line risk queries.
• Support in coordinating 1st line Governance meetings, ensure HR team has current content for meetings and reporting out to IFS Risk, Tax & Compliance Committee.
• Assist with the effective monitoring and reporting of key HR risk controls.
• Supporting the HR business in compliance-related issues.
• Support as required in the running of the end-to-end DSAR process & alternate country equivalents.
• Maintain the Global Policy Framework by ensuring all existing policies undertake an annual review in order to remain up to date and compliant with both internal and external guidelines/laws.
• Create new policies and procedures when a gap is identified.
• Ensure the global policies and procedures are accessible via in house intranet
• Own the HR intranet page, content, design, usability, etc.
• Support Global HR Audit cadence, coordinate all activities internal & external by collaborating with HR & Payroll SMEs to provide guidance and support around outcomes.
• Support HR improvement and change projects as required.
• Undertake any other projects/ tasks as may reasonably be required to facilitate the effective operation of the department and company.

Requirements:
 

• Ability to demonstrate an understanding of sound governance and effective group-wide compliance with processes and procedures.
• Proficiency in data privacy, analysis & attention to detail
• Decision-making abilities
• Negotiation skills and the ability to influence key stakeholders
• Resilience and the ability to cope under pressure
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Experience in supporting an HR team and/or working in a governance / audit-based role in a fast-paced international environment.
• High levels of integrity and ethical standards
• Ability to deliver improvements to governance systems and processes or similar.
• Ability to work effectively as a team member to drive excellent HR Services to the business.
• Organized, proactive, and a self-starter with the drive to deliver results
• Capable of working to deadlines and adapting to changing conditions with the ability to generate effective and pragmatic solutions to new situations and problems as they are presented.
• Attention to detail and a passion for problem-solving through data analysis.
• Excellent communication skills to convey technical findings to non-technical stakeholders.
• If you don’t meet all of the requirements but think you would still be a great fit for the team, please reach out.
  
   

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree (or working towards) in Human Resources, Legal, Data Privacy, or a related field.
• Project & Organizational Change experience.
• Risk Management program experience.
  
   

Additional Information:

We embrace flexibility and hybrid work opportunities to support diverse needs and lifestyles, while also valuing inclusive workplace experiences. By fostering a sense of community, we drive innovation, strengthen connections, and nurture belonging. Our commitment ensures you can work in a way that suits you best, while also engaging with colleagues to share ideas and build meaningful relationships.